My hunt is to track down gloss black trim pieces to replace the chrome (grill surround, gas cap, taillight surrounds etc) But all I can find in the US is grill surround and headlight surrounds w/o nozzle. I'm pretty shocked because it seems there is a big market for it, however I did find a UK site that has every single part in gloss black. http://www.newministuff.com to be specific

Now my question is, are their any differences in design that may not be compatible with my US MINI?

I know I may pay a bit more $ ordering from UK but I'd prefer the OEM look instead of PD or vinyl

 

I would say 99% of the parts are the same. But I can tell you that if you call and talk to Mike he can tell you for sure if they will be a direct replacement. Mike is a really nice guy very nice to deal with.

 

Hummmmm. Yeessssss. All my parts must be OEM, and musn't simply be an OEM piece that has been treated with a removable coating. Hah, removable coatings, how quaint.

 

This thread will help.. https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...by-sewell.html

just a fyi.. they don't make the headlight washer covers in black. I'm not happy about it either..

 

The grill surround is available, Sewell sells it. The rest of those parts look great if you just paint them with a product like Plastidip.