Is there a best way of fitting badges?

1. Insert the plastic/nylon bits into the body holes and then insert the badge.

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2. Insert the plastic/nylon bits to the badges and the insert the badges into the body holes.

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Trial fit the plastic fix to hole before anything else. I found the new ones slightly larger than original and so snapped the letter S badge trying to force it in. A solution is to drill the hole slightly larger or trim the outside or inside of the plastic fix.

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

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They will likely be slightly difficult to install without the pins inside, with the pins inside they would expand making it more difficult.

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1986 Mayfair (998 auto), 1974 S, 1974 Van, 1972 PMG Van

Too many minis

Further to this, does someone have a template or measurements for the position of the front MK2 badge on the bonnet? Obviously it’s central, but I meet to know the offset from the lower edge - or any common datum. Cheers


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I use No. 1 method with a little grease/vaseline on the pins.
With the rear "MORRIS COOPER", don't try to make it follow the curve of the boot panel right away, unless it's an old and curved badge. New ones aren't curved. If they break, it's between the 2 words. Push the pins in gently till the badge touches the body in the centre. It will bend to shape over time.

See how these pics go. A good exercise for me, shows how badly positioned the badge was on the louvered bonnet compared to the original - will have to weld up and reposition.

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1970 Mk2 Cooper S under restoration

Awesome, thanks Dino


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Good point Bill, you could be right about bend in "MORRIS COOPER"

Yes, my New Old Stock Morris Cooper boot badges do have a slight bend to match the boot profile - very subtle though, unless you lay them face down on a perfectly flat surface like I did.

Yes, they were made like that to match the boot lid curve.

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

Just checked my rear badges. In the pic, the top and bottom badges are from minispares (bought 2 years apart, forgot I already had one) and the original pitted one in the centre. The bottom one, which was bought first, does have a form to it - not as much as the original. The other one doesn't, though is more malleable and easier to bend (and bend back again straight). Thought this might be of some interest.

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1970 Mk2 Cooper S under restoration

With the long badge, don't make the mistake of accidentally pushing one side/pin all the way in, so then the other pins wont line up - then having to cut the back of the plastic off to get said pin back out without damaging the boot or badge and order new plastic bits… try and get each pin just started and then keep it parallel to boot a few mm at a time.

I also ran an under size drill bit thru the holes with my fingers to remove some paint build up

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1966 Mini Deluxe - “Gabby” 34 years under restoration and counting...
1970 MGBGT
1959 MGA

Hi Andosoft, what size were the original holes drilled at?

Good question, not sure if it is in the drawing winabby supplied above, can’t quite make it out. I just took enough paint from the hole that the plastic holder went in snug, but not so snug it closed up any.

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1966 Mini Deluxe - “Gabby” 34 years under restoration and counting...
1970 MGBGT
1959 MGA