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Old May 23, 2008 | 08:19 AM
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Thinking of doing this...

what do you guys think about extending my stripes and removing the Cooper S badge? I haven't done it yet, but was trying to get some feedback.

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Extend stripes over door handle and remove Cooper S badge
 

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Old May 23, 2008 | 08:27 AM
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I would defiantly do it!! Before I got my mini...I had an S10 Xtreme, which I took all of the badges off. But I did replace them with decals instead of actual emblems. Which had a good look. I like your look though! DO IT!!

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Old May 23, 2008 | 08:34 AM
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Not sure what you mean by extending the stripes...both pics look the same?? As for the badge, either way is fine...not sure it's a huge difference either way.
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 08:35 AM
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do it
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by gokartride
Not sure what you mean by extending the stripes...both pics look the same?? As for the badge, either way is fine...not sure it's a huge difference either way.
Extending the stripes over the handle. It's a subtle change but it's been buggin me why the dealer didn't do it that way.
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 09:00 AM
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You can also extend them down the bumper on the front and back too. I did that on my CR/Black and i am very happy with the results.
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 09:04 AM
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You can also extend them down the bumper on the front and back too. I did that on my CR/Black and i am very happy with the results.
oops! i though thats what we were talking about.

that looks fantastic when its extended all the way down the car.
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 10:42 AM
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I've got bonnet and boot stripes and love the look. I removed the badge and it looks clean. I'm happy with it.
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 12:44 PM
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how about something like this.

 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 01:56 PM
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+1 on extending it over handle and down bumper. Looks more finished IMHO
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by aem421
what do you guys think about extending my stripes and removing the Cooper S badge? I haven't done it yet, but was trying to get some feedback.

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Extend stripes over door handle and remove Cooper S badge

keep going all the way to the exhaust pipes
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 08:11 PM
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I had mine like yours for a few months after I got it....then had to extend the stripes all the way down the front and back....looks more aggressive now I think....
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 09:22 PM
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[sarcasm] dont do it, it will look horrible!! [/sarcasm]
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 09:43 PM
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Dew it!
 
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Old May 24, 2008 | 04:02 AM
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Don't think about it, just DO IT.... All the way over the front and rear bumpers.
 
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Old May 24, 2008 | 06:02 AM
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Yes, extend them. I had mine done floor to floor before I picked it up. Makes a huge difference, IMO.
 
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Old May 24, 2008 | 06:04 AM
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Old May 24, 2008 | 08:18 PM
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idk about that....



oh wait yah i do, we did it twice!
 
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Old May 24, 2008 | 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by hendricks488
idk about that....



oh wait yah i do, we did it twice!
love both yr car i am oging all the way on my car
 
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Old May 24, 2008 | 08:40 PM
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yah i was pretty much the first in Indiana to do it, followed IMMEDIATLY by my Dad on his Works car...and now our dealership is starting to extend the stripes on down on some of the cars on the lot to sell...what can i say, trend setters around these parts
 
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Old May 25, 2008 | 07:24 AM
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Rear and Front (Goes Over The Roof and Spoiler as Well):
 
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Old May 27, 2008 | 09:49 PM
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defiantly debadge and go over the boot handle and down the bumpers or "floor-to-floor" as they say. i have yet to install the bumpers or roof portions on my car but plan to do it in the morning...if i wake up early enough haha.

keep us posted!!!
 
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Old May 29, 2008 | 07:51 PM
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To those of you with the sport stripes: Did you have the dealer do it? I priced it both at an independent place and the dealer and it will cost the same, which is surprising since usually the dealer is WAY more!

I love the stripes going all the way down...that's what I'm getting.

Thanks for the input!
 
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Old May 29, 2008 | 09:48 PM
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i did it myself. i made the mistake of ordering them from morristown as well. You can get vinyl WAAAAAAAY cheaper like less than half for more than double the material from sign shops online.
 
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