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#1
Posted 29 July 2020 - 10:00 PM
Hi,
I have recently bought a 1980 mini clubman 1100 for restoration. The headlight bowls are rusted through but I can't seem to find a replacement bowl of the same type? The original ones were rivited onto the front of the car and the headlight screws into 3 plastic plugs on the bowl.
Is this type still available or do the roundnose type fit?
Thanks
I have recently bought a 1980 mini clubman 1100 for restoration. The headlight bowls are rusted through but I can't seem to find a replacement bowl of the same type? The original ones were rivited onto the front of the car and the headlight screws into 3 plastic plugs on the bowl.
Is this type still available or do the roundnose type fit?
Thanks
#2
Posted 30 July 2020 - 05:00 AM
Pretty certain the round nose bowls are the same.
But the quality of the repo ones is iffy. The ones I bought from minispares a couple of years ago were rubbish using on a round nose car. Virtually impossible to fit the chrome trim rings and the locating lugs for the rings in the wrong place.
Probably fine though on a clubman.
But the quality of the repo ones is iffy. The ones I bought from minispares a couple of years ago were rubbish using on a round nose car. Virtually impossible to fit the chrome trim rings and the locating lugs for the rings in the wrong place.
Probably fine though on a clubman.
Edited by imack, 30 July 2020 - 05:05 AM.
#3
Posted 01 August 2020 - 05:14 PM
I used the S5400 plastic bowls from Mini Spares and they worked well on my 1972 clubman. I used self tapping screws (with spire nuts on the back behind the body panel) to fit them.
https://www.flickr.c...eposted-public/
imack is probably right that not having to worry about the round nose headlamp surrounds makes these an easy replacement... and they won't rust!!
#4
Posted 01 August 2020 - 06:34 PM
I used the plastic ones on my clubbie, no problems
#5
Posted 10 August 2020 - 08:19 PM
That's great. Thanks for your help & info
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