The ERA Kit was the very first kit that we moulded. The original kits were fitted to the 600 or so Mini ERA Turbos that were produced in 1989/90, most of which went to Japan. The kit was very boxy, and until recently must have ranked as the most popular Mini kit, with kit sales at the very least outnumbering sales of original cars by 10 to 1. The kit looked very butch, and the square lines of the kit contrasted perfectly with the soft rounded lines of the Mini.

The kits are odd in two respects, firstly the kits themselves have panel joints in very odd places, there are 3 joints in the sideskirts, and another three in the rear bumper of the original style kit. The Budget kit is slightly better, and the deluxe kit whilst it loses out on originality because of the changes to the kit is easier to fit with its one-piece bumpers, skirts, and arches. Versions are available for the Clubman, Van, Estate, Pickup, Saloon, with centre or side exit exhausts, and in original, budget, or deluxe versions. The other respect in which this kit is odd, is that the metal at the rear of the front arch needs to be modified to enable the bodykit arches to fit since they fit under the flange.

Rated in the adverts as a two-spanner job this is slightly more involved to fit than the simple kits because of the panel joints. Wheels can vary from 5.5 x 13 to 7 x 13, and some 14’s can also be accommodated. The holes in the front bumper are not fog lights, even though many people fit fogs here, but are actually air ducts for heater, and air intake. The rear bumper has a pair of fog light apertures into which small fog lights can be fitted. If you have trouble sourcing these we can supply them.