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PostPosted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:20 pm 
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Just wondering if it is more cost effective to just buy a length of rubber and locking strip rather than buying the individual packs from a supplier?!

Also be good to know a good supply for it and the type/profile?! lol

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Novus stoc the strips but id be a bit hesitant about using a long piece of rubber as i reckon you may have probs getting the two ends to seal up as they shrink over time.... well thats my opinion any hoo :wink:
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I used rare spares for mine, already in a loop so no gaps.
Also they are a wide rubber so its easier to hide where trims are glued to the body :wink:

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I buy the proper windscreen ones and they fit OK. No leaks.
Last time I did the rear, I bought a MK2 (UK) rear one and cut it. Too short...
This time I bought a MK1 rear one (UK made) from MiniKing. I still had to cut it about 50mm. :cry:
There was no way it was going to fit otherwise. We tried for about 2 hours. I may as well have bought it by the metre from Grippy Rubber or somewhere.

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drmini in aust wrote:
This time I bought a MK1 rear one (UK made) from MiniKing. I still had to cut it about 50mm. :cry:


Interesting, I just bought a UK Mk1 windscreen rubber from Mini Spares, and it fit perfectly.

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drmini in aust wrote:
This time I bought a MK1 rear one (UK made) from MiniKing. I still had to cut it about 50mm. :cry:


Interesting, I just bought a UK Mk1 windscreen rubber from Mini Spares, and it fit perfectly.

My mate 4myego bought the same rear one I did from Mini King, his fitted OK.
And, he helped fit mine, what a bastard job it was. He agrees...
Note- my rear window aperture has a slight twist, the result of a rear shunt some time in the distant past.

I have heard of others having to cut UK Mk1 rear rubbers. The length must be inconsistent before they glue em together.

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 4:32 pm 
sgc wrote:
drmini in aust wrote:
This time I bought a MK1 rear one (UK made) from MiniKing. I still had to cut it about 50mm. :cry:


Interesting, I just bought a UK Mk1 windscreen rubber from Mini Spares, and it fit perfectly.

Must be the climate differences between vic and NSW :lol:
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uk mini's have larger rear windows don't they?(later models)
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osk80 wrote:
uk mini's have larger rear windows don't they?(later models)

yeah but their Mk1s are same as ours.

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