Interior Packages

Before getting into the individual information and prices for each item of your Mini interior, let's get the ball rolling with some package price guides.

The package prices detailed below show the “from” prices for what many consider to be the key items that make up a complete interior. This includes original Mini seats (either seat covers or seat retrims), door cards, a dash trim panel kit, rear pocket trim (rear wheel arch covers and rear pocket liners), parcel shelf boards and gaiters (gear and handbrake gaiters).

Interior Package: Non-Reclining (Vertical Leg) Front Seats & Early (Metal Bar Style) Rear Seat Retrims:

Seat Retrims (+ interior trim) £1497

Interior Package: Non-Reclining Front (Looped Leg) Seats (Full Set):

Seat Covers (+ interior trim) £872
Seat Retrims (+ interior trim) £1155

Interior Package: Reclining (Without Headrests) (Looped Leg) Front Seats (Full Set):

Seat Covers (+ interior trim) £896
Seat Retrims (+ interior trim) £1179

Interior Package: Reclining Single Post Headrest (Looped Leg) Front Seats (Full Set):

Seat Covers (+ interior trim) £909
Seat Retrims (+ interior trim) £1229

Interior Package: SPi Twin Post Headrest (Looped Leg) Front Seats (Full Set):

Seat Covers (+ interior trim) £923
Seat retrims (+ interior trim) £1251

Interior Package: MPi Twin Post Headrest (Looped Leg) Front Seats (Full Set):

Seat Covers (+ interior trim) £923
Seat Retrims (+ interior trim) £1251

Further down, you'll find prices for additional items such as dash rail trim, rear pocket covers, headlining kits, sun visor retrims, carpet kits and boot lining kits, along with a wide range of upgrades and alternative options. These include different front seat options, door card designs, item specifications and trimming options, as well as plenty of useful information and recommendations to help you decide what will work best for your Mini.

There’s a lot to take in, so enjoy the read and hopefully you'll find the information useful. If you have any questions along the way, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Seats

Let's start with the most important part of any interior — the seats.

There are countless options to choose from. You can keep your original front seats, install aftermarket seats such as Cobra fixed-back bucket seats, or even use seats from another classic car. The possibilities are almost endless.

I recommend designing your interior around your front seats, as they should be the focal point of the finished interior. Every style of front seat is different, so choosing the right seats is an important first step in deciding the overall look and feel of your interior.

Once you've chosen the front seats you like, I can work with you on the seat cover design and trimming options to bring the whole look together.

Original Seats

Original looped-leg Classic Mini front seats are all interchangeable, using the same fixing brackets. This means you can easily swap your original front seats for a different style of original Mini seat — something that's particularly useful when retrofitting a later Mini or looking to modernise an earlier Mini.

The only original front seat that uses different fixing brackets is the early-style, non-reclining seat with vertical legs. These were mainly installed in MK1 & MK2 Morris Minis, although, rather inexplicably, some early MK3s (pre-1973) were also fitted with this style of non-reclining seat.

If you have vertical-leg, non-reclining front seats, you should also have the matching metal-rail rear seat assembly, with two metal rails — one at the top of the squab and one underneath the front of the cushion — rather than the wire squab frame assembly fitted to all 1973 onwards Minis.

If you have an early MK3, please make sure you double-check the style of front seats (looped-leg or vertical-leg) and rear seat assembly (wire squab frame or metal rail) fitted to your Mini.

For reference, my seat retrim service includes removal of your old seat covers, cleaning of the frames, painting the frame legs in black, steaming the foams and fitting the new seat covers. If required, I can also completely refurbish your seats, including fitting new membranes and/or foams.

Original Seats - Looped Leg Front Seats

If you have original looped-leg Classic Mini seats, you can choose between seat cover kits or a seat retrim. Prices listed below are for a pair of front seats and a rear seat.

Non-Reclining Front Seats (Full Set):

Seat Covers £452
Seat Retrims £735

Reclining (Without Headrests) Front Seats (Full Set):

Seat Covers £476
Seat Retrims £759

Reclining Single Post Headrest Front Seats (Full Set):

Seat Covers £489
Seat Retrims £809

SPi Twin Post Headrest Front Seats (Full Set):

Seat Covers £503
Seat retrims £831

MPi Twin Post Headrest Front Seats (Full Set):

Seat Covers £503
Seat Retrims £831

Alternatively, if you already have a set of aftermarket front seats fitted that don't require a retrim, I can supply the rear seats on their own.

