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Old 01-12-2017, 02:37 PM
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Hello and a Hoodscoop color question.

Hello everyone I picked up a real nice used 2015 thunder gray metallic cooper s with 8k mi a few weeks ago and am loving the car so far. One thing I have noticed is that the Hoodscoop is just a matte bare gray plastic where I see others that are painted the same color as the car and shiny. Was this an option or what?
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Old 01-13-2017, 05:39 AM
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Should have been painted, or someone replaced it with the stock one and did not paint it. Check to see if someone plasti dip'd it.
 
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The original was probably replaced with that one, which should have been painted.

If you don't want to pay to have it painted to match the car, I suggest just buying one of the Chrome or Carbon Fiber ones to swap it out with.
 
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Yep, the carbon fiber one is very nice. chrome one linked also. Other then that you could wrap it or paint it something else.

https://www.ecstuning.com/Mini-2014-Cooper-F56-S-3_Door-B48A20A/Exterior/Body/Hood/


 
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Here's the carbon fiber one on my car. I love the look.
 
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I had mine painted black the same time I had the grill trim painted.

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Thanks for the replys everyone all your cars look real good. The carbon fiber does look cool but way to expensive for me. I'm looking to possibly get a painted one, but if not I'll probably plasti dip it black and see how I like it.
 
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I know this is an old thread, but vetsvette, where did you get that front stripe? I ended up going with the standard stripes on the bonnet, but that single stripe looks good.
 
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It's actually dual stripes with ~1" of space between them. They are a custom set done by my body man.
 
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Ahhh, gotcha.
 




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