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[Wise Old Elf]

Just been sorting my panels out and found a strange thing.

I have a Heritage door step/ A pillar panel HMP441013 which is great because mine is missing; but the step has 2 indents for drainage. When I look at the other side which is presumably original these indents are not there. Is the panel for a different year Mini or has the 'original' one been replaced at some point? Minispares has this panel as listed for "wind up wind type",

What do you think should I beat the dents out?

Jason

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[Noah]

They just look like storage dents...

Knock em' out.

My car doesn't have them and thats still the original door steps :)

[tommypope]

iv just brought this part heratige too and doesnt have them

[Artful Dodger]

No I don't think they are std. My clubman doesn't have them.

[Wise Old Elf]

They are deffo put in by the factory but will be easy to knock out before I fit it.

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Edited by Wise Old Elf, 22 December 2012 - 09:35 PM.

[brum,brum,mike]

my original car door steps have these indents, 1989 racing flame...

Not sure if my replacement panels do though

Edited by brum,brum,mike, 22 December 2012 - 09:34 PM.

[tommypope]

mine has a yellow heratige sticker.. anyone no the diffrence? lol

[brum,brum,mike]

mine has a yellow heratige sticker.. anyone no the diffrence? lol

Think the one in the pic is faded ;)

[Wise Old Elf]

mine has a yellow heratige sticker.. anyone no the diffrence? lol

The panel came with the car; the PO dismantled it more than 10 years ago so it may be their old design label?

It looks like a good idea to have the drainage but it would not match the other side and if I cannot get a new panel to match then it is prob best to knock them out.

[corrado vr6]

The e-coat doesn't look like the stuff used by heritage in the op's pic it's very dull and would suggest a pattern part

[myredmini]

All 3 of my minis have them on original door steps to drain water iirc

[Wise Old Elf]

The e-coat doesn't look like the stuff used by heritage in the op's pic it's very dull and would suggest a pattern part

Maybe; but why would someone go to the trouble of sticking a Heritage sticker to it? It may just be that it is very old?

[mini-luke]

The original door steps on my '96 had them. It would be rather coincidental for storage dents to precisely match the drain holes in the door and I can't see a pattern part company going to the trouble of ''improving'' them

Edited by mini-luke, 23 December 2012 - 08:05 PM.

[Wise Old Elf]

All 3 of my minis have them on original door steps to drain water iirc

So it could be that it is for an older MIni? What are the years of your Minis?

[myredmini]

1980
1986
1989