You can get it from Autobarn etc

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Bugger. Just checked my car and it has plastic. Looks like I may not win the next concours.

Well I don't feel so bad about my 1100S in my 850 now

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My 67 mk 1 cooper s and early 69 mk 2 cooper s with the same early metal style heater show in gtogreen1969 post have plastic demister hoses which I believe were/are original? I always presumes (I know that is a bad thing) that the change to cardboard and foil type cam in with the plastic mk 2 style?
Even the wings had witness marks in the paint from the plastic tube vibrating.
Are we certain that the mk1's and early mk2's with the metal heater had the cardboard and foil type and not plastic?
Cheers
Rod


Cheers
Rod

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1967 New British Racing Green Mk1 Cooper S, 1967 Lake Green 1275 MG Midget, 1969 Jet Red / Crystal White Mk2 Cooper S, 1972 Gambier Turquoise Clubman GT (ex police), 1972 Camino Gold Clubman GT, 2009 JCW Challenge Edition, Megane RS265, Clio RS220.

This has become a very interesting topic and discussion!

The question seems to be: when did the change from early paper/foil to plastic occur? or was there a mixture of both?

Im going to have a look to see if there is any mention of it in John Sneddons book.

Thanks so much guys for your help on this and the discussion


Mark

My April 1971 Cooper S has a plastic heater and plastic heater tube.
I understand it's original

Here are the measurements of the plastic ones I posted earlier.

Thing to always bear in mind in these cases is that one of the biggest problems around the 1970s was local supply due to industrial action etc.

When my dad worked there there were times 100's of cars would be parked around the factory grounds waiting for some obscure part from an outside supplier.

In cases like this they may have needed to use an alternative part.


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68 Morris Cooper S Mk1 (*ex 78 1275 LS 4th last built, 70 Morris 1500 OHC & 70 MiniMatic)

Would anybody have the exact length of the individual ducts that were fitted from factory specific to Mk2 Cooper S?

There most likely the same for Mk1 S,Deluxe,Mini K as in length of individual ducts?

don't know the exact length, but they're not the same for Deluxe or K as they had a different kind of (optional) heater - under the bonnet rather than in the cabin

If I found the right replacement hose I'd pull mine out and measure, but they're safer where they are. I'd guess at 2 feet per side

Doug might have it in a parts book

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I'll have a look at home tonight for you.

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1970 Mk2 Cooper S under restoration

Mine are about 710mm each.

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1970 Mk2 Cooper S under restoration

they're in good condition!!

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The parts book says the Kopex hose is 24" long. I would assume this is measured with the tube compacted to its smallest length as that's the way it would be supplied.

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ex-NSW Police 1970 MK II Cooper S
VMCI #43

The 705mm mine measured = approx 28", would probably compact to 24", but I'm not going to try.........

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1970 Mk2 Cooper S under restoration