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I ordered a spare wheel cover for Belle via BHM with a view to polishing it up. The parts arrived but MMC had left lots of swirl marks in the ali. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.tm-img.com/images/2021/10/05/20210709_121412.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://www.tm-img.com/images/2021/10/05/20210730_150650.jpg) So over the next few months I spent a few hours polishing. It now is nearly done & I'll fit it later this month. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.tm-img.com/images/2021/10/05/20211005_151013.jpg) I am still wondering about what to do with the arms of the rack that bolt to the chassis. To remove & have a gap in the rear valance or to keep them on. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.tm-img.com/images/2021/06/23/20210623_142426.jpg) The idea will be to have the ability to add back the spare & rack for longer tours.
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Good job John, I bet that was a mucky process. As for your brackets, I'd be tempted to remove them and live with the gaps in the valance.
Tim H.
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As you want to use the brackets again in the future, how about leaving them on and mounting a couple of car badges on them, or add a couple of rear reflectors, or use one as a “UK” plate mounting bracket?
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I think I will see how easily they come off.
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How about leaving them and placing a stainless steel rod or pipe running from side to side between the brackets?
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True that has been suggested as a badge bar.
I'm not sure though where I could get that from.
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So over the next few months I spent a few hours polishing. It now is nearly done & I'll fit it later this month.
Splendid job, that's the kind of effort that I admire !
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Some commercial plumbers fit stainless piping (in 15, 22 or 28mm diameters) or you might get something from a bathroom place .... either way a bit that long would be refreshingly cheap by Morgan standards
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I think that will look great in place of the spare wheel and I have thought of doing something similar, albeit painted.
However, I can't think how to carry the sidescreens without the rack.
Do you keep them on all the time or how do you carry them?
Last edited by IvorMog; 05/10/21 04:38 PM.
Bob
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On the side screens I see this as an off season set up as we tour in the summer. That means shorter runs with the screens on.
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