Panel offer

[MGTurbo]

Matt, go ahead on the picture, and also add my website to the links if you want. http://members.lycos.co.uk/mgmaestro

I have a brand new early front wing in my shed, driver's side i think, we might be able to do a deal.

The wing on a Maestro does not offer a geat deal of structual rigity as they are not welded to the inner wing /flitch panel.

Yes, quite true, but for the reasons already outlined above, an insecure panel would still fail an MOT which was my point.

Gareth

[matthewsemple]

Early wing

Originally posted by MGTurbo
Matt, go ahead on the picture, and also add my website to the links if you want. http://members.lycos.co.uk/mgmaestro

I have a brand new early front wing in my shed, driver's side i think, we might be able to do a deal.

Gareth

Yes I would be interested in that. E-mail me with your price and we'll sort something out at MG Saloon Day.

That radio you sold me at MGM 2001 is still providing good service in my Turbo.

I'll probably be going to MGM 2003 in my MG Maestro 1600 - so I'll see you there!

[matthewsemple]

Gareth's site an car

Gareth - I have updated my site. there are now a couple of pictures of your car on the Turbo Gallery page - and your site is listed in the links page!

[Guest]

Yo, I also need body panels.

I urgently require a near side front wing, bumper and bonnet for a 1988 MG Montego 2.0 EFI. Also a n/s headlight mounting bracket.

Can anyone help? Metallic dark grey preferred tho not essential.

Si.

[Simon]

Van doors as follows

Shell assy door RH BEP 1398
Shell assy door LH BEP 1399
Skin RH BEP 1320
Skin LH BEP 1321

[Guest]

MOT Failure

Originally posted by MGTurbo
The wing would be insecure at the rear. It would not be a good idea to fit a late wing to an early car, as this could affect the structual ridgidity of the car and fail an MOT. An early wing could be repaired using a later wing as a template.

Gareth

A Maestro/Montego would not fail an MOT if the most rear securing bolt (the one on the "a pillar"/ behind the door opening)was missing or corroded through. It must be an immediate danger to other road users and/or pedestrians, Which this is not. Unless it is "flapping" at 90 degrees from the flitch/inner wing.

[e692wtt]

I'd go along with that - the wing may be 'slightly moveable' by a couple of millimetres tops with the rear top bolt missing, but it wouldn't be 'flapping in the wind'. My VDP's wing WAS flapping in the wind at the lower rear corner and was a most-deserved fail (I say that with pride!), but 2 minutes with a gas welder and some steel plate pre-drilled would have sorted it. The damn wing stayed put and wouldn't move unless the front passenger door was opened, when it was 'jemmied' loose and needed a good, hard kick to 'relocate' it. Happy days...

The other other Rich.

[Guest]

Tha maestro van doors are still avalible and are priced thus:-

BEP 1398 91.54 RETAIL
BEP 1399 99.02 RETAIL

BEP 1320/21 door skin 41.98

[matthewsemple]

Wings

Originally posted by e692wtt
I'd go along with that - the wing may be 'slightly moveable' by a couple of millimetres tops with the rear top bolt missing, but it wouldn't be 'flapping in the wind'.
The other other Rich.

The bolts on the top of the wing that you can see when you open the bonnet plus the one behind the bumper and the one in the sill were enough to make the wing 100% fixed when I fitted a wing to my Turbo once.

[matthewsemple]

Van doors

Originally posted by TurboMG
Tha maestro van doors are still avalible and are priced thus:-

BEP 1398 91.54 RETAIL
BEP 1399 99.02 RETAIL

BEP 1320/21 door skin 41.98

Are the doors you refer to the rear ones? If not then the front doors are the same as on the hatchback, aren't they?

[Guest]

Yes these are the rear doors.

[matthewsemple]

Oh

Originally posted by TurboMG
Yes these are the rear doors.

So they won't fit my Maestro Turbo, then!:laugh:

[tony]

try modifing them:laugh:

[matthewsemple]

Not sure

Always tried to keep my Turbo pretty standard!
:laugh:

[SimonR]

Maria,

Is there any news on this - I've just realised that I could buy the replacement panels for F153.

I'd need (both sides)

Sill
Rear outer arches
Rear Inner arches

Thanks

Simon R.