My '93 has the speedo and rev counter directly in front of the driver. The important small gauges (temp, oil pressure and to a lesser extent in importance volts) can be read with the tonneau cover in place over the passenger side.

Graham (G4FUJ)

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'09 Gen2 MINI Cooper ragtop
'90 LR 90 SW