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[AVV IT]

Has anybody converted their tail lights (on a more recent shell) to the earlier mk I lights? (using the weld in "lamp gusset plates") If so, is a lot of filling/sanding required once the plates are welded in? Also are there any other pitfalls of doing this (I understand that I will need a separate reversing light, as the Mk I tail lights didn't have them)

Cheers

[tommy13]

Regarding the lights, the reversing light is not required for the MOT but if your car was first used after 1st April 1980 it must be fitted with a rear guard fog light.

[Puddings]

Do you have a Mk 1... no, then dont make look like one if you want Mk1 rear lights buy a Mk1

[AVV IT]

Do you have a Mk 1... no, then dont make look like one if you want Mk1 rear lights buy a Mk1

excuse me??.... it's my car and if want mk I lights, then I'll damn well fit them... (if only to spite and annoy purists like you!!)

[mini danny]

i think you should do mk 1 light i think it looks good if i had the time to do it and the skills i would defo do it

[Davethepioneer]

Do you have a Mk 1... no, then dont make look like one if you want Mk1 rear lights buy a Mk1

Who are you to stipulate what someone can do or cant do???? Its this guys Mini so he can do what he likes, people like you annoy me...My mini has different things done to it taken from different models/years/editions of all minis simply because thats what I like. My mini is a 1995 but has a mk1 grill and mustache, it has old austin cooper s badges, a big reversing boot light on a mk1 boot lid, it has a mini 40 interior, mk2 rear lights etc etc.....I have these because over all the years on all the models these are my favourite things, not because its a mk1/mk2, austin cooper s....I like it and thats all that matters, if you dont then tough, but no one on here can tell anybody what to do, the guy is just asking advice on how to fit something that he would really like to put on his car.

[stevede]

If you have a look through some of the build threads on here there are a few who have done this. I seem to remember from one topic that they are quite easy to put in upside down so be careful.

Mk 2's are a straight swap if that's an easier route and if you still want a reverse light, my tip would be a period type one to complete the look you are after.

As others have said, it's your car do with it what you like and most of all, enjoy!!

Regards

Steve

[lindy119]

Do you have a Mk 1... no, then dont make look like one if you want Mk1 rear lights buy a Mk1

Make it look however you want,

I say you should put a spoiler on the back to, maybe some fat rims, then some fake external hinges, just because you can.

[trafficface09]

mrk 1 lights are awesome arnt they i have a set for my mashed up mini. on my mrk5 4 mrks away but who cares

anyway its a simple process of lining them up straight then welding them on, after that its angle grinding flush as possible, refining the surfaces with a power file then smoothing sanding and priming its very simple welding. and deffinatly worth it because you can upset people who still dont quite understand minis are what you make of them thats the joy.

i had some cooper stickers on my city when i got it but its not worthy so i took them off, i understand in a way, but if i started fitting 1960s cooper engine parts then there is no reason why my car would not a relative of a cooper.

its like this jhon cooper for example back in the day produced aftermarket parts so why cant i fit them. i treat them like sparrco or anything else

[mrs feybrand]

ive done it
still not perfect but close
heres some pictures for ya






oh and for that other chap its a 1980 850 city and ive also fitted a mk1 bootlid mk1 grille 3 clock centre dash and am gonna fit mk1 seats aswell so ner ner ner ner ner

[feybrand]

whoops i did it again i forgot to log the missus out sorry that was my post

[1984mini25]

Do you have a Mk 1... no, then dont make look like one if you want Mk1 rear lights buy a Mk1

Better not look at my 89 Mayfair then, what with the mk1 grill, mk1 door hinges (not fakes), sliding windows, mk1 boot, etc…. just as soon as I find a decent set of mk1 rear lights I’ll ditch the mk2 units weld in the plates and swap them over.

[trafficface09]

hey has anone found a pair of conversion plates that actually fit, i got a pair from somerford minis one side was bigger then the other, so i went on ebay and got another pair from another company, they look to small and dont cover the hole.... what shall i do, im starting to give up on this idea.

Edited by trafficface09, 13 June 2010 - 12:07 AM.

[olds_kool_lews]

i try and find the light panels that have been cut from a mk1 shell, they turn up from time to time, and usually try and get them with as much extra panel work as you can, i got some for £12 and the panel goes right up to the boot lid opening, so will make fitting a whole lot easier! n much cheaper than buying the conversion plates!!!

[Rosslin Racing]

look at my thread in motorbike conversions, "R1 swiss version" you can see how i did my ones. they are *melon* to do but take your time and it will be worth it.