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The weight is annoying. The "cool" factor more than makes up for it. I'd take them over sliding windows anyday.
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These doors were also fitted to Mk1 and Mk2 Minis in South Africa for about 4 years.
The lower straight chrome and the "over the window" chrome are unique to these doors, as are the 1/4 vent window frames, window lifter and even the door latches.
To be honest they are a bloody nusance ! They are around 20 lbs heavier than the slider window doors, and they constantly wear the uper hinge bushes.
My SA built Austin Cooper S has these doors and I grudgingly put up with them for the sake of originality
In my honest opinion, toss them and fit a set of sliding window doors with the Cooper chrome finish.
You may also look at modifying the standard Cooper chrome tim to replace the bottom trim.
The lower straight chrome and the "over the window" chrome are unique to these doors, as are the 1/4 vent window frames, window lifter and even the door latches.
To be honest they are a bloody nusance ! They are around 20 lbs heavier than the slider window doors, and they constantly wear the uper hinge bushes.
My SA built Austin Cooper S has these doors and I grudgingly put up with them for the sake of originality
In my honest opinion, toss them and fit a set of sliding window doors with the Cooper chrome finish.
You may also look at modifying the standard Cooper chrome tim to replace the bottom trim.
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minisport.au got back to me about the stainless finishers. they are no longer produced, so second hand is your only bet for getting real ones. I have a pretty lousy set of inners i'll try my hand at straightening. The car is headed to paint next week so it may be a minute before I can make a solution for the outer finishers.
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These guys do have the correct felt and rubber and clips, but dont seem to carry the stainless finishers themselves. Will reach out and see if anyone over there in the land of oz has any leads.
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I have oz doors on my oz car and would like these as well, so please reply your solution, please. I've looked at MGB and other, but it never would be smoooooth.... Thanks in advance, MSH
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Are you talking about the stainless trim that goes around the window frame?
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wind up window doors or sliding?
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Not sure if im just not calling them the right thing or if they are truly NLA at this point. We have a van in the shop with aussie doors fitted to a non-aussie shell. Much of it seems to have been improvised, including the finishing strips, which are MK3 strips cut and modified to sort of fit. Is the correct stainless finisher available anywhere? I have what i believe to be the correct rubber/felt seal, but cant find the correct stainless piece to mount it to.