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BruceK · Dec 16th, 2001, 10:41 AM

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Originally posted by lightbody
mr. bill - you've said a few times about the frameless doors being a potential problem and that they should have put frames around them.

Do you think they just made them frameless to be clever and introduce complication?

NO! They introduced them because they HAD to to give it that AMAZING look of having glass all round right up to the roof which looks like its stuck on like the old Mini. The car look AWESOME and just wouldn't look as good with door frames!

Excellent point Rob! It has been at least 10 years since BMW started fitting some (all?) of its cars with the frameless glass that drops slightly when the door is opened or closed. If it had proved troublesome then I'm sure they would have dropped it years ago and it never would have appeared on the MINI.

Dec 16th, 2001, 10:41 AM	#12
BruceK Moderator & Sponsor Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: San Antonio, Texas Local Time: 09:04 PM Posts: 3,759 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by lightbody mr. bill - you've said a few times about the frameless doors being a potential problem and that they should have put frames around them. Do you think they just made them frameless to be clever and introduce complication? NO! They introduced them because they HAD to to give it that AMAZING look of having glass all round right up to the roof which looks like its stuck on like the old Mini. The car look AWESOME and just wouldn't look as good with door frames! Excellent point Rob! It has been at least 10 years since BMW started fitting some (all?) of its cars with the frameless glass that drops slightly when the door is opened or closed. If it had proved troublesome then I'm sure they would have dropped it years ago and it never would have appeared on the MINI. + 2002 MINI Cooper S - Dark Silver / White roof, Sport, Premium, Lapis blue leather + 1965 Mini Traveller - Tartan Red / White roof, 1275, Cooper S discs, fully restored/renewed