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chichestermini
850 Super
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by chichestermini » Sun Oct 28, 2012 7:05 pm
Does anybody know if you can avoid the ghastly cost of mk1 cooper s window upper mouldings, by purchasing a more widely available (and cheaper) set of mk3 ones and just chopping the verticals?
Has anybody ever done this?
Thanks well in advance,
Simon776
1275 Cooper S
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by Simon776 » Sun Oct 28, 2012 11:27 pm
Only if you want it to look ghastly - the Mk 3 door top has a different profile to the Mk 1 & 2.
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mab01uk
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by mab01uk » Sun Oct 28, 2012 11:30 pm
I have also looked at this in the past but the taller Mk3 door frame means the top frame length and front radius does not match the Mk1/2 door frame.
guru_1071
1275 Cooper S
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by guru_1071 » Mon Oct 29, 2012 8:27 am
chichestermini wrote: ghastly cost
oh aye, 32 pounds each for the repro ones is absoulutly haunting isnt it.......
please note, these are my own, individual sales, nothing whatsoever to do with my employer, minispares
chichestermini
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by chichestermini » Tue Oct 30, 2012 3:42 pm
guru_1071 wrote: chichestermini wrote: ghastly cost
oh aye, 32 pounds each for the repro ones is absoulutly haunting isnt it.......
sorry, i mean the genuine ones. i know the repro ones are cheap but not sure of their quality.
will look into it, thank you very much for your help!
814CWE
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by 814CWE » Wed Oct 31, 2012 7:40 pm
people slag the repro ones but the originals fit like a glove on a chickens head oh too often too....
ive got repro on one side of one of my coopers and original 1960s ones on the other !!!
nobodys noticed the difference yet,,
saying that i can see the difference and its bloody annoying
for my sins,i own a 1957 wolsleley 1500