North American Motoring

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

Interior/Exterior Boot hinge broke

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Jun 12, 2013 | 12:56 PM
Share
  #26  
duffman05_oyeah's Avatar
duffman05_oyeah
1st Gear
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 42
Likes: 0
From: Pittsburgh PA
I have an 03 with 100k miles on it and haven't noticed any problems yet.

What kind of lube should I use on the hinges? ...Penetrating oil?

Thanks,
Mike
 
Reply
0
Old Jun 13, 2013 | 10:27 AM
Share
  #27  
buzzsaw's Avatar
buzzsaw
6th Gear
15 Year Member
Liked
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 1,838
Likes: 46
Originally Posted by MINIdave
A once a month squirt of penetrating oil will keep this from happeneing, and only takes seconds to do.........
Same here. So far so good.
 
Reply
0
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
R50/53 2006 r53 pissing coolant YET AGAIN! HELP
Steffen.Johnson
R50/R53 :: Hatch Talk (2002-2006)
42
Jan 25, 2023 02:47 PM
FS:: GKN Lobro (OEM Brand) Inner CV Boot Kits
gknorr
MINI Parts for Sale
2
Dec 26, 2016 09:38 AM
FS:: Mini wings for boot
vetsvette
MINI Parts for Sale
3
Oct 2, 2015 05:32 PM
R50/53 Help!! Shifter Issues (Video & Pics)
MINI Stupor
R50/R53 :: Hatch Talk (2002-2006)
3
Oct 1, 2015 11:36 AM
Clicking Only When Backing Up
gknorr
Stock Problems/Issues
7
Oct 1, 2015 09:20 AM
Back to Subforum
Interior/Exterior
View Next Unread
Pre-Facelift Xenons spotted on Ebay




Advanced Search
Reply Closed Thread Share
Forum Jump

All times are GMT -7. The time now is 08:14 AM.