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[Rufus The Red Mini]

Hello, does anybody know what exterior sun visors will fit a classic mini? The only one I have seen for sale are at mini sport and are over 300 quid. Trying to get one second hand is like finding rocking horse sh*t.
Any ideas would be most welcome. Thanks.

[DeadSquare]

They were always pretty rare, I only ever knew of one Mini with one.

 

The remains of it are still probably somewhere in the hedge on the side of the A449 dual carriage-way between Raglan and Usk.

 

It blew off a girlfriend's 998 Cooper as we touched a ton one night.  It howled and we knew it had gone because we could hear the exhaust.

 

I swear the car picked up speed when it came off

[Vanman20]

I thought you meant metal ones like you see fitted to Moggy Minors and the like but I see those Minisport ones are perspex.
Pretty vulgar aren't they lol

[Steam]

You say sun visor, I say air brake.

[nicklouse]

Hello, does anybody know what exterior sun visors will fit a classic mini? The only one I have seen for sale are at mini sport and are over 300 quid. Trying to get one second hand is like finding rocking horse sh*t.
Any ideas would be most welcome. Thanks.

That’s your only choice unless you want to make one yourself.

[sonscar]

Buy a wheeling machine and a swaging machine and £300 will seem like a bargain.Steve..

[mab01uk]

BMC had one listed in their original accessory brochures. The part number was 37H9360, and it cost £7. 7s.:-

https://mk1-performa...uk/akd_1421.pdf

 

https://mk1-performa...accessories.htm

 

 

[mab01uk]

Extracted from:-
https://www.oldclass...o.uk/visors.htm

 

Australian Police

 

 

Edited by mab01uk, 11 March 2023 - 12:45 PM.

[mab01uk]

MINI AUSTIN ROVER CLASSIC ACRYLIC SUNVISOR EXTERNAL GREEN :-

https://www.ebay.co....bffffb03a|iid:1

 

 

 

 

Edited by mab01uk, 11 March 2023 - 12:49 PM.

[mab01uk]

This one on a Clubman Estate is made by a business in the Netherlands:-

http://mk1-forum.net...hp?f=28&t=35146

 

 

[Rufus The Red Mini]

I did mean the metal ones!!! I think they just look cool. I'm not paying over 300 quid for a perspex one. I did see one for a Morris 1000 on ebay that I might have been able to adapt, but all 3 offers were declined straight away.

[Shooter63]

There is a company in Essex that will probably make you one in alloy, but I've got a feeling they will charge you at least double the perspex price then you will still need to paint it etc.

Shooter

[Vanman20]

I did mean the metal ones!!! I think they just look cool. I'm not paying over 300 quid for a perspex one. I did see one for a Morris 1000 on ebay that I might have been able to adapt, but all 3 offers were declined straight away.

There's one on for £130 but it's grp not steel.Looks a lot like the mini ones.
If there's a demand I'm sure I could rustle up a mould and make grp ones for a reasonable price.Do you think the demand is there ?

[nicklouse]

 

I did mean the metal ones!!! I think they just look cool. I'm not paying over 300 quid for a perspex one. I did see one for a Morris 1000 on ebay that I might have been able to adapt, but all 3 offers were declined straight away.

There's one on for £130 but it's grp not steel.Looks a lot like the mini ones.
If there's a demand I'm sure I could rustle up a mould and make grp ones for a reasonable price.Do you think the demand is there ?

 

In the UK nope. If there was they would have been readily available for years.

[alex-95]

I did mean the metal ones!!! I think they just look cool. I'm not paying over 300 quid for a perspex one. I did see one for a Morris 1000 on ebay that I might have been able to adapt, but all 3 offers were declined straight away.

I have a green acrylic one that's for a triumph herald I believe, I'd have to get a photo of the fit but I think it could be chopped to fit if you're interested?