im very new to the mini game, so excuse my ignorance, but has anybody seen someone that sells sliding window door cards? and were they glued to the interior door skin?

thanks for your help!

I don't think minis with sliding windows had door cards, it was a small parcel shelf and the outside door skin, but I may be wong. I will find out soon.

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Yep Davo , the inside of a sliding door is just vynil stuck on 1/4" thick coarse padding which is stuck to the inside of the door skin .

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Newton Comercial in the UK will be your friends!

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The early coopers & the 1071 cooper"S"`s had sliding window doors with proper door cards,,, but the 850s just had glued vinyl with that awfull heshan stuff under it

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

The Newton commercial door cards are good but they are extremely hard to put in , several different bends in several different directions required. i have lost the contact for the guy who remade mine if I find it i will let you know.

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That's why it's good to be.............ME

Another I have found on the 'net (but haven't used) is:

http://retroretrims.net/

Hope this helps...

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'64 Mini 850 in need of a total rebuild (and a 1275 A+, and disks, and a whole lot more)

thanks for the help! looks like i will have to try the hession stuff and the vinyl!

I've got a couple of old half rotten one's stashed away but they have taken me ages to find.

I have however noticed at a couple of Mini meets some 850's with what appears to be new made gear but looks pretty much identicle to the original. It looked too new to be original in my opinion so maybe someone out there has a roll of it or has got some made.

I could go a pair that's for sure.
Door liners that is.

In the second pic the seats have been done in the same gear.

Any ideas anyone?

Below pics are of the cars I mentioned.



And.



Maybe someone knows.

On my computer the top one looks to have horizontal seams - like the original Cooper/UK style doorcard. Or, replacement versions bought from the UK.

The lower one looks more like the vinyl sheet Oz style....

Cheers, Ian