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[bgrant570]

Like the title says.  I've looked and looked, but to no avail, so I humbly turn to the experts here at The Forum!  My early type indicators are rusty and in need of replacement.  I like the look of the early indicators more than the late types, but the later type seems a bit more weather proof, being plastic and all.  I know the screw holes are different, but is the "main hole" bigger for the later type, or about the same?

 

Thanks all!

 

-Brian

 

Oh, and just so there's no confusion, I no longer have the mini in my avatar.  It would be easy to compare if I did!

Edited by bgrant570, 22 May 2015 - 11:28 PM.

[sledgehammer]

The newer all plastic ones , that I have just fitted , needed a bigger hole (I needed to open the hole up , quite a bit)

 

how ever there are several types , so contact the person selling them & get a measurement , to be certain

 

I wonder if the land rover ones are smaller ?

[bgrant570]

Thanks for the answer.  That's kind of what I figured.  Maybe I'll just try weather proofing some new early type indicators as best I can.

[Jordie]

Dont remember it being much hassle on my 86 mini. Had to drill a new hole or two. Later ones with screw lenses are loads better than the chrome insert type in terms of maintainence and fiddlyness

[bgrant570]

Hmmm...now I'm wondering again.  Didn't 86 already have the larger plastic ones?  Or was that 87?

[surfblue63]

I fitted early ones to my 93 Sprite, they fitted straight on with no modification. I've also had no problems with water ingress or rusting out in the 7 years they have been on the car. I think the older style look a lot better than the y newer type, especially when fitted with glass lenses. 

[bgrant570]

I fitted early ones to my 93 Sprite, they fitted straight on with no modification. I've also had no problems with water ingress or rusting out in the 7 years they have been on the car. I think the older style look a lot better than the y newer type, especially when fitted with glass lenses. 

Yes.  Hard to argue that.  The early types do look better!

[Richie83]

I fitted early ones to my 93 Sprite, they fitted straight on with no modification. I've also had no problems with water ingress or rusting out in the 7 years they have been on the car. I think the older style look a lot better than the y newer type, especially when fitted with glass lenses. 

I'm looking at doing this exact same thing. Did you just grab a set from Minispares?

[surfblue63]

 

I fitted early ones to my 93 Sprite, they fitted straight on with no modification. I've also had no problems with water ingress or rusting out in the 7 years they have been on the car. I think the older style look a lot better than the y newer type, especially when fitted with glass lenses. 

I'm looking at doing this exact same thing. Did you just grab a set from Minispares?

 

 

Yes they came from MiniSpares. I fitted them with some NOS Lucas clear glass lenses and orange bulbs