South African Mk3

I've tried them in both positions (up & down) and even pointing to the rear but the best seems to be 'down' ???

boris710 wrote:I've tried them in both positions (up & down) and even pointing to the rear but the best seems to be 'down' ???

I was thinking 'down' as well.

I made a start on the board for the parcel shelf today. Still lots of work to do, but it's a start :



Need to decide now if I want speakers on the board or not.

I've always preferred the "Pod" type speakers that just sit on top of the shelf so no cutting holes.
An added advantage of the "Pod" type is that the speakers are angled towards the front of the car and less volume is needed to hear the music !

boris710 wrote:I've always preferred the "Pod" type speakers that just sit on top of the shelf so no cutting holes.
An added advantage of the "Pod" type is that the speakers are angled towards the front of the car and less volume is needed to hear the music !  

Definitely no cutting into the shelf! My only worry out here is theft and heat if they're on the shelf.

Or:

Red Riley wrote:Or:

That's really neat! I like that Are those the only two speakers?

Jared Mk3 wrote:

Red Riley wrote:Or:

That's really neat! I like that Are those the only two speakers?

No, I also have two deck speakers, but they really take up a lot of room on the parcel shelf. I've considered doing without them.
I think you can just about see them in this picture.


They are like these:

Oh yes, I see, they look to stick up quite a ways. They look neat though.

I fitted an "Under the back seat" speaker board like that one in a Mini for a friend a while ago.
They were the only 2 speakers in the car and a lot of the sound coming from them was being "absorbed" by the padded rears material of the front seats This meant the radio's volume control was constantly on "high". (even for a "Mini" !!!)

All was OK however untill the first time the kids went in the back seats on a journey and promptly kicked both speakers in with the back of their shoes !!!
She now has rear "Pod" type speakers on the rear parcel shelf. and the radio volume has come down to a more 'normal' level.

boris710 wrote:All was OK however untill the first time the kids went in the back seats on a journey and promptly kicked both speakers in with the back of their shoes !!!

This happened to the speakers in the Clubby we had while I was growing up

I love it when there's beading :

Shall be getting a second set of wheels for this one. Hopefully soon

Fitted the heater in place today, as well as securing the switch panel. Not the best picture with the lighting and stuff, but hey :



Car needs a good clean inside still, but it's getting there slowly.

Got myself some pretty retro Leyland mats today :

Gotta luv a bit of BL 'rubber' !
You have the later (more efficient!) heater unit as well I see.

The mats are in really good condition as well

I think this type of heater unit was the only one available here in SA. Could be wrong, but I've never seen the early ones fitted to our cars. I just hope it works

I have that type of heater on my Cooper and it works very well.
Had to replace the heater matrix some years back as it developed a leak but thats been the only issue.

Those mats look to be in really good condition - I think you should send them to me for 'safe keeping' Jared !!!

I'm waiting to see if I need to replace the matrix in this one as well.

A few guys have offered me safe keeping of the mats

Well, my wheels finally got to me!

Very nice ! They will look great on your Mini !

There seems to be a 'little' rugby game on this weekend between Wales and South Africa as well.

Thanks! Not sure on the colour though

Just a little clash, no biggie

Well, here she is on her new wheels :







Still undecided on the colour, but hey, can stay as they are for now.

They fill out the arches nicely :





Definitely needs to be a bit lower once the engine is back in.

And the two wheels together that I have :

They look nice on the car and better than the 'Minilites' for me.

Could you split the wheels and get just the Gold part powder coated perhaps ? ....... maybe in White or the same Blue as the car ?

I quite like both wheels, but there's just something about saying you have Force wheels that makes a difference

The centres can come out, yes. I'm undecided on colour. Maybe a light silver?