Interior/Exterior Interior and exterior modifications for Clubman (R55), Cooper and Cooper S (R56), and Cabrio (R57) MINIs.

Interior/Exterior My DS/B R56S after a few mods...

Old Dec 3, 2008 | 12:40 PM
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You are an inspiration!

Izzy.....https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ight=plastidip

Give it a shot and let us know how it turns out!
 
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Old Dec 3, 2008 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by IzzyG
So technically speaking I could plastidip the grill and the surrounding chrome? Heck even the door handles?
i plastidip'd the grill, gas cap, and the bridespoke wheels. waiting to do the headlight and tail light rings when i have some time to do the joey mod at the same time. it looks odd to me with the black headlight rings but chrome lights...looks like a racoon
 
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Old Dec 3, 2008 | 10:08 PM
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get a catback...

some minor performance gains, Up the SOUNDAGE... and no more puny lookin tailpipe
 
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Old Dec 6, 2008 | 03:19 AM
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Looks great man!!
 
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Old Dec 6, 2008 | 06:01 PM
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new wheels

Here are some pics of the new wheels on a similar car. I painted some mirror caps red, but they don't fit my folding mirrors.
 
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Old Dec 6, 2008 | 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by maximus96
how do you remove the headlight washer chrome piece to paint? i'm planning on painting mine but haven't looked into how to take it out.

also, how did you mount and secure the gutter guard scoop grill?

how about the headlights? did you bake them to open the front? i baked the lights in my other cars but i hear it might be easier with a heat gun for the mini.
The washer piece, pull it out as though its spraying, then if you look at the flap, it moves around, and i believe there was like a little hinge, i dont remember exactly but its along those lines, pretty easy once you take a look at it.

the gutter guard grill, i took out the scoop, and put the gutter guard up to the back of the opening, to figure out how much i needed, cut it out, painted it, then used the original screw holes to secure it in. works great!

For the headlights i used a heatgun, 22$ from walmart. its in the painting section. work at the first one slowly to learn how it goes, and the second one take less than half the time. good luck!
 
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Old Dec 7, 2008 | 05:39 PM
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looking good!
 
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Old Dec 8, 2008 | 11:16 AM
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I'm sorry but I can't understand how have you tinted the taillight...I'm not speacking of the chrome ring...

GOod work to your Mini!!!
 
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