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[sceptre1725]

Hello

The front skirt on my Cooper has a number of rust holes in it so I would like to cut it off and weld on a new one. I have been told that these are not available individually and that you can only obtain the whole front panel. This seems ridiculous! Is it true?

Cheers

Nige

[Woody]

True i am afraid :grin: but if this part is rusted through the rest is not far behind , best to replace the whole panel , that way you dont get any "non-factory" joints that will rust faster than the surounding panel .
the whole front panel is not expensive :grin: luckily for us mini owners

[sceptre1725]

Thanks. Thats a shame though as the car has been waxoiled from new and most of the structure is very good. I was hoping to keep as much of the original Rover metal as possible. I suppost this means I ve got to separate the panel from the wings. More work...pass the welder! Thinking about it, what about the back skirt,is that a separate panel?

[Bungle]

look at blueminis project page

hes just patching the front of his van :wink:

[Woody]

Yes the rear valence is a seperate panel , that is a god thing as it is a rust trap !

[sceptre1725]

Thanks...I think a trip to the local Mini spares place will be in order.

Cheers

Nige