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Author:  micool [ Tue Jan 14, 2014 1:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Door Cards Trimed for Mini Clubman

Hey Guys
Im going to get my new carpet from mini sport but cant find anyone that sells already made up Door panel trims.
Can Anyone recommend someone ?

Author:  WasabiPimpNinja [ Tue Jan 14, 2014 3:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Door Cards Trimed for Mini Clubman

Hi Micool,

I don't know of anyone who supplies pretrimmed door cards, but I'm sure there are suppliers out there.

I have always made my own. They are pretty simple. Take the old one off, use it as a template on some 3mm MDF from Bunnings or where ever, cut it out, swap the clips over and done. You can cover it with all sorts of different stuff, vinyl, cloth, foam backed fabrics, just head down the local fabric store and poke around, you could even just paint them if you sealed the MDF first. I've even used marine carpet to do the same for some door cards in my 4WD. Contact adhesive in a can will stick anything well enough to the MDF. This process is also used for the rear cards as well, exactly the same. I've often thought about using the original door cards as a template for sheet aluminium for that "Race Car" look but haven't done it yet.

Here is a bad picture of my door cards I finished late last year. I used 3M 1080 Dinoc "Carbon Fibre" vinyl wrap to cover them. The vinyl wrap is very thin and it shows up every imperfection. It's hard to see in this photo, but IRL you can see the clip heads etc. All up to make these from scratch cost about $20ea i suppose, I wasn't really counting.

http://users.tpg.com.au/wasabipn/Mini/20130420_140502.jpg

The best thing about owning a Mini is modifying them to suit YOUR taste. I'm sure some people think my door cards are stupid or ugly, but I like them and that's all that counts :) Doing your own door cards is an easy way to get your Mini looking how you want it without being resrticted by what is commercially available. And it's cheap enough to do again if you change your mind or style.

Hope this helps man!

Cheers,
Keels.

Author:  Sletchman [ Tue Jan 14, 2014 5:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Door Cards Trimed for Mini Clubman

Those look fantastic man. I'm considering just using a decent timber and staining it to match the dash - have woodgrain dash and door inserts. Just not sure how that'd look.

Author:  Thorlek [ Tue Jan 14, 2014 7:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Door Cards Trimed for Mini Clubman

yep, just copy some old panels, or measure and trim until they fit...

these are the ones I made.... pretty simple really, just need to take it slow and measure twice on the second attempt :-P

viewtopic.php?p=913506#p913506

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Author:  micool [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 1:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Door Cards Trimed for Mini Clubman

Thorlek - Top job mate that's what im after.
the MDF is fine it just the trim lets down the car could be a lot better then it is.
Cool I think im going to give it ago now.

Author:  southy00 [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 6:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Door Cards Trimed for Mini Clubman

You could even do something like this

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Author:  Morris 1100 [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 8:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Door Cards Trimed for Mini Clubman

southy00 wrote:
You could even do something like this

Why? In gods name why?

Author:  carter [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 8:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Door Cards Trimed for Mini Clubman

why not do something like that? if hes happy ewith it thats all that matters. doesnt look too bad IMO

Author:  Morris 1100 [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 8:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Door Cards Trimed for Mini Clubman

Do people actually wake up in the morning and say to themselves "How can I make my Mini look like a Western Suburbs VL Commodore?"

Author:  micool [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 9:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Door Cards Trimed for Mini Clubman

Too funny not my cup of yea.
But everyone to there own

Author:  southy00 [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 11:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Door Cards Trimed for Mini Clubman

because morris 1100 its something different and every man and his dog that owns a mini has door cards. why not try something unusual? doesnt have to be to everyones taste.... :mrgreen:

Author:  micool [ Thu Jan 16, 2014 6:05 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Door Cards Trimed for Mini Clubman

Good point.

Author:  Sletchman [ Thu Jan 16, 2014 2:18 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Door Cards Trimed for Mini Clubman

southy00 wrote:
because morris 1100 its something different and every man and his dog that owns a mini has door cards. why not try something unusual? doesnt have to be to everyones taste.... :mrgreen:


I actually kinda like it, for what that's worth.

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