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The cheapest, mass produced crap that they could find to ensure fulfilling bulk orders :!:

The workshop manual will probably say which model battery (Lucas Alert 36**?).

phillb wrote:

Another question along the same line. Did the cooper and cooper s come with the cardboard cover and elastic strap over the battery?

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Phil B

The cardboard battery cover and Pirelli webbing strap was first fitted in Australia to the Morris 850.

So the the answer is yes.

Cheers

Sports850man

The reason I ask is because I had heard that although the cardboard cover was fitted to other models of mini it was not fitted to the cooper and cooper s because unlike other models the boot board acted to sufficiently to protect the battery. Trying to work out if that is true or not.

Author:	mark2man [ Fri Oct 20, 2017 11:16 am ]
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hi guys does anybody know what battery brand and spec was fitted to a mark 2 cooper s from factory and are they still availiable from classic car parts suppliers

Author:	9YaTaH [ Fri Oct 20, 2017 12:59 pm ]
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The cheapest, mass produced crap that they could find to ensure fulfilling bulk orders Century and Exide were fairly big in the day...

Author:	winabbey [ Fri Oct 20, 2017 1:04 pm ]
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9YaTaH wrote: The cheapest, mass produced crap that they could find to ensure fulfilling bulk orders Ha, ha. It's great we can provide opinion and criticism as BMC/Leyland are no longer here to defend themselves. I think I've seen mention of batteries fitted during production. Lucas and Dunlop brands come to mind. I'll see if I can find a reference.

Author:	drmini in aust [ Fri Oct 20, 2017 2:48 pm ]
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My early 850 came with a Lucas.

Author:	Morris 1100 [ Fri Oct 20, 2017 3:12 pm ]
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Lucas. You can sometimes still find warranty cards in the folder with the Passport To Service handbook. The workshop manual will probably say which model battery (Lucas Alert 36**?).

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Author:	winabbey [ Fri Oct 20, 2017 3:32 pm ]
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Morris 1100 wrote: The workshop manual will probably say which model battery (Lucas Alert 36?). Well done that man. We sometimes forget to look in the most obvious places. The black workshop manual TP832C says Lucas 12BST 38 and 12BT48 for most Mini models, with Lucas Alert 3619 for the Clubman and Lucas Albert** 3623 (I think they mean Alert) for the Cooper S and GT.

Author:	phillb [ Fri Oct 20, 2017 4:01 pm ]
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Another question along the same line. Did the cooper and cooper s come with the cardboard cover and elastic strap over the battery? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Author:	1071 S [ Sat Oct 21, 2017 8:07 am ]
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Yes.. Cheers, Ian

Author:	Sports850man [ Sat Oct 21, 2017 8:38 am ]
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Author:	phillb [ Sat Oct 21, 2017 1:09 pm ]
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Sports850man wrote: phillb wrote: Another question along the same line. Did the cooper and cooper s come with the cardboard cover and elastic strap over the battery? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Phil B The cardboard battery cover and Pirelli webbing strap was first fitted in Australia to the Morris 850. So the the answer is yes. Cheers Sports850man The reason I ask is because I had heard that although the cardboard cover was fitted to other models of mini it was not fitted to the cooper and cooper s because unlike other models the boot board acted to sufficiently to protect the battery. Trying to work out if that is true or not. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Author:	winabbey [ Sat Oct 21, 2017 2:10 pm ]
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phillb wrote: The reason I ask is because I had heard that although the cardboard cover was fitted to other models of mini it was not fitted to the cooper and cooper s because unlike other models the boot board acted to sufficiently to protect the battery. Trying to work out if that is true or not. Like you Phill I reckon the Cooper and Cooper S didn't use the cardboard cover as the boot board supplied a similar level of protection for the exposed battery terminals. Just chatting to John Smidt who agrees.

Author:	gtogreen1969 [ Sat Oct 21, 2017 3:44 pm ]
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Author:	Bill B [ Sat Oct 21, 2017 5:22 pm ]
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I tend to agree with PhillB and Winabbey that the fibre cover and strap were not used on Ss. My ex-police S didn't have one but that could easily have been discarded before I owned it. However, there was no hook on the earth strap bolt for the pirelli webbing to clip onto, which would have been less likely to be removed.

Author:	AJ [ Sat Oct 21, 2017 6:32 pm ]
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I have owned a quite a few Cooper and Cooper 'S' over the years and none had the cover fitted

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Author:	winabbey [ Sun Oct 22, 2017 12:50 pm ]
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According to the last of the round-nose Mini parts books (PUB1012) the cardboard cover (part 14A7020), rubber strap (14A7776) and clip (14A7780) were not used on the Australian assembled Cooper and Cooper S.