Rear Seats:

Seat Covers £184 (from)
Seat Retrims £259 (from)

Original Seats - Vertical Leg Front Seats & Metal Bar Style Back Seats

If you have original vertical-leg, non-reclining seats and/or a metal-bar-style rear seat, I only offer seat retrims, meaning I will need your seats here at Optimise HQ to complete the work.

Non-Reclining (Vertical Leg) Front Seats:

Seat Retrims £633

Early (Metal Bar Style) Rear Seat Retrim:

Seat Retrims: £444

Cobra Seats (Retrims)

Cobra seat swaps are by far the most popular Classic Mini front seat conversion, and it's easy to see why.

The Cobra Classic, Cobra Classic RS, Cobra Cub and Cobra Monte-Carlo, from Cobra's incredible Historic Seats range, are all designed specifically for installation in classic cars. Their old-school design and retro functionality not only look great, but also fit perfectly within the Classic Mini cockpit.

Alternatively, the Cobra Le Mans, from Cobra's Sports Seats range, is a great solution if you're looking for a more comfortable seat. Like the fixed-back bucket seats, it looks incredible, with its 1990s fast Ford styling, while still fitting perfectly within the Classic Mini cockpit.

For reference, the Cobra Classic Mini subframe kit is designed to use the same fixing points as the original looped-leg front seats. The simplicity of the conversion is one of the reasons it is such a popular seat swap.

It therefore makes perfect sense to have your Cobra seats retrimmed to complement the rest of your Classic Mini interior. Prices detailed below are for the retrim of a set of brand-new Cobra seats, prices for older seats may vary.

Cobra Classic:

Cobra Classic Retrims (Pair) £470
Cobra Classic With Headrests Retrims (Pair) £540

Cobra Classic RS:
Cobra Classic RS With Headrests Retrims (Pair) £670

Cobra Cub:

Cobra Cub Retrims (Pair) £470
Cobra Cub With Headrests Retrims (Pair) £540

Cobra Monte-Carlo:

Cobra Monte-Carlo With Headrests Retrims (Pair) £580

Cobra Le Mans:

Cobra Le Mans With Headrests Retrims (Pair) £900

In addition to the popular Cobra front seats listed above, I can retrim the full range of Cobra seats. Please get in touch for further details and a price estimate.

Other Seats (Retrims)

Finally, you'll find estimates below for retrimming other popular front seat swaps and rear seat options. This includes aftermarket seats, such as other Cobra fixed-back bucket seats not detailed above, as well as original seats from other classic cars.

Other Front Seats:

Fixed Back Bucket Seat Retrims (Pair) £800
Mazda MX-5 MK1 Tombstone Retrims (Pair) £1400
Mazda MX-5 MK1 Headrest Retrims (Pair) £1600
Ford RS Turbo Recaro Retrims (Pair) £1800
Alfa Romeo GTV Retrims (Pair) £1700

Other Rear Seats:

Alfa Romeo GTV Retrims £1000

Door Cards

Next up, the door cards. Along with the seats, these are one of the most visually important elements of your interior, so I always recommend creating them to complement your seats. Using the same trimming options and design cues helps bring the whole interior together and creates a cohesive overall theme.

I offer a range of door card designs, all of which can be customised and adapted to work alongside most seat styles and build themes. Alternatively, if you're looking for something completely different, I can design door cards from scratch, so we can create a set that's perfectly suited to your interior.

Prices listed below are for a complete set, including a pair of front door cards and a pair of rear quarter panels.

Door Cards (Full Set):

Plain Door Cards £151
Monte-Carlo Door Cards £173
Monte-Carlo Plus Door Cards £201
Wide-Stripe Door Cards £202
Wide-Stripe Fluted Door Cards £226

Interior Trim

With the main aspects of your interior covered, we can turn our attention to the interior trim. This includes the dash area (dash rails and dash trim panel kit), the rear pocket area (rear pocket trim), the parcel shelf and gaiters.

The interior trim doesn't necessarily need to stand out — it simply needs to complement the rest of your interior. The simplest approach is to match these items to your seats and door cards, using the same trimming options to tie everything together.

The parcel shelf board, however, provides a great opportunity to introduce a subtle feature. My standard options include a Union Jack stitched board, adding a small detail to what would otherwise be a plain panel. Other options could include incorporating elements of your door card design, such as matching piping and stitching, or continuing the rear seat squab cover design onto the parcel shelf.

