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#1 Rusty77

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Posted 29 July 2020 - 10:00 PM

Hi,
I have recently bought a 1980 mini clubman 1100 for restoration. The headlight bowls are rusted through but I can't seem to find a replacement bowl of the same type? The original ones were rivited onto the front of the car and the headlight screws into 3 plastic plugs on the bowl.
Is this type still available or do the roundnose type fit?
Thanks

#2 imack

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Posted 30 July 2020 - 05:00 AM

Pretty certain the round nose bowls are the same.
But the quality of the repo ones is iffy. The ones I bought from minispares a couple of years ago were rubbish using on a round nose car. Virtually impossible to fit the chrome trim rings and the locating lugs for the rings in the wrong place.
Probably fine though on a clubman.

Edited by imack, 30 July 2020 - 05:05 AM.


#3 Floyd kraemer

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Posted 01 August 2020 - 05:14 PM

I used the S5400 plastic bowls from Mini Spares and they worked well on my 1972 clubman. I used self tapping screws (with spire nuts on the back behind the body panel) to fit them.

 

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imack is probably right that not having to worry about the round nose headlamp surrounds makes these an easy replacement... and they won't rust!!



#4 GT Jimmy

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Posted 01 August 2020 - 06:34 PM

I used the plastic ones on my clubbie, no problems

#5 Rusty77

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Posted 10 August 2020 - 08:19 PM

That's great. Thanks for your help & info





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