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[AndrewT]

A couple of months ago I bought one of the new, more expensive, fuel tank filler grommets from Minispares to replace the previous version which had been a black smudgy mess pretty much from day one.

Only got round to fitting it earlier this week but the quality is great, far more flexible and a much better finish than the old one.

Excellent work from Minispares and it's great to have a choice between low cost and high quality parts.

Hopefully enough enthusiasts will be willing to pay that bit extra to make it worthwhile for the likes of Minispares to keep investing in better products like this.

[Maccmike8]

Ive spent most of my Mini money with Minispares 

[IronmanG]

That's good to hear. Got 1 in the post

[paul748]

Even top quality rubber components which come into contact with modern petrol will suffer.

Bloody ethanol

[the.stroker]

I’ll move this to products and services reviews

[MikeRotherham]

Can you give the page url?

[GraemeC]

http://www.minispare...|Back to search

[unburntfuelinthemorning]

A couple of months ago I bought one of the new, more expensive, fuel tank filler grommets from Minispares to replace the previous version which had been a black smudgy mess pretty much from day one.

Only got round to fitting it earlier this week but the quality is great, far more flexible and a much better finish than the old one.

Excellent work from Minispares and it's great to have a choice between low cost and high quality parts.

Hopefully enough enthusiasts will be willing to pay that bit extra to make it worthwhile for the likes of Minispares to keep investing in better products like this.

So is this a recently introduced part from Minispares?

 

Will you report back in a year or two and let us know how it's lasting please.  I bought a fuel tank grommet from Minispares a few years ago and within a year the rubber had cracked. 

[AndrewT]

Yes, newly introduced part using better quality rubber than the one you probably bought. The difference in quality is clear immediately but, as you say, it will be interesting to see how it holds up.

[PoolGuy]

The Minispares seal (linked above) in made of edpm which isn’t very resistant to fuels, surely they should be making them from Viton? 

[gav]

A few more upgraded rubber parts now available:

 

21A2109 - Mini petrol cap seal (minispares.com)

 

2A7327 - Mini radius/upper arm dust seal upgraded type (minispares.com)

 

ADU5738VITON - Mini diff output shaft oil seal in viton (minispares.com) stock due this week.

[MikeRotherham]

A few more upgraded rubber parts now available:

 

21A2109 - Mini petrol cap seal (minispares.com)

 

2A7327 - Mini radius/upper arm dust seal upgraded type (minispares.com)

 

ADU5738VITON - Mini diff output shaft oil seal in viton (minispares.com) stock due this week.

Gav, any chance Minispares could produce an upgraded rear lamp to body seal, part numbers: 37H2691/2? The last ones I bought didn't last, were poorly trimmed and an inferior moulding compared to the originals

 

[gav]

 

A few more upgraded rubber parts now available:

 

21A2109 - Mini petrol cap seal (minispares.com)

 

2A7327 - Mini radius/upper arm dust seal upgraded type (minispares.com)

 

ADU5738VITON - Mini diff output shaft oil seal in viton (minispares.com) stock due this week.

Gav, any chance Minispares could produce an upgraded rear lamp to body seal, part numbers: 37H2691/2? The last ones I bought didn't last, were poorly trimmed and an inferior moulding compared to the originals

 

 

Working on those ;)

[68+86auto]

A few more upgraded rubber parts now available:
 
21A2109 - Mini petrol cap seal (minispares.com)
 
2A7327 - Mini radius/upper arm dust seal upgraded type (minispares.com)
 
ADU5738VITON - Mini diff output shaft oil seal in viton (minispares.com) stock due this week.

Gav, any chance Minispares could produce an upgraded rear lamp to body seal, part numbers: 37H2691/2? The last ones I bought didn't last, were poorly trimmed and an inferior moulding compared to the originals

I thought it must've just been me having so much trouble even installing them (mine were from Mini sport)

[Steve220]

 

 

A few more upgraded rubber parts now available:
 
21A2109 - Mini petrol cap seal (minispares.com)
 
2A7327 - Mini radius/upper arm dust seal upgraded type (minispares.com)
 
ADU5738VITON - Mini diff output shaft oil seal in viton (minispares.com) stock due this week.

Gav, any chance Minispares could produce an upgraded rear lamp to body seal, part numbers: 37H2691/2? The last ones I bought didn't last, were poorly trimmed and an inferior moulding compared to the originals

I thought it must've just been me having so much trouble even installing them (mine were from Mini sport)

 

 

Same! And mine have split after a few years of use.