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[pauly_boi]

Model:Cooper S
Year:1998
Description of problem (please be as in depth as possible): Im looking for the rubber seal that goes around the top edge of the roof as mine feels like its dried up and is lifting off easily. I dont know what to look for or if im buying the right thing, could you please point me in the right direction


Thanks
Paul

Edited by pauly_boi, 24 March 2010 - 11:51 PM.

[Dan]

It's called gutter trim and there are many different options available, although I don't think it was ever rubber. What do you mean Cooper S? What conversion pack is it? Maybe one of the garages was using a rubber trim. As standard it was a solid trim that came in two pieces, one for each side. These are fairly pricey and most people replace them with a rolled material when the time comes. It's available in a few colours and designs and needs to be applied warm to allow it to unroll and mould to the body so leave it in a bucket of very hot water for a while before fitting. All the Mini specialists stock it.

[pauly_boi]

sorry im still new to mini's. Its a 1998 Rover mini cooper s(badge on boot says cooper s)
It is hard plastic and from what i can see is in two pieces, its just lifting away very easily from the corners and wondered if this was because it needed replacing

[Dan]

Well there are no Rover Cooper S models, it can only really be a Cooper S if it was converted by John Cooper Garages in Worthing. It might be that they were changing some of the trim but from what you've said it's just standard plastic.

It was a warm and sunny day today (or it was here anyway), the trim isn't exactly dimensionally stable. It stretches and shrinks a lot. See if it's as loose in the morning. Replacing it might help for a while but in 5 years or so it will be as loose again as it is now.

[pauly_boi]

its only because the badge on the boot looks like the original.
Forgive me if i am being a complete idiot here!

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[Dan]

It might be an S, it has a John Cooper Garages sticker in the rear screen after all. Have you got any documents? What colour is the head?

[pauly_boi]

shes sent the V5 documents off, still waiting on them, i would be shocked if its an s! as my insurance was cheaper than my old 1.2 fiesta. I'll get you an engine bay picture tomorrow if this will help, all i know is its been modified with a K&N and a janspeed exhaust. She does seem pretty nippy but 0-60 is stil about 12seconds

Edited by pauly_boi, 25 March 2010 - 12:19 AM.

[pauly_boi]

Heres the picture of the engine bay