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Re: Nylon clam spade shield/cover
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2026, 09:45:29 PM »
Tim,
If you don't find a local source, Midwest Bayless are amazingly fast
on shipping, and the value is fairly low so you shouldn't
have any horrendous import/customs duties. Depends though on
how many you want.

Nigel
1983 2.0 Carb HPE [ex Aus] Grigio Finanza.
2007 Mazda6 2.3 [current daily, highly recommended]
The past:
1997 Uno Turbo [stolen, never found]
1980 2.0 HPE White in South Africa [hope it survives!]
1968 124 Sport
1976 1.6 Coupe Lancia Blu [PFG 76R] [probably deceased]

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Re: Nylon clam spade shield/cover
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2026, 10:59:38 PM »
Hi Tim

Personally do not like them, I used rubber covers for all the spade connectors, gives better protection from the elements.

Peter
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Re: Nylon clam spade shield/cover
« Reply #3 on: Today at 08:11:11 AM »
Hi Tim

Personally do not like them, I used rubber covers for all the spade connectors, gives better protection from the elements.

Peter

What type? Thanks

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Re: Nylon clam spade shield/cover
« Reply #4 on: Today at 09:57:16 AM »
I am with Peter on this one. These just encourage water to rot your connections. I will have lots of them sitting in trays and crates ignored. You can have what I can find FOC for a drive over to Waddesdon which I think is fairly nearby. 
I guess they do keep originality which is fine in Italy and the South of France.

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Re: Nylon clam spade shield/cover
« Reply #5 on: Today at 10:12:06 AM »
Hi Eric

I like originality (albeit I have added a few extra relays....). I am surprised how good the electrics are on this nearly 200,000 mile car. All the connections were fine under this rather rudimentary cover so I think another few years will be OK. Am afraid I am in Colchester on the east coast so not nearby. I will keep looking.

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Re: Nylon clam spade shield/cover
« Reply #6 on: Today at 05:00:20 PM »
Hi Tim

I used crimps and covers from Vehicle Wiring Products.

See

https://www.vehiclewiringproducts.co.uk/collections/blade-terminals-non-insulated

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Re: Nylon clam spade shield/cover
« Reply #7 on: Today at 06:28:26 PM »
Thanks Peter

As luck would have while looking for some Fulvia spares I found 3 AMP clam covers lurking at the bottom of a non Beta box! That will finish the job.....