Likewise, if you're installing a dash trim panel kit, this can provide another opportunity to introduce a little more character. Small pockets and featured trimming options, such as basketweave or cloth, can be used to complement the seats and door cards and help bring the whole interior design together.

Padded Dash Rail Retrims:

Padded Dash Rail Retrims (Top & Bottom) £142
Padded Dash Rail Retrims (Top) £79
Padded Dash Rail Retrims (Bottom) £79
Padded Dash Rail Covers (Top & Bottom) £63
Padded Dash Rail Cover (Top) £43
Padded Dash Rail Cover (Bottom) £43
Metal Dash Rail Trim (Top & Bottom) £28
Metal Dash Rail Trim (Top) £21
Metal Dash Rail Trim (Bottom) £21

Dash Trim Panel Kits:

Dash Trim Panel Kit (Leatherette) £110
Dash Trim Panel Kit (Carpet) £98

Rear Pocket Trim:

Rear Wheel Arch Covers (Leatherette) £32
Rear Wheel Arch Covers (Carpet) £23
Rear Pocket Liners - Early MK3 (Leatherette) £62
Rear Pocket Liners - Early MK3 (Carpet) £59
Rear Pocket Liners - 1973 Onwards (Leatherette) £45
Rear Pocket Liners - 1973 Onwards (Carpet) £41
Rear Pocket Bin Covers (Leatherette) £37
Rear Pocket Bin Covers (Carpet) £28

Parcel Shelf Boards:

Rear Parcel Shelf Board (Carpet) £43
Rear Parcel Shelf Board (Leatherette) £52
Rear Parcel Shelf Board (Union Jack) £62

Gaiters

Gear Gaiter - Remote Control £32
Gear Gaiter - 1973 Onwards £32
Handbrake Gaiter £32

Headlining Kits

The idea with your headlining is to complement the rest of your interior, and I recommend choosing a complementary colour that is either lighter or darker than the primary colour of your interior.

Prices listed below are for a complete kit, including the headliner, A pillar trims, B pillar trims, C pillar trims and the under rear screen trim. Matching sun visor retrims are available separately.

Headlining Kits:

Headlining Kit (Perforated Leatherette) £191
Headlining Kit (OEM Vinyl) £153
Headlining Kit (OEM Brushed Nylon) £157
Headlining Kit (Union Jack) £403

Sun Visor Retrims

Sun Visor Retrims (Perforated Leatherette) £120
Sun Visor Retrims (OEM Vinyl) £99
Sun Visor Retrims (OEM Brushed Nylon) £100

Carpet Kits

The final aspect of your interior is the carpet. An essential part of any Mini, a quality carpet kit can really finish your interior off and bring everything together.

Designed here at Optimise Automotive to be the ultimate Classic Mini carpet kit, my carpet sets have been developed by me and are unique to Optimise Automotive.

Each individual panel is shaped to align with the contours of the Classic Mini floor pan, with every section of the floor covered — including the under-rear-seat upright subframe mounting panel and main floor crossmember.

My carpet sets are also constructed with a closed-cell foam backing, providing modern sound reduction and insulation. This replaces traditional underlay, so there is no need to install a separate underlay kit alongside my carpet sets.

For reference, all of my carpet kits are supplied with matching gear and handbrake gaiters.

Carpet Kit:

Carpet Kit £288

Boot Lining Kits

Home of the Classic Mini boot lining kit since 2005 and still the undisputed king today. Boot liners are where it all started for me, and it still gives me immense pleasure to create the best boot liners on the market for your beloved Minis.

My range is designed to perfectly complement the rest of your interior, with both carpet and leatherette trimming options available.

If you regularly use your Mini's boot, I recommend choosing a carpet-trimmed option. They look absolutely brilliant and, with durable carpet trimming, offer excellent usability. Alternatively, a leatherette-trimmed kit creates a stunning show-piece finish that's sure to wow the crowds when your Mini is parked up at a show.

As with the seats and door cards, my boot liners are fully customisable and can be adapted to work alongside your project and the overall design of your interior.

Boot Lining Kits:

Carpet Boot Lining Kit + Battery Access Panel £150
Carpet Boot Lining Kit With Runners + Battery Access Panel £235
Leatherette Boot Lining Kit + Battery Access Panel £311
Leatherette Boot Lining Kit With Runners + Battery Access Panel £391