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I would imagine a number of people have painted primered caps to suit their tastes... anyone have a recommended type of exterior paint available in spray can off the shelf, rather than having th ebody shop either do it or pressurize a can for you? I don't have to colormatch to MINI stock colors, so it's more about the type and brand of paint... any recommendations?
I doubt that I spent 5 minutes swapping my mirror caps out. I sorta feel bad about wasting the paper to print the instructions out....it was that simple.
Thanks very much!
__________________ '07 MCS DS/W, sport, prem, conv, nav, full JCW exhaust, NM turbo heat shield, NM CAI, WMW BOV, Mach V springs, MOMO wheels.
Wow -- Thanks for these great instructions! I asked the dealership about replacing these... They said that it would cost one hour of labor ($90) and that the original caps break so I wouldn't be able to use them again.
I used your instruction and did it myself in a total of 10 minutes - and did not break one clip!!!
Wow -- Thanks for these great instructions! I asked the dealership about replacing these... They said that it would cost one hour of labor ($90) and that the original caps break so I wouldn't be able to use them again.
I wouldn't take my MINI to that dealership even for a wiper fluid refill !
Wow -- Thanks for these great instructions! I asked the dealership about replacing these... They said that it would cost one hour of labor ($90) and that the original caps break so I wouldn't be able to use them again.
I used your instruction and did it myself in a total of 10 minutes - and did not break one clip!!!
In all fairness, if you DO use a tool then yeah - it takes forever and you do generally break so many of the tabs that they're nor re-usable. That said, I'm shocked that they didn't know the trick of popping off the mirror glass to get to the tabs - it was obviously designed to work exactly this way...
Happy to save you a Benjamin!
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~Matt Cook | Dublin, Ohio | '92 Classic Mini Sprite: "Fiona" + Purple Haze 2005 MCS Cabrio: "Dawn". See old MODs from "Nano" HERE - post #166 - many with How-to links!
This might be your best How-To thread yet, Matt. 3 minutes per mirror cap, done.
I can't imagine trying that without taking the mirror off first. At best... 2 cuss words and one broken clip. At worst... 9 cuss words and 3 broken clips.
Anyone want to buy a pair of chrome caps... cheap ??
I'll echo what CR&.... said, Matt this is a most helpful write-up! Did mine in 10 minutes total. No broken clips! Thank you!
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MINIless for the immediate future. :(
Previously owned:
06 Justa Cooper Astro Black
03 MCS BRG and lotsa mods
06 MCSA HB and even more mods
I'm not sure about that... I have a 2006 and I know it works for all models from 2002 until they changed models in 2007. The 2007 Cabrio should still be the same (they're not changing the body style until 2008 on the convertavble) but I have no idea on the '07 hard-top, sorry. Can someone confirm?
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~Matt Cook | Dublin, Ohio | '92 Classic Mini Sprite: "Fiona" + Purple Haze 2005 MCS Cabrio: "Dawn". See old MODs from "Nano" HERE - post #166 - many with How-to links!
This technique works on the R56. I just popped mine off. You just have to pry the mirror a little harder than you expect. Takes a little nerve, but it works well.
great thread ImagoX, worked perfectly, thanks a million. I was trying to just pry off the cover at first and when it was not coming I deceided to look it up and found this. Also thanks to Eric Rowland posting that you really need to pull hard on the mirror part (no my clips did not break). I did have to use a flat head to get oneside off. the clips were much tighter than the other side.
BRAVO FOR YOUR METHOD OF REMOVING THE MIRRORS!!!! ABOUT 5 MINUTES EACH, NO BROKEN TABS AND THE UNION JACKS ARE IN PLACE ON MY 2007 CHILE RED CABRIO. MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD WITH INFORMATION THAT WORKS.
BRAVO FOR YOUR METHOD OF REMOVING THE MIRRORS!!!! ABOUT 5 MINUTES EACH, NO BROKEN TABS AND THE UNION JACKS ARE IN PLACE ON MY 2007 CHILE RED CABRIO. MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD WITH INFORMATION THAT WORKS.
All caps=bad form.
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This is a good read. Not sure if this is a common thing, but I had my cars passenger side mirror cap stolen early this morning. They (the Mutants) obviously didn't read this because I got them to scratch my glass and some black trim parts possibly with a screw driver. (Hopefully all of the tabs broke for the mutants.) Anyone else hear of this type of theft?
Last edited by YarvisCooperS; 12-24-2007 at 04:40 PM.
Yep, the thieves were probably trying to get the whole mirror--unless of course you had carbon covers--if so, they were probably just trying to get those.
Coming from the E36 M3 world, I got pretty familiar with side mirror theft stories going around the interwebs. It's pretty common.
No carbon JR, just the factory black shiny stock ones. I'm hoping it's random and they don't try and come for the rest of the mirror or the driver side. I sure would hate to bash someones head in on Christ's birthday. (I have good expereince there, busted someones arm once in 1987. Waited 2 nights for the creep to show and was actually asleep in that car back then waiting for him) Cops showed and told me I should have smashed his head in. That was then before 3 kids, a mortgage and these silly laws saying I can't use more force than necessary to protect my property.
'07 MCS DS/W, sport, prem, conv, nav, full JCW exhaust, NM turbo heat shield, NM CAI, WMW BOV, Mach V springs, MOMO wheels.
BlooMeeni - 2004 Mini Copper, Auto A/C, HK Stereo, Leather, 5sp.
2003 MCS, Astro Black, Aerio Kit, Sport, Premium, Harman Kardon, Leather, ALTA 15% SCP, ALTA 0% CP, ALTA CAI, Magnaflow Exhaust System, OBX Header, JCW 380cc, ECU Reflash, JCW Wires, Stop Tech BBK, Black Hamman 18" Rims. Coming Soon: RMW Cam, RMW or Mynes tune.
