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#1 tipcat

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Posted 23 February 2004 - 10:39 PM

Does anyone have any ideas for replacing the rectangular rear lights? Every mag I see, no matter how much work anyone does to their mini, the rear lights are the same - maybe with clear lenses, but still rectangular! I'd like, at some time, to do something round with them - to keep the overall round shape of the car going to the back. Any ideas? :)*

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Posted 23 February 2004 - 10:40 PM

i seen some freelander lights in a mini all so some new mini lights in a old mini :erm:

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Posted 23 February 2004 - 10:52 PM

putting new mini lights in a traditional mini would be interesting - i've seen the freelander lights - still rectangular, but flatter. I keep on looking at other makes of car - trying to picture their lights on my car! :erm: :)

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Posted 23 February 2004 - 10:55 PM

See the pic in Brawlyrox's avatar, that one has modded rear lights. The fella made them out of scaffold tube with a small round light in each and flushed them into the back, 2 each side above each other. Looks realy smart, I'll dig the mag out with them in and try and post a pic...

Failing that, if your feeling well off you could buy a set of lghts from Auto Fashion for bout £90 that turn them into 2 round ones either side, I saw one at a show and it looked really tacky tho, not worth that kind of money in my opinion.

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Posted 23 February 2004 - 11:44 PM

im not keen on them either blue mini red but might be some one elses cup of tea!
i like the new shape corsa lights

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Posted 24 February 2004 - 07:57 AM

theyve put new mini lights on the back of a feature car in minimag few months ago

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Posted 27 February 2004 - 04:15 PM

Frenched round lights look really nice IMHO, if a bit "custom" (i.e. not classic at all).

They do require quite a lot of work, and will cost you quite a bit to get done because you want someone skilled in body work or else itll look really C**p.

I love the look of them but like I said, VERY expensive I would imagine (even fuel tank needs modifications as far as I know..)


What I'm trying to do is make something out of perspex, a curved thing, but its proving rather hard :S

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Posted 27 February 2004 - 08:36 PM

As promised...

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Posted 27 February 2004 - 09:17 PM

wheres the fog? and reverse light?

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Posted 27 February 2004 - 11:04 PM

omg no 1 has mentioned the mk1 rear light, they were rounder, and v. origional+ u can get a conversion kit. the freelander 1's and BMW small car ones iv seen in mini world

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Posted 28 February 2004 - 07:25 AM

but the original cluster may not suit a modified mini.

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Posted 28 February 2004 - 09:33 AM

i love the mk1 rear lights, i remember "kustom autofashion" do a type of afterburner light for the mini

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Posted 28 February 2004 - 09:42 AM

put up a pic

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Posted 28 February 2004 - 11:02 PM

minicooperman if your modifing the mini why not modify the lights you want to go with it, something new could be brill or not!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted 29 February 2004 - 01:27 PM

im not saying that, im saying that not necessarily mark1 lights would work with a modified car maybe it would




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