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Replacing
a yellow brake fluid warning label
Richard Wood posted a V8BB note
saying he had been cleaning the engine bay of his RV8 and noticed that 18 years
of brake fluid has not been too kind to the "little yellow flexible plastic
warning label" that sits under the brake fluid filler cap which is on top
of the brake fluid reservoirircon recharge on an RV8. He had tried to get a replacement
from the usual RV8 spares suppliers - Clive Wheatley mgv8sparts, B&G, Rimmers
and by surfing the net - but without success so far. The closest thing he could
get is from a kit car manufacturer. He asked if anyone knew of a source of the
labels or if anyone had a not too damaged one that they could scan and then reproduce.
(Jul 13)
Richard
later reported he had traced a supplier and ordered the new part - YBFWL "Brake
Reservoir Tag" part number SMB30 - from Mini Sport Ltd a specialist
supplier of Mini parts and accessories which is located in Burnley in Lancashire.
He mentioned he has no affiliation to this company and can only recommend them
as a pleased customer.
The pack contains a Brake Reservoir Tag which is exactly the same as the one that
was on his car which he thought was original. Given the "corporate parts
bin raiding" that occurred when the cars were built it was very likely it
would have been a part used elsewhere. When the part arrived he found it was packaged
with other "Mini" labels which he did not need - you also get an Asbestos
Warning Label and a Headlight Aim Label - all for £9.41. The contact
details for Mini Sport are: sales@minisport.com
or 01282 778731 and their website is at www.minisport.com
Mini Sport can supply the part to the UK and overseas.
See
our illustrated version of this note. More
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The original tag was in a poor condition. |
