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What is this thing? - e-richard - 25-03-2019
Help please. I need to find out:
a) what is this called ?
and then
b) where can one get a couple of them ?
It's a threaded retaining "nut" for holding down the hood and for holding in the folding windscreen on my 1937 (Opal) Tourer APE.
TIA
RE: What is this thing? - Ruairidh Dunford - 25-03-2019
I think they are called acorn thumb screws - similar here: https://www.vintagecarparts.co.uk/products/470-windscreen-silencer
RE: What is this thing? - NickB - 25-03-2019
They are or were available from Willie McKenzie.
RE: What is this thing? - e-richard - 25-03-2019
Yay. "Acorn" was the magic word that I was looking for, and I have also contacted Willie as suggested.
Many thanks for the quick and helpful replies so far.
RE: What is this thing? - Zetomagneto - 25-03-2019
I have one only, PM me
Gene
RE: What is this thing? - Derek Sheldon - 26-03-2019
Once you have them screw on and pean over the end of the thread, they the habit of falling off