BruceTF135

That is a very specific car you are looking for.  Adrian Clifford, the man with all of the figures on new MGFs and MG TFs, recently shared some of his data on the number of cars built in different colours.  There were apparently 566 Goodwood Green 80th Anniversaries built of which 501 were MPI (135) and 65 were VVC.  Of these, just 119 went into the British market.  If you are looking for a decent car, you might like to widen your search a bit.  Good luck.

I don't have a hardtop but I do have a tonneau cover, which fits tightly over the folded hood.  It fits exactly the same with the glass-windowed hood I now have as it did with the old plastic-windowed hood.  Have you lubricated all of the pivot points in the hood frame?  It might help.  I give mine a tiny drop of 3-in-1 once a year at every pivot point and the hood operates beautifully.

The electrical circuit diagrams available from the Community tab on the site should help.  There is a 'live' feed to the handbrake switch and brake fluid level switch (they share a warning light) which comes from the dashboard brake warning light.  In the TF, it's black/white.

All the Bruces here - Cue for a sketch

Are you talking about the rubber mat which goes into the small cubby in front of the gear lever.



You can get them second hand but if you want one posted to Aus, I'd try contacting MGFnTFBitz

Cheers,  Bruce.

Edit:  I tried inserting an ebay link here but it seems not to have worked.  Is this what you are looking for: 
 www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MG-Rover-F-MGF-MGTF-T...MA-Used/293088960884

 

Good question! I have been deliberating over the same job on mine but keep putting it off due to the same uncertainties.

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There was somebody in Australia who posted a few days ago who has coil spring suspension fitted in an MGF.  You could try contacting them for more advice.

www.the-t-bar.com/forum/3-welcome-introd...e/97361-hello#195289

The car in the video is definitely smoking too much.  It doesn't sound good so is in need of some attention.  It sounds like the garage that you have been using are not, shall we say, able to fix it.  You really need some EXPERT help.  I agree with what others have said; get it looked at by one of the many MG / K series experts out there.  Depending on where you live, here is a list of suggestions.  Most are mobile so location is not the limiting factor.  In no particular order:
Rough Luck Racing
MG Rover Mobile Mechanics
MG Rover Solutions
MJS Auto And Marine
There are many other decent garages that understand the MGF/TF very well.  Provided with your location, I'm sure that people could make suggestions.  I'll start with my local area, SE Essex, with British Legends in Southend-On-Sea and MG Rover Repair Centre in Wickford.
Good luck
 

First, I think we should be absolutely sure which brakes you are talking about.  There are 2-pot and 4-pot AP Racing brakes for the MGF/TF:
 

The 4-pots are quite common but the 2-pots much less so.  People sometimes mix them up.    I don't know whether they use the same pads but it seems unlikely.

If it is the 2-pot calipers you have I would try contacting Darren Hardy at mgfntfbitz.co.uk as I am pretty sure he has the parts for AP Racing calipers at competitive prices.

Your car looks really nice but the thing that really stands out as needing a bit of a spruce up is the front calipers.  I did mine in-situ using some eBay caliper paint and a small paintbrush after carefully masking the obvious bits you don't want to get paint on.  The paint on the logo can be removed easily enough with a Stanley blade and/or a sanding block.  It would obviously have been better to remove the calipers, dismantle them and spray them but I think that they look fine the way I have done them.

I'm still here!   Just send me a private message and we can sort something out.

Admin - Please delete this if it's not allowed or in the wrong place.  BC.