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How well are these supposed to fit in a Mk1?

I received (a while back) a set of windies from a supplier for a Mk1...the quarterlight windies, I had to shave quite a bit off to fit in. For the door windies, I haven't touched at all, and just inserted. They seem quite loose and you can physically lift the windie 'in situ' 4-5 mm up and down. I'm using my original upper window channels, and sliding window catching lock runner, but replaced the lower sliding window runner.

I'm not too concerned, as it's on a rally car and therefore not exactly known for concours quality/finish...however, is it just me, or is this standard for poly windies?

By the way...quality is great and I can't believe how light these things are.

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Theres 3 different sizes for the rear 1/4 windows - bolt in ones that use no rubber trim or frame, ones that fit in a rubber seal like an 850 and ones that fit in the chrome opening frame so you should have had the choice which ones you wanted - if you trying to put any of the first 2 in the frames you will have to take material off

the mini spares lower channels wont make to much of a difference so you shouldent really have that much movement in them, just measure them against a piece of glass


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Try these people - http://www.acwmotorsportplastics.co.uk/ they have all the templates and the windows fitted my car first time with no adjustment. Hope this helps. Cheers Mark
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Pad4 is too polite to say but he has more than a bit of knowledge on this subject.

http://www.plastics4performance.com/
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Aye Mark- well ive made one or two sets over the last 15 years or so - but there are always a few odd ball things that appear with minis which need adjusting, we even get surprised to this day with them.

But yea - they are light compared to glass - 50% lighter and cheaper than a diet

Got some special ones on my own car for Blyton - Anti-Scratch, Anti-fog and and solar control ;-) WRC slider kits fitted which arnt exactly period but hell - why not

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Solar control what??

Please tell me more Pad!

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Top Secret sorry - cant say too much at the moment or all the other oiks will start trying to copy our stuff AGAIN

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surfblue63 wrote:It's all Greek to me
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windies = window

canny = cant ( not canny by nature)

Hen = female ( not the type that lay eggs)

example " alright hen can you look oot the windie i canny get up "

Scottish chatter lol :lol:
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pad4 wrote:
Got some special ones on my own car for Blyton - Anti-Scratch, Anti-fog and and solar control ;-) WRC slider kits fitted which arnt exactly period but hell - why not

pad of P4P

do they make the clutch work as well? :lol:
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nick@dunsdale wrote:
surfblue63 wrote:It's all Greek to me
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windies = window

can nae = cant ( not canny by nature)

Hen = female ( not the type that lay eggs)

example " alright hen can yea look oot the windie i can nae get up "

Scottish chatter lol :lol:
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nick@dunsdale wrote:

windies = window

canny = cant ( not canny by nature)

Hen = female ( not the type that lay eggs)

example " alright hen can you look oot the windie i canny get up "

Scottish chatter lol :lol:
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rich@minispares.com wrote:
pad4 wrote:
Got some special ones on my own car for Blyton - Anti-Scratch, Anti-fog and and solar control ;-) WRC slider kits fitted which arnt exactly period but hell - why not

pad of P4P

do they make the clutch work as well? :lol:

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You forgot about the special clevis pin fitting attachment Paul.
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pad4 wrote:
rich@minispares.com wrote:
pad4 wrote:
Got some special ones on my own car for Blyton - Anti-Scratch, Anti-fog and and solar control ;-) WRC slider kits fitted which arnt exactly period but hell - why not

pad of P4P

do they make the clutch work as well? :lol:

GROW UP - pervert

:lol: :lol:

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DONT you dare tell her Micky B has been shopping at minispares for my 8 port :roll:
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Can you just not pretend it was only a couple of hundred quid?
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