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Q My Mini Cooper had a fabric roll back sunroof fitted from new. The car has been in storage and somehow, the outer vinyl covering has been damaged. I think it’s beyond repair and will need to be replaced.

Is there a specialist who can supply a new, original style cover, or if not, make a replacement? The inner ‘headliner’ part of the roof has also started to show its age, and if possible I’d also like to replace this at the same time. Can you help?

Martin

“It’s entirely feasible to fit a Clubman flip-front onto a round-nose saloon”

A These sunroofs were enormously popular and found their way into a lot of classic cars over the years. The construction became more sophisticated as time passed, and the final versions that were fitted at

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