You can prevent the "waves" in the rubber strip by affixing the rubber to the front lip with 3M tape first, then using 1" flat washers for each attachment point about 8 inches apart. I also used pop rivets instead of screws. Seemed to work great for this application.

 

Thanks!!

Definetely going to do this mod.

 

Looks like someone is trying to make a quick buck.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MINI-...spagenameZWDVW

Wait, EDM is that you selling on ebay? I just noticed the auction is using one of your pics.

 

HAHA CAUGHT!!

 

This is a great idea! This is on the list of things to do for sure.

 

LOL if i didnt see this thread and saw the listing first i would buy it ....



(ill be doing this soon)

 

i was so excited to do this mod when this thread first started back in March 2008 - so I ran out to Lowe's bought the parts, came home, measured, cut, taped and then, much to my dismay, realized that the AC Schnitzer front bumper didn't match well with this mod - no matter how I tried to align the rubber (I even tried doing it in three pieces - 2 small ones to make up the left and right splitter and then a center piece.) it just didn't look good

talk about deflated ego - you get all excited for these little home made diy mods and then one doesn't turn out

 

How is everyone's HDL mod holding up? Looking to do this shortly...

Tim C

 

I just did a 3 hour trip at 70-80mph and mine is just fine.

 

been 6 months... still good

 

Not trying to boast or brag personally, but the lip has driven about 10,000 miles now, hit 135 mph, driven from Portland, Oregon to Alabama, Mississippi, and a couple times to and from New Orleans FROM Mississippi, and has taken all the elements: ice, rain, snow, heat, hail, wind, exhaust, dust, carwashes, etc. It's doing GREAT!

Personally, I wouldn't worry as much about using the tape as much as drilling a few holes in the bumper. The tape shows (because I put it too far forward) if I lay on my stomach or bend over to wash the car...

Put up your photos when you do it!

Tom

P.S. this photo was yesterday...

 

Yeah go for it it holds up perfectly

Mines been 8 months, plenty of highway driving (some speeds like the above post) and some long distance trips...soon dragon :D

 

Thanks all for the updates! I'll hopefully be doing it this weekend if I can scrounge up some time. Will post pics.

Tim C

 

Mine has been through, 20k miles, 135mph, 120 degree heat, 15 degree cold, and track days :D





Only lately did I scrape it and it got a little scuff...the thing is a champ

 

[QUOTE=//MZero;2707132]Mine has been through, 20k miles, 135mph, 120 degree heat, 15 degree cold, and track days :D


Looks like we have a one-upper on our hands...

 

Mine was on for almost a year and it was still fine - I drove it into curbs and parking lot barricades on a few occasions and it always snapped right back. I bet the mirrors would rip off at extremely high speed before the rubber strip would, if you install it properly.

But...

I got a GREAT deal on a CF splitter fro a guy that didn't need it any more so... (shrug).



The rubber strip was still the best <$15 MOD I ever installed though...

 

Hey ImagoX, What kind of driving lights are those?
I really like what u have done with the MINI
(sorry im off topic guys)

 

Well...I do have to let everyone know how it holds up

 

Oh $h!t this is the mod I forgot to do last weekend!! I too out my rear wiper and some other little things and knew I was forgetting-- something

 

So after a year I finally looked at this thread. This is so nice looking Question, some of you guy's have had it for almost a year now, how is it holding up? And do you still like it?

 

anyone in SoCal want to do this for me, i'll buy lunch/dinner, im such a lazy a$$
i want to do this ASAP
PM me

thanx

 

See #191 for this... It was just as good after a year as when I installed it. I did hit it with vinyl/rubber protectant every time I did my trim though (once every 4-6 weeks in the winter, once a week in the summer) so that might have kept it noce and black and supple.

As for the driving lights - they're the Hella Optilux with "angel eyes".

 

I have been thinking of doing this for a few weeks but im also LAZY..
Next weekend might be the day.
Where in socal r u?

 

BUMP

 

I tried this mod and couldn't get anything to stick to my bumper And for the guy's that said they did this in 45 minutes and spent $12. yea right. I spent $20 just on tape and $15 on the seal and hours going to the stores and trying to get this to work Anyway, might try and strip whatever is keeping it from sticking and try again