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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 12:31 PM
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Exterior trim/clip replacements?

Hello everyone,

Some pieces of trim on my 04 MCS are hanging off due to broken or missing clips or due to the trim itself being broken where the clips would normally secure into. Is there a place to get replacement trim pieces? I see these on ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=...heel+arch+trim

I would be worried about getting them installed without breaking them all over again... and they would be pitch black compared to my dull grey original pieces however...

any ideas? thank you!
 
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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 01:10 PM
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Check to see if it is the clips or the trim pieces that are broken. It's probably the clips and they are cheap. If you have to replace the arches there are products out there like Black Wow, Back to Black and others that will bring your faded trim back to original black so it will match the new trim.
 
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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 04:24 PM
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Yeah its both the trim and the clips oddly enough... only two pieces need to be replaced so that isn't so bad.
 
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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 04:28 PM
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I had to replace clips on my arches also, I just bought the clips off ebay and they were a perfect match. They were cheap too.
 
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Old Oct 3, 2012 | 08:43 AM
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Two of my arch clips broke a few weeks ago. I went to my dealer and they didn't even charge me for them. They were like 50 cents each.
 
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Old Oct 4, 2012 | 07:10 PM
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Check out a few MINI vendors like OutMotoring or TheMiniPartStore. They have a variety of clips for a cheap price. And of course you can always check out Ebay.
 
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