so I need about 10 of these, is there a cheaper alternative? the bmw tax is excessive on these little things

 

I just bought a set of 12 of these from Partsimport on Ebay, item #141535266338 out of Arcadia California for $17.45 plus $12.50 shipping to Canada. I found some suppliers that were cheaper but they want $40.00 shipping. They arrived within 10 days. Hope this helps,
Dave

 

Got mine from www.eMINIparts.com

 

Got a bag of 10 or so when i made an ECS order, $0.69 each. Combine while buying others stuff to try to get free shipping.

 

I'm having a hard time paying 70 cents each for a 3 cent part, there's no alternative rivets that fit?

 

^^^ Welcome to MINI pricing.

 

I resist it, like I resist bmw pricing, own 4 of those

 

I hear ya. Sometimes i have had luck matching stuff up at the auto parts store with the generic fasterers for other cars. (The entire front clip on my kids infiniti is held on by these things) i havent looked for a match for the MINI ones.

 

that's what I've been hoping, I found some really close for atv fenders I'm still searching for some that expand a little more