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Car Forum / MINI / September 2003Fitting mkII Aussie doors
Ey up, I should be getting a pair of MkII Aussie doors within the month. \o/ Is there anything I should know about fitting them to a non-Aussie MkII? Thanks in advance Chris > Ey up, > > I should be getting a pair of MkII Aussie doors within the month. \o/ What exactly do you mean? What are the features you have been sold? Pull down door handles? Quarter vent windows? > Is there anything I should know about fitting them to a non-Aussie MkII? What are you going to fit them to? > Thanks in advance > Chris Exactly. Quarter vents and wind-down windows. Where am I going to fit them? Well... to the place a door was designed to be fitted on a Mini. >> Ey up, >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> Thanks in advance >> Chris > Exactly. Quarter vents and wind-down windows. Pull down handles? > Where am I going to fit them? Well... to the place a door was designed to be > fitted on a Mini. I asked to what you were going to fit them, not where to. If the doors have lift up handles, rather than pull down handles you will have the devil's own job making them fit. You will need the matching B pillar. >>> Ey up, >>> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >>> Thanks in advance >>> Chris > Pull down handles? > I asked to what you were going to fit them, not where to. > If the doors have lift up handles, rather than pull down handles you > will have the devil's own job making them fit. You will need the > matching B pillar. Oh, I see. Pardon my sarcasm. Hm, as there is a shipment of approximately 18 Aussie minis coming into Canada, I could probably find a pair with pull-down handles. I was rather hoping for lift-up handles. I didn't actually realise that there would be different latching on the B-Pillar. I'll keep that in mind. Thanks for the tip. Otherwise, if I can get Aussie doors with pulldown handles, all should be well? Chris >> Pull down handles? > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Otherwise, if I can get Aussie doors with pulldown handles, all should be > well? Exactly. The lift off handles are associated with an anti burst mechanism in the latching arrangement, and short of transplanting a B pillar, you'd not get anywhere. Please don't think about a B pillar swap!! > I should be getting a pair of MkII Aussie doors within the month. All Aussie Minis are Mk I shells with UK MkI style external hinges. Aussie doors come in three varieties: A) UK style sliding windows, UK style latch. Fitted to imported and local 850s and vans until about 1966. B) AU style wind up window with quarter vent window, UK style latch. Fitted to Mini Minor 998, Mini Deluxe 998, Mini K 1100 until 1970. Can be fitted in place of type A above. C) AU style wind up window with quarter vent window, unique AU design burst proof latch with "modern" lift up external handle, which wears out. Fitted to later Mini K 1100, all Clubmans. Cannot be fitted to a shell which has the early UK MkI style latch strikers without major surgery. > Is there anything I should know about fitting them to a non-Aussie > MkII? If your MkII has concealed hinges, then no Aussie door will fit. If you have MkI external hinges, type A above is identical to your original doors and type B can be fitted. Type C cannot be fitted without major surgery. > All Aussie Minis are Mk I shells with UK MkI style external hinges. > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > original doors and type B can be fitted. Type C cannot be fitted > without major surgery. Thanks very much Graham! I know what I'm looking for when they open the container now :-) Chris Chris, does your car have external hinges? If yes you can fit the Aussie doors with the twist handle. If no then you will have trouble! Michael. > > All Aussie Minis are Mk I shells with UK MkI style external hinges. > > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Chris Yeppers! Although I should buy some new ones... :) Chris > Chris, does your car have external hinges? > > If yes you can fit the Aussie doors with the twist handle. > If no then you will have trouble! > > Michael. |
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