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 Door cards replacement and dropped doors

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 Posted: Oct 31, 2020 04:50AM
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What are people using to replace the "cardboard" like material in the door cards of MK1 Minis?
Go to a plastics shop or sign-making shop and ask about sheet plastic of the same thickness as the card.

On my later 1980's Mini I had to replace the dash cards. I used a sheet plastic that is used for advertising cards on the sides of buses. It is similar to styrene and easy to cut. I was even able to make a new parcel tray liner card, complete with raised part over the switch panel area. I wrapped them in vinyl, using spray adhesive suitable for plastic and the vinyl. 

The advantage of the sheet plastic is that it is flexible and can be bent without kinking as the cardboard will do.

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 Posted: Oct 30, 2020 06:15PM
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What are people using to replace the "cardboard" like material in the door cards of MK1 Minis? I need to remove the door cards (which are in pieces) to get access to the door hinges because my doors have dropped and I can not close them correctly, any suggestions on how to fix them?
In the search panel above type "hinge repair".  You can install a bush 37H3043, do all four hinges with MMKT0229,  or buy a set of 4 new hinges 14A6818K.  I do not know if Newton Commercial sell the card or only the panel.

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What are people using to replace the "cardboard" like material in the door cards of MK1 Minis? I need to remove the door cards (which are in pieces) to get access to the door hinges because my doors have dropped and I can not close them correctly, any suggestions on how to fix them?