I recently finished a project with my dad painting the rollcage look-alike pieces in my mini.

I also removed the Cooper S badge from the trunk, blacked out the S, and put it on the front bumper where the hood latch is located.

I am pleased with the results.

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looks good.. the front end looks like a evo X!

 

looks great! dont know how i feel about the s emblem.. seems like you left it sitting there. but hey, who am i to judge!
Nice work man!
-Malcon

 

My first thought, I will point out I am a big fan of the EVO X front end, so by extension yours looks sweet.

 

Thanks for the complements guys.
I haven't decided how I feel about the S on the front, but that's easily changeable.

 

Wow, the red interior looks sharp. It really stands out. Good job.

 

Would this complete the look?

Darn, wronge shift pattern.

 

Where is your front emblem?

 

good work, the red looks great

 

I de-badged the front. To be honest I like the holes better than the Mini emblem. I always thought it was kind of obtrusive between the scoop and the grill.

 

looks good, and yeah i would debadge the front too... but those holes bother me too much personally haha

 

UGH! Why couldn't mini have just done stick-ons! It's almost like they don't want you to remove them so they can advertise or something.

 

What paint did you use, is it the body colour or a generic red? And did you paint it yourself? Nice work with it, looks very sharp.

 

I used this red and clear coat of the same brand. It is not a perfect match, but close enough for the location.

My Dad and I did all the sanding, painting, and reconstruction of the door panels. To get the door pieces off the door panel you have to remove some melted plastic rivet things. Then we used plastic epoxy to put it all back together.

 

How'd you get the door panel apart?

 

After the door panel is off the door, you have to melt or break a bunch of plastic rivet-like things. That allows you to remove the "rollcage" piece. After you're all done painting you have to figure out some way to secure the "rollcage" piece back to the door panel. I used a couple tubes of plastic epoxy. It's not the best, but has held up so far. It's definitely a project, but I think it's well worth it.