Just a question , i bought a set of new rear side window seals and they seem to be to big???? do these seals come in different sizes...they are the 1 piece joined seal -no ends... Please Explain.............to fit 1970 mini.


Cheers Monster Mini

Always a chance they could be for a later mini , once the pom's went to the internal door hinges their mini's used taller and wider rear windscreens and taller side rear window's , can you check them against a later model mini (anything with internal door hinges ) ? Other than that no ideas , where did you get them from , a local dealer or did you import yourself ?

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I picked them up from Karcraft, i spoke to the guy there and he said they shoud fit ...but of course they dont...should i cut them... What do you think ,also will they leak if there cut...
Cheers Monster MIni

Don't cut them , good chance they'll leak , ring the place you got them from and check in case they have a batch that is marked wrong or something . A mate and I drove 4 hours to a Brisbane MG specialist to pick up a windscreen for his MGA , got hom and found it wouldn't fit , 3" too wide . The whole shipment had been cut to an oversized template as somebody stuffed up the zoom factor on the computer , basically there can be problems with things , just check it's the right part number and if they have had any others with problems . How much bigger than the window opening is it ?

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the ones on the car at the moment are cut...i fitted one of the new ones on three sides went on and on the fourth side I got about half of it on ,so theres about 5-10 cm extra.

cheers Monster Mini

Sounds like a pommy one to me

Blue

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I've just replaced these on my wife's mini. Although it is a pom Mk3 with the 'big' windows, I thought that the one piece rubbers were made too big. Same as you - 3 sides on and the 4th seeming way too big. In desparation, I went back to side 1 and adjusted it so I was really squashing it into the corners and compressing it along the sides as much as possible. This worked and the rubber fitted!! It also seems to have a fantastic tight seal now and NO water comes in.

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Thanks for that will try that as soon as i can ...


Cheers monster Mini

I fitted some too not long ago and just had to push them into the corners more and try and squeeze it all in.

Hopefully it all works out!

I think who ever manufacturers them may allow for some shrinkage as well so when they are first fitted they may seem too big

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