

| Subject: | Re: Bummer! NLA! |
| From: | John Carpenter |
| Date: | Sat, 25 Apr 2009 07:40:52 -0600 |
When I heard they were NLA, I bought a few extra. They are Completely Junk after 20 years, as we all know. but,,,, that said, It shouldn't be too hard to weld a fine threaded nut to the mounting base We really don't need that fancy complicated, convoluted plastic nut after all !! :o) Of course; any Owners out there with a machine shop? & Injection machines? ;o) And, where are the original molds? JC... On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 9:45 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > It has just occurred to me that this may be a very low level nudge to > get old machines off the road in favor of Green Technology. It is a > growing force in all industrial countries. > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver > > John Rodgers wrote: > >> Heads Up!! >> >> I have just been informed by one of the major list vendors that the >> headlight adjusters - in this case I asked for adjusters for the left >> outboard light on my 88 GL - are NLA!!!! Can't get them. This is going >> to be a really big PITA for everybody sooner or later. SA grilles for >> everyone isn't exactly a workable idea either. >> >> While scavenging and hoarding may work for a while, sooner or later we >> are going to need to be able to purchase adjuster replacements. So, >> lets everyone do some head-scratching and come up with a solution to >> this. >> >> Regards, >> >> John Rodgers >> 88 GL Driver with a loose left outboard headlight! >> >> >> -- Keep On Thinking Free !!!!
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