Does anyone know what the original carpet sill on the door looks like.
Mine has more holes in it than swiss cheese and i dont even know if its original?
cheers

It should have a texture/ pattern made up of small triangles. The front and rear end should both be square. It looks like someone has trimmed yours up at the leading edge.

Easily found however on other later minis.

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Nice one Mick! Will try find some.
Installed the carpet tonight, fitted like a glove. well happy with it.

Blah! It was mine I tell you! Mine!

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You didn't find those carpet clips at Woolies by any chance did you??

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original ones mate, need to get the bottom ones that are screwed into the floor. Have got some of those carpet clips here i got in the Uk, didnt come with the other part i found out now

I've got those parts I think you are missing (the floor half of the clips right??), however they are the shorter type used on most minis. the coopers had a taller type to suit the carpet and hessian underlay.

I can help you with the shorter ones if you need them, they work fine (I used them on the old cooper). You may or may not choose to make a spacer to make them a little taller. No real visable difference once they're pinned down anyway.

I've got the tall ones that came out of my car, but will reuse them.

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going to pop down to john at miniking this weekend, will see if he has them. Thanks anyway mate.

yea that carpet looks SWEET!!

Old clip (with plastic spacer to allow the hessian underlay)...and new clip from Woolies in the UK. About 30 cents each I think. The new one could defintely de adapted to replace the old.

The old one (although covered in paint) seems to be plated brass.

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chop they have them new at Karcaft in silverwater ...i bought some for the monster about a year ago, there about $60-80 each I think...pretty expensive...but look a treat...

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could you tell me where to get that type of carpet in the pic ?

Someone sold it on eBay and he picked it up.. NLA anywhere new afaik..

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Nope, can be found.

It's called Tretford now, and is distributed by the gibbon group up in Brisbane.

It's still made from a majority percentage of goat hair, and is a fraction thicker due to a thin pvc rubber backing. It's an industrial architectural carpet generally.

http://www.gibbongroup.com.au/

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well there ya go - i retract my comment

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