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PostPosted: Sat May 06, 2017 10:56 am 
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9YaTaH wrote:
Weird...maybe the bottom mounts for a behind-the-grill winter blind? :roll:

Chin spoiler?

Don't think so. They are in the wheel wells.

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ausdino wrote:
Don't think so. They are in the wheel wells.


Yep...maybe front Flood Map mountings...but they are quite high for that...

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holes on my car don't match...

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Maybe they had a horn mounted on each bracket
a twin horn set up ?, I have seen similar brackets
on minis in that place with horns on them .
I think its a retro fit ,not factory , RVB produced
a twin horn ( high & low pitch ) kit for minis in the 60s.
logical on an 'S' with a cramped engine bay .
I had a mini k with the same brackets in the 70s
with horns on them .
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A-7 850 wrote:
Maybe they had a horn mounted on each bracket
a twin horn set up ?, I have seen similar brackets
on minis in that place with horns on them .
I think its a retro fit ,not factory , RVB produced
a twin horn ( high & low pitch ) kit for minis in the 60s.
logical on an 'S' with a cramped engine bay .
I had a mini k with the same brackets in the 70s
with horns on them .

Thanks for the reply. The car had standard horn/wiring & bracket attached (working). I have owned this car since 1982. The brackets in question don't appear to have had anything attached in any of the 4 holes - no nut/bolt/spring washer marks.
I just have to decide whether to put them back on or bin them.

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2. Mounting plates for driving light brackets that slot through the grill?[/quote]


Seems logical.
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2. Mounting plates for driving light brackets that slot through the grill?

Seems logical.


The only problem with that is that they are inside the guards and not behind the grille.

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