Interior/Exterior Interior and exterior modifications for Cooper (R50), Cabrio (R52), and Cooper S (R53) MINIs.

Interior/Exterior Grill and bonnet scoop opinions please - - -

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Old Mar 25, 2004 | 12:41 PM
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I’ve decided to change the grill bars and bonnet scoop on my Chilli Red with white roof MCS. The choices were chrome, white, or black. After looking at several pictures I decided that the chrome and the white are a little too ricey, so I’m going for black. Now the questions:

In your opinions which would look better, gloss black or flat black?

I’ve seen the carbon fiber bonnet scoop; very expensive, but it looks great - - is there a source for carbon fiber grill bars for the S?
 
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Old Mar 25, 2004 | 01:02 PM
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You have to ask yourself if you want the scoop to tie in with the rest of the paint or with the black arches/side runner?

My vote is gloss. That's what I did.


 
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Old Mar 25, 2004 | 01:29 PM
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I vote a gloss black scoop, keep the red grill though.
 
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Old Mar 25, 2004 | 01:38 PM
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I went with gloss black, but I have a black roof. I had one that was (kinda) flat black, and IMO it looked nowhere near as good as the factory black one I have on there now.
There was someone in the marketplace forum about a week and a half ago wanting to sell the upper grille off a jet black MCS. I talked to him and it was going to run me about $90 shipped to Vegas (from memory).
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ic=24160&5


 
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Old Mar 25, 2004 | 06:40 PM
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Thanks for the “heads up” Agro. I PM’d Cooper4us about his grill, but haven’t gotten a response yet.
 
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