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[CooperTrooper]

Got on of these from a trade stand at stanford bridge yesterday for a bargain price of 14 quid!

http://www.minisport...00#aIMI32021000

Does anyone know how they fit? Im wondering if the petrol cap thingie differs on the late mpi's as im unsure how it fits. I can basically just take the old one off and this one just fits tight onto the seal without me having to do much else.. do i just tap it down a little bit more with a hammer so its proper tight on?

Edited by CooperTrooper, 10 September 2007 - 09:43 AM.

[Matt]

as far as i know mate.. you put it on.. and there should be something like 3 tiny grub screws around the bottom which hold it on..

[aussie]

you also have to take off your petrol cap first.

[CooperTrooper]

anyone know how these fit?

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i dont understand if i just bang it on as there is no screws to tighten it on...



this is the sleeve that fits securely against the car do i just tap it down???

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[james962]

Don't you unscrew your current petrol cap, and push it in the Monza cap. The monza one then sits underneath the original, so you can still lock the petrol cap, and then the cover just folds over the top? Then, when you fill up, you unlock the original cap, and the monza one comes off with it.

I think is fits the same way as the aston stylee.

[james962]

Woops, like you said in your first post, the sleeve just makes it a nice tight fit.

[CooperTrooper]

Don't you unscrew your current petrol cap, and push it in the Monza cap. The monza one then sits underneath the original, so you can still lock the petrol cap, and then the cover just folds over the top? Then, when you fill up, you unlock the original cap, and the monza one comes off with it.

I think is fits the same way as the aston stylee.

its a non locking one mate if that helps

[Dan]

To my knowledge...

With that type, you drain the tank, fill it with CO2 to displace the petrol vapour, leave it to vent overnight to be really sure, clean the filler neck with a grinder and then braze the brass filler neck to it hoping really hard that the tank doesn't explode. These are not bolt on or push on items but bespoke, weld in custom car fittings. This is not the same as the Mini Spares screw fitted Aston type cap which was invented to get round this problem.

[CooperTrooper]

To my knowledge...

With that type, you drain the tank, fill it with CO2 to displace the petrol vapour, leave it to vent overnight to be really sure, clean the filler neck with a grinder and then braze the brass filler neck to it hoping really hard that the tank doesn't explode. These are not bolt on or push on items but bespoke, weld in custom car fittings. This is not the same as the Mini Spares screw fitted Aston type cap which was invented to get round this problem.

seems abit extreme... im sure the stall guy at stanford said it fits straight on but just wondering if anyone else had the same one.... im abit nervous now lol