i was thinking about what to i could do to a mini. and well when i really thought about it, there really isn't much to do with the out side. so i was thinking why don't some one invent something like angel lights for the mini? how sweet would that be?! or like why don't someone invent a more stylish bodykit. well the point of this post is to see what u guys would have liked invented for the MINI. POST IT~~!!!!

 

>>i was thinking about what to i could do to a mini. and well when i really thought about it, there really isn't much to do with the out side. so i was thinking why don't some one invent something like angel lights for the mini? how sweet would that be?! or like why don't someone invent a more stylish bodykit. well the point of this post is to see what u guys would have liked invented for the MINI. POST IT~~!!!!

NostOp,

Which MINI do you have? MC or MCS? Or are you referring to the classic mini?

Exterior mods? There are plenty of options.
Here are a few:
Add kill marks on the driver side door
Add black or chrome bumper trim for MC
Add mudguards- front and rear for MC and front for MCS.
Add a roof rack or accessory
Add a front bra cover
Add a vinyl graphic to the doors-multicolored panel or woody finish, or meatball race number
Add front cowl scoops
Add a full body kit and paint it- Orciari, many european kits or kits from Japan or go custom.
Add stripes, custom vinyl logo, roof or sunroof graphic
Add a carbon fiber or aero rear spoiler
Add a TV boomerang antenna or NAV antenna to your roof
Add chrome door pull inserts
Remove your rear wiper or badging
Change tire valves to MINI/CooperS/ Union Jack
Change Lug nuts to colored studs (see Pilo)
Change the front bonnet and bumper grill to M7 grilles or MINI black aero grills
Change to a stubby antenna-there are about 6+ options
Change the tail lights to all white, altezza, or cover them.
Change the bulbs in your front lights-regular lamps or foglights
Change the gas cap cover
Change the side markers-chrome, shark gill or paint them body colored
Change your wipers for a racing look
Trade front and or rear bumpers (change the valence on the bottom to match your exhaust) MC or MCS or opposite
Cover the mirrors with chrome, a union jack, or paint them body colored
Tint your headlight covers, side lights on wheel arches or tail lights

PIAA rally lights-two to four on the front grille or drop them down low
Custom tint for windows or sunroof with personal logo-see D-mini-ero or the Punisher.
Carbonfiber mirror covers, bonnet for either MC or MCS, MCS scoop
Repaint the exterior color- or just a portion, wheel arches and bumper trim only, add aero skirts and wheelarch flares

Or be creative and do something that none of us has done before. Custom airbrush your MINI.


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Aloha from Hawaii

 

I'd love to see easy to install-uninstall color-coded inserts/liners for the inner door recess. I'd be an easy way to add some color to the interior that wouldn't require painting, which is pretty permanent. Also, silver-colored (or, what-the-heck, body colored) covers for downtubes and door handles/pulls so one can cover up the existing (and often easily scratched) painted surface with something durable and renewable. One other thing....we have all this chrome interior trim available....why not body-colored or even primed for that matter. I'd like to do interior mods that aren't necessarily permanent.

How about simply replacement exterior wheel arches/trim that are smooth, primed, and ready for paint. I'd like to color-code those bits but am not interested in the aero kit....and it seems unreasonably difficult to have to sand all those pieces smooth. For that matter, why not primed mirror caps, ready for paint and easy to replace. Shoot, if we're going to get crazy, I'd love to see a full roof panel (probably too hard to do) that could be repainted. If I want an orange, silver, or purple roof/mirrors for a year or two...why not???? I'd want to do it so I can return the car to original and not ruin my resale value.

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'03 IB/W Cooper