any one know a good site that i can order the blackout kit from like the headlight rings and the grill and the taillight surrounds? becasue i hate the chrome.... other then vinylstyles.com.... thanks guys

 

the other one is aesthetic creations, but I like Lyle's vinylstyles much better...

 

That's good thinking on your part

I did my headlight, tail light, and grill surrounds myself with the chili red paint that http://minspeed.net/index.php sells. They also have a black grill surround you could purchase. I did my beltline with 3M electrical tape. The rest of the stuff I will have vinyl styles do for me.

 

Out of curiousity why not vinylstyles? Lyle does great work, if I might say so myself.

 

i think its a little expensive vinylstyles, and a big headache with all that sending and returning with the products and the money and stuff... idk.. im weird.

 

No you're not weird at all, in fact you're perfectly correct as far as I'm concerned also. Lyle's prices do seem a tad steep for what essentially amounts to a little plastic wrap. That said I'll probably end up ordering from them anyway because their work is good quality by all accounts and they're the only/best show in town as far as vinyl wraps are concerned.

 

My wife and I have wrapped a lot of the parts on both our MINIs since we already had the vinyl, and even did it for a few friends, but I would definitely recommend having Lyle do it. It's labor intensive and easy to mess up. The other option is to have them painted, but it's not reversable

 

Sounds like a correctly priced product then, eh?

I think for some items their prices are somewhat steep, but for things like the dash kit and emblems it's really reasonable.

 

I've been thinking about blacking my MCS out, one piece at a time. I don't feel comfortable sending my OEM parts back, though I understand the concept. Additionally, I don't think the prices really reflect the fact that they are getting the OEM parts for free.

 

i might just do it with the muruatic acid and see whats up

 

How are you going to use the acid?

 

I've used Lyle and his work is excellent and worth the price.

 

I'm sure his work is quite excellent. I've seen only rave reviews.

I'm also concerned by the fact he only gives you 4 days from delivery to get the OEM part postmarked and in the mail back to him. If I receive the part on a Monday and can't get to the install the next week, I could incur a core return penalty...which could be very pricey.

Did you send your parts to him in advance or did you do the "core charge" thing?

 

Core charge. If you know you won't be able to do the install soon after you get the part, let him know before he ships it so you can schedule around it.

Or, if you know you'll be out of town for a little while, remove your OEM pieces, ship them to him and see if you can't get the new ones back by the time you get back