F60 Side turn signal 'scuttles' - why?
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Side turn signal 'scuttles' - why?
I understand that they give the plug-in guys a place to plug their plug, but I really hate the side turn signal scuttles on the F60. Really.
A little Photoshop work today and I'm convinced more than ever that mine need to go. Wonder what it would cost to get a quality shop/restorer to fill those holes in, finish and paint...
A little Photoshop work today and I'm convinced more than ever that mine need to go. Wonder what it would cost to get a quality shop/restorer to fill those holes in, finish and paint...
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I had my factory fitted bonnet stripes removed from my F60. They have left a horrible indent in the paint that runs the full length of the bonnet in the place where the stripes were. They have been fitted when the paint was still soft. Really NOT impressed. I can either go back to MINI and force them to respray the bonnet but then run the risk of paint runs and not having original paint, put the stripes back - either way you dice it its not good enough!
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I had my factory fitted bonnet stripes removed from my F60. They have left a horrible indent in the paint that runs the full length of the bonnet in the place where the stripes were. They have been fitted when the paint was still soft. Really NOT impressed. I can either go back to MINI and force them to respray the bonnet but then run the risk of paint runs and not having original paint, put the stripes back - either way you dice it its not good enough!
Who removed your stripes, and how did they remove them? Perhaps they used strong chemicals that were left there too long and that is what ate away your clear coat?
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After I had a parking lot hit-and-run, I had some body work done. They had to remove the bonnet stripes and I told them to leave them off. They buffed out the area where the stripes were to blend with the rest of the hood and it looks like the stripes were never there. A reputable body shop should be able to do the same thing. If Mini was stupid enough to apply the stripes before the paint was cured, which I doubt (but maybe possible?), you're probably looking at a clear coat issue - which can be buffed out, and at worst more clear coat sprayed on top then buffed out...
Who removed your stripes, and how did they remove them? Perhaps they used strong chemicals that were left there too long and that is what ate away your clear coat?
Who removed your stripes, and how did they remove them? Perhaps they used strong chemicals that were left there too long and that is what ate away your clear coat?
My detailer has seen a few other really nasty paint issues on new MINIs, this would suggest that maybe things are a bit slack in the paint shop in the factory.
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word of the day
Mr Funk wins. I hadn't heard the word 'bondo' in years
I took a drink of Jim Beam black label ( Might do that every time I see it on here) (Used in a sentence.)
I worked with a lot of bondo back in the eighties working on my old Pinto and my friends cars. LOL
'bondo' I might try to work in bondo in a sentence at work today.
Maybe 'Pollyanna' too.
as For the scuttles, they should be cold air intakes, like on a QX-56.
or put a four leaf clover on them. ( or has that already been done)?
have a good one !
I took a drink of Jim Beam black label ( Might do that every time I see it on here) (Used in a sentence.)
I worked with a lot of bondo back in the eighties working on my old Pinto and my friends cars. LOL
'bondo' I might try to work in bondo in a sentence at work today.
Maybe 'Pollyanna' too.
as For the scuttles, they should be cold air intakes, like on a QX-56.
or put a four leaf clover on them. ( or has that already been done)?
have a good one !
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