Hi folks, so currently on my 1981 mini HL project i'm getting the inner sill in and will be looking to fit the door step shortly. I did have a go at actually making a door step after buying a pair from Minispares only to find that they were shockingly bad! The practice door step I made actually came out not too bad and have learned enough from that to try another, however that takes a fair bit of time. I'm now looking at buying another step replacement panel. I know the Heritage one is a good fit and it has the A-pillar on it as well but a pair of them are a bit pricey, you get what you pay for though! Can anyone recommend another supplier that makes good door step panels?
Decent Door Step/door Aperture Panels!
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skoughi
, Oct 11 2026 08:45 AM
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Posted 11 October 2026 - 08:45 AM
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Posted 11 October 2026 - 11:33 AM
Mini-Machine below have a good reputation for Mini panels and if you phone or email them, they will usually advise you of the panels original source/supplier, fit, or if it is made 'in house' by themselves, so might be worth contacting them.
"Four decades supplying restorers, workshops and fabricators from our Darlington workshop. Browse online with our interactive 3D Mini, or download the full PDF catalogue of 778 Mini Panels."
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Posted 11 October 2026 - 03:28 PM
Heritage will probably be your best bet.
Its been a while since i bought doorsteps as i had some made by a proper fab shop who was owned and run by a very capable chap who was seriously into mini's. (long retired now)
The last pair i bought were from M Machine (a long time ago) and they turned out to be Magnum and were shall we say mediocre at best. Now as mentioned if you talk to Doreen she will tell you if they are their own pressings, Magnum or Heritage.
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Posted Yesterday, 06:21 AM
M Machine seem to have two choices, a budget one which is probably Magnum, and one that has the step plus A post which going by the price is Heritage. I'll have a think and decide if I'll open the purse strings and buy the Heritage and save a lot of time and have an easier life or test myself and make ones, and spend a lot of hours doing so! Cheers guys.
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