Just bought an Mini Mk3 1973

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My mk3 S had the low back recliners in the same navy vinyl.

Not sure if you can fit the covers onto a later low back reclining seat that are pretty common and should be cheap.
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Hi Steve.

low back recliners are on my wishinglist, black one's are oké for me.

Just bought these : :arrow:

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:P My "new" cockpit ;)

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Be interested to hear what you make of the quality of those seats when you get them.
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;) Will let you know :!:

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Looking good, BUT that should be a wooden clothes peg on the choke to be period correct.
Nice looking seats similar to the Corbeau gt4.
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Here's a pic of the optional mk3 recliners
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steve1071 wrote:Here's a pic of the optional mk3 recliners
Its that the white 'S' that used to go to Harewood show around 8-9 years ago?
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medwaybeat wrote:Looking good, BUT that should be a wooden clothes peg on the choke to be period correct.
Nice looking seats similar to the Corbeau gt4.


:lol: My Mini is from the 70th so plastic it has to be :!: :D
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:roll: I think my original seats are no optional mk3 recliners :!:

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Costafortune wrote:
steve1071 wrote:Here's a pic of the optional mk3 recliners
Its that the white 'S' that used to go to Harewood show around 8-9 years ago?
Not sure, just a google pic.
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:| The low back recliners I bought are oke but to small for me
so I will have to sell them on to someone els.

Will buy others when they are sold but not from the internet, I have
to see see them first and try them.

Did buy the otherday an very good set original LP883 4.5x10 steel Cooper S rims.
On them are four almost new Yokohama tyres A008 ;)

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Some pictures from my new wheels :arrow:
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Nice wheels
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Any updates
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UHR850 wrote:Some pictures from my new wheels :arrow:
...nice tyres.!! never found any better for a mini... foxy52
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First an MOT for the two Mini's at the end of the month.
After that my sumpgard, RH tank and an Manyflow exhaust.
Still have to buy the exhaust at the IMM in the UK.
Getting an spare Rose Petal wheel in the back and puting
the bucket seats in ( did not sell them ).

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I've just bought some mk3 recliner seat frames for mine. Will get some pics up when they arrive

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UHR850 wrote::| The low back recliners I bought are oke but to small for me
so I will have to sell them on to someone els.

Will buy others when they are sold but not from the internet, I have
to see see them first and try them.

Did buy the otherday an very good set original LP883 4.5x10 steel Cooper S rims.
On them are four almost new Yokohama tyres A008 ;)

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Them seats look like copies of Corbeau Classic Alpines. I have some, they are very narrow round the hips
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:roll: Yes they are a bit narrow round the hips but
after a while they will be oké.
Especially in the cornering work they are better than
the original seats I have now :lol:

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