Ok so I visited Spectrum Rubber today and had a look at their sample.
First of all for comparison below is the door seal that is currently available for Minis. This type has the pinch mould fused to the rubber and is replaced complete and is mostly only available in black.
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Next is a sample of an original new old stock silver pinch mould and rubber seal. They are separate pieces.
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Below are comparisons of the original seal next to the profile that Spectum can supply.
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The only real difference to me is that the oval part of the seal tends to sort of go the other way, however I think once installed it tends to become circular anyway (note in the original seal photo above I'm slightly pushing the seal into a circle.
The seal is ever slightly thicker but feels just as soft as the original. (Their sample looks thicker also because it's deeper than my sample). It was a difficult to do a lot of comparison because their sample was glued to the board.
Here a photo of both seals side by side on the pinch mould. The bottom one is their sample. The top one is the original, if I had been pushing on it slightly I reckon they would have lined up.
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So I'm interested in peoples thoughts. If anyone has any questions ask away.
A single 50metre roll should do seven cars and I'm willing to give it a go, ...are there 6 others willing to throw some money in the hat and I'll order a roll?
Works out at about $67 per car (plus postage)
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68 Morris Cooper S Mk1 (*ex 78 1275 LS 4th last built, 70 Morris 1500 OHC & 70 MiniMatic)