Hi all,
Just wondering if anyone can tell me what colour my 1968 mini deluxe sun visor should be. I am arranging a white head lining but the old sun visor I have seems to be a sort of greyish colour. I was wondering if it was a UK made item and thats why it may appear a little different?

Or maybe it is just so aged it now looks grey

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Mine (68) are the cream crackle finish. I'm pretty sure in 68 they were still using imported UK ones because thats the pattern they used for the headlining also. They probably were a lighter colour when new but they do seem to yellow with age.

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68 Morris Cooper S Mk1 (*ex 78 1275 LS 4th last built, 70 Morris 1500 OHC & 70 MiniMatic)

maybe try soapy water and a soft brush and see what colour yours really are. Having said that, I'm more used to them going yellow rather than grey also.

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Your Roof lining should be white with a barky kind of grain..
The Newton Commercial visors are fairly close

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Thanks guys,
I am planning to order from Newton Commercial but noticed they only have grey and cream available and wondered if we only ever got grey or cream or if Australia made with version to go with our local headlining.

Some pics of mine,
It could have started as white but it seems to have a grey tone to it that doesn't show up very well in the photos.

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1968 Morris Mini Deluxe - members gallery
1970 Morris Cooper S - members gallery
Mini's I grew up with
Slot car couch

Yes the grey is correct
I usually clean mine with bleach

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1969 Cooper "S"
1967 Mini Deluxe
1973 Clubman Van (the fleet spare)
1978 ex 1275 LS ("Wizard" Eaton Supercharged)
2015 HSV GenF GTS(occasional drive & tow car)
2019 MINI F55 Cooper S

The ones out of my mini k were cream

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I second that. They should have a grey undertone. Not overly obvious but when put against the warm white rooflining it is noticeable.
G

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1970 Cooper S ex-Bathurst & ATCC
1964 Austin Cooper S ex-Group C race car
1967 Morris Cooper S ex-Group B
1962 Mini Speed sports sedan
1968-71 ex-Peter Manton Shell car

The vinyl shown on the visors above is known as "crackle" by BMC.

Al

Have to have a closer look then. My lining and visors have definately yellowed. A previous owner may have been a smoker.

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68 Morris Cooper S Mk1 (*ex 78 1275 LS 4th last built, 70 Morris 1500 OHC & 70 MiniMatic)

Try Cleaning Them With Nappysan The two metal ends will come out and You can have them re Chromed

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Thanks for the help all!
I will try cleaning, the whole thing seems pretty loose and spongy
I think it might be had it and ordering a reproduction one might be on the cards, but it looks like grey is the one I will need to match Australian white head lining.

Cheers

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1968 Morris Mini Deluxe - members gallery
1970 Morris Cooper S - members gallery
Mini's I grew up with
Slot car couch

How did you go with these mate?
I think the foam in mine Is knackered ... Is the Newton an option ?

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Simonw
Brisbane QLD
1st car - 1964 Mini Panelvan 850
Previous - 1978 Leyland LS 1275 Gold
- 1969 Mini K

I have bought two pairs from them. One is Grey and the other in Cream Crackle. No complaints, apart from the shipping cost issue. You can also buy via MiniSport (in the UK).

I think we had the same crackle finish sun visors here as they had in the uk. Even though our head lining is different and doesn't match they must have just decided to keep importing the visors from the uk.

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68 Morris Cooper S Mk1 (*ex 78 1275 LS 4th last built, 70 Morris 1500 OHC & 70 MiniMatic)