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MGjim · 4th April 2019, 18:11

Minis didn't have foot operated washers but early ones had a headlamp dip switch on the floor, mine has, as well as the floor mounted starter button and the green light on the end of the indicator stalk.

Bullnose75 · 4th April 2019, 18:22

And banded steel wheels. We all had them back in the day. Used to drop off our standard steel rims to Deals on Wheels at Romford, Essex where they'd get them cut and fitted with a band of steel to make them as wide as you wanted. Me and a mate had them on the rear of my MG Magnette and his Wolseley 16/60 along with the extended leaf spring shackles of course

HarryM1BYT · 4th April 2019, 18:30

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Originally Posted by MGjim

had a headlamp dip switch on the floor, mine has, as well as the floor mounted starter button and the green light on the end of the indicator stalk.

That was simply to save the cost of relays, yet keep cable runs short.

oxfordblue75 · 4th April 2019, 18:48

Rubber aerials that always kinked the wrong way & door guards with reflectors in, Mmmm the good old days.

oxfordblue75 · 4th April 2019, 18:52

Good old tat!

bl52krz · 4th April 2019, 19:03

Dont forget the plastic trap by the window top parking light. I still have mine in the shed. Wonder what it is worth now?

MGjim · 4th April 2019, 19:28

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Originally Posted by HarryM1BYT

That was simply to save the cost of relays, yet keep cable runs short.

Not a single relay in sight, in fact only two fuses in the fusebox, and probably difficult to have a long cable run in a car that's only 10 feet long!

clf · 4th April 2019, 19:42

How about polonium spark plugs? Lol

anti static strips that only served to make a scraping noise as you drove slowly.

or aerials fitted within the self adhesive sun visor - nearly always in green :s

clf · 4th April 2019, 19:45

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Originally Posted by MGjim

Minis didn't have foot operated washers but early ones had a headlamp dip switch on the floor, mine has, as well as the floor mounted starter button and the green light on the end of the indicator stalk.

Early mark 1 Fiestas had a foot operated rubber bulb for the washers.

MGjim · 4th April 2019, 19:47

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I'll just leave this here.....

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MGjim Loves to post MG ZT-T 160+ Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Peasmarsh Posts: 390 Thanks: 45 Thanked 140 Times in 87 Posts	Minis didn't have foot operated washers but early ones had a headlamp dip switch on the floor, mine has, as well as the floor mounted starter button and the green light on the end of the indicator stalk.

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Bullnose75 Avid contributor Rover 75 Tourer 2.0 V6 LPG Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Colchester Posts: 210 Thanks: 4 Thanked 50 Times in 39 Posts	And banded steel wheels. We all had them back in the day. Used to drop off our standard steel rims to Deals on Wheels at Romford, Essex where they'd get them cut and fitted with a band of steel to make them as wide as you wanted. Me and a mate had them on the rear of my MG Magnette and his Wolseley 16/60 along with the extended leaf spring shackles of course

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oxfordblue75 Gets stuck in rover 75 saloon 1.8T Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: saltash Posts: 701 Thanks: 150 Thanked 235 Times in 160 Posts	Rubber aerials that always kinked the wrong way & door guards with reflectors in, Mmmm the good old days.

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MGjim Loves to post MG ZT-T 160+ Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Peasmarsh Posts: 390 Thanks: 45 Thanked 140 Times in 87 Posts	https://m.aliexpress.com/item/328745...ne-Ashtray-Car I'll just leave this here.....