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

Interior/Exterior modify middle grill for more air.

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Old May 27, 2011 | 12:11 PM
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modify middle grill for more air.

Hi just thought I'd share I installed an Aero grill and cut open the the bumper allowing more air to be forced on the radiator.the bumper support has holes in it wallowing air to rreach the radiator. Not sure how much difference it will make but it certainly wont hurt.
 
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Old May 27, 2011 | 12:17 PM
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See my gallery for a pic.please
 
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Old May 27, 2011 | 12:38 PM
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Great job. I would suggest painting the bumper support black so it doesn't stick out behind the grill.
 
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Old May 27, 2011 | 12:44 PM
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Planned on it. I'm getting the bumper repainted.i justreplaced thegrill from an accident .
 
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Old May 27, 2011 | 01:09 PM
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Good idea. The upper grill as well as the lower grill also has the left and right extreme ends blocked off on the backside. Not sure if it was made that way specifically to keep air out of certain areas or just to provide structure to the grill. Might be another opportunity to get more air in.
 
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Old May 27, 2011 | 01:38 PM
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I like things to be function junction. Side grills on fenders next??
 
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Old May 27, 2011 | 04:50 PM
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Unless you plan on removing the wheel liner, the holes in the fender won't do any good.
 
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Old May 27, 2011 | 07:57 PM
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From: Just south of the White mountains, just north of the lakes region, in other words, Rumney, NH
i just replace my grills and did the same thing. not sure if it did anything, but what the heck, I just like cutting things up
 
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