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| Author: | Bill B [ Tue Nov 19, 2024 11:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Cooper side mould replacement |
Maybe the rest of the world already knows this but I would like to draw your attention to the changes to cooper side mould now available. Standard minis were fitted with a U-shaped plastic chrome moulding; Cooper Ss had a fancier, wider, contoured moulding, which was available as "genuine" and a "non-genuine" versions (GZF105). The "genuine" version seems to have been discontinued. Mini Spares website says this is due to a ban on the manufacturing process of putting chrome foil onto plastic. So the only choice now seems to be the "non-original" moulding. I assume it isn't made in the same way as the banned version. But the "non-original" sample I ordered from a parts outlet was a very flimsy material that folded and creased permanently when it was opened out and straightened. The genuine moulding was a lot tougher although still a battle to fit neatly. I have scrapped 2 lengths of the "non-original" already but if that is the only thing available, I'm going to need a better method of fitting them. |
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