Earthing terminals

[Deleted]

I have looked everywhere for earthing clips. These are the ones that are bolted to the body and take the bullet ends. I want to replace all of mine with new ones as this seems to be the worst area for electrical faults.

[Deleted]

Try Autosparks of Sandiacre in Notts.
0115-949-7211

I'm sure I have had some new ones from them in the past - they can help with all your wiring and electrical terminal supplies.

Cheers

Adrian

[dorsetflyer]

Obviously you are referring to the four-way earthing points at the forward end on each wing. These are the ones that take the earth connections for the lighting and direction indicators. They are a constant source of problem, in that eventually they fracture off and you are left with three or less.
If these or nothing quite like it is available any more, it might be worth making the ends of the earth cables off using crimped ring tongued terminals and then fixing them to the inner wing with screw and nut. You could you use the wing fixing nuts if necessary.

[Phil Nottingham]

I have never seen any of these for sale and they are a constant source of trouble - as DF suggest ring or tonqued ternilas are far beter or even Lucar type with a fixed terminal screwed to the wing in place of the bullets

[Keith - Portsmouth]

I bought some of these recently at a restoration show in Shepton Mallet (was it last December?).
They were on a stand selling mainly MG parts, so I guess MGs used them too.
Sorry, but I don't know who I bought them from, but it might be worth looking at MG parts suppliers.

[Phil Nottingham]

MG owners are more prolific and have organised their parts supply well - this can often be hijacked by less fortunate owners of less "common" marques which sourced from the same parts bins/subcontractors.

Rover, as with many of the smaller car manufacturers really only assembled cars made from all sorts of parts made/built up by independent firms large and small either to their own design eg bodies by Pressed Steel, springs by Salter, rads by Serck, castings by Birmal , Qualcast, CB Smith or Lucas & Girling/Lockheed off the peg electrics/brakes. It was the build quality and lack of penny pinching that differentiated Rovers from the masses

[Deleted]

I just found some here but they are $4.00 each
www.britishwiring.com/ Freddy, I called them and they say no.

[Keith - Portsmouth]

Wow! That is expensive Humphrey.
I paid 50p for two (i.e. to accept four bullets) and that included a self tapping screw and shakeproof washer. They weren't stainless steel though.

[Deleted]

OK guys, JRW has just had some made. About £3 per wing. Or cross. Or, to take four bullets.

[dorsetflyer]

Thanks for that information Humphrey, it might be worth investing in some for the future.