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

Interior/Exterior made lower grille

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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 10:24 PM
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made lower grille

from an '88 Deville. Painted a few shades darker than body color.
 
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Old Jun 15, 2005 | 09:03 AM
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That looks pretty cool. Unique. Was it hard to do?
 
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Old Jun 15, 2005 | 05:51 PM
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Hacksaw to shape, dremel sanding drum to fit, sandblast to remove chrome & etch plastic, then paint. To secure the grille I used the clips holding on the original mesh mat. Not at all difficult, just time consuming. Finished on our 1st 100 degree day here.
 
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Old Jun 15, 2005 | 08:00 PM
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That looks great. I hate the stock plastic lower grill. It cheapens the look of the whole front.
 
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Old Jun 15, 2005 | 08:35 PM
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I'm thinking of making mine into a couple of flyswatters.
 
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Old Jun 15, 2005 | 10:23 PM
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What's going on with your front tag there?
 
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Old Jun 15, 2005 | 11:00 PM
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Thats the only place shy of taping it on the sunvisor that doesn't block air to the radiator. The poormans spoiler look is so I can enter/exit driveways.
 
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