Here it is

 

Nice. Actually I was referring to 'how-to' pix, but that's fine

 

To do the side covers (rocker panel trim)
1) Remove sill trim plate "Cooper S" You can pry this off which destroys it. That's what the dealers do....I soaked mine in WD40 for 2-3 days which loosens double sticky tape and lifts off easily, preserving sill plate.
2) Remove 4 plastic trim rivets under sill plate (Replacements in kit)
3) Remove 8-9 push type rivets from beneath car plus (I think) 1 screw through the front part of the rear wheel house liner. These rivets and screw are re-used during the install.
4) There is a row of retainer clips under the middle of the cover. These break as you pull the cover off...I started from the front....this breakage is by design and replacement clips are included in the Aero Kit.

The other info you seek is in the attached files....That should do it.

 

One other file you might want.

 

Fantastic MiniGRM! Thanks for sharing that

 

Is the jcw bodykit made from abs plastic or fiberglass?...Iam planning to get my kit soon and apparently its very expensive to paint the fiberglass kits?..

 

I don't believe it is made from ABS or traditional fiberglass reinforced plastic, yet it is a flexible plastic, probably a thermoplastic polyolefin. It shouldn't be any more expensive to paint than any other part, including steel, as all that is necessary is a "flex agent" to be certain that the paint doesn't crack. Different paint manufacturers use different chemistry to allow this additional flexibility, but all that I'm aware of have some method to adapt their finish paints to plastic parts (and usually at a very minimal additional cost).
It cost me about $325 for painting with an additional $200 for materials, which I didn't think was horrible. Color match is the bigger challenge by far, in my opinion. The solid colors are the easiest, the metallics are the toughest.

 

Plastic

 

Why are these not available installed from the factory? You can get M-aero packages for 1 and 3-series BMWs from the factory.

 

The plastic is one of the abs plastics used to make bumpers. Regardless, it costs no more or less to shoot except for adhesion promoter to apply the primer/sealer.

Flex agent is always used as a "selling tool" IMO. Everytime I have a customer come to either one of my bodyshops and they tell me they were quoted a price from another bodyshop, it seems the other bodyshop made sure they reinforced the fact they are using flex agent.

We use flex agent also but flex agent evaporates in 10-12 hours depending on brand. It's only used so you can install the bumper within a fair proximity of when it was painted.

If bumpers are being installed a few days later, flex agent was a waste.

Depending on the bodyshop, you should have 800-1000 to paint an aerokit.

If you use cheaper materials you could get away in a 500-700 range but when you add in good materials, labor to prep and paint and then labor to wetsand and buff, you'll easily spend 800 bucks at least.

Like MiniGRM said, the worst part is color matching. I own two bodyshops, have 3 complete mixing systems at my disposal and STILL had to use tints from two different manufacturers to make my color match.

Mark

 

What about installing on a 08 S with rear park distance?

 

I'm not sure when you buy the JCW kit if you buy one with holes for the parking sensor or you have to make your own.

Experience would tell me that you order the cover with or without holes. I can't see BMW making you drill your own holes.

Mark

 

When you order the kit you need to provide your VIN number. They will see that you need to have 2 little holes on the rear bumper. It is just a matter of moving them from the old to the new.

 

Parking sensors on a MINI? lol Sorry, that made me chuckle a bit. The rear of the car is like 2ft behind you!

 

+1

 

I agree but when buying used from a friend who's wife ordered the car, it's hard to specify exactly which options to get.

 

Wasn't laughing AT anyone, more at the sign of the times.

 

The areo kit that I got did not include the left and right "ram-air lips". Has there been a change in the kit?

 

Actually, parking sensors are needed if you own a cabrio. If you've never driven one, you don't know how difficult it is because you simply can't see out the back.




Option from the factory.....


Mark