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R50/53 New Vinyl Stripes! Sunroof or not to sunroof, that is the question!

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Old May 2, 2016 | 07:05 PM
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New Vinyl Stripes! Sunroof or not to sunroof, that is the question!

Going to have some new stripes put on the mini (R53) I have the panoramic roof. So should I just do the matching roof stripes before and after the sunroof, OR just go right on over the top of the sunroof too? What say you Mini Maniacs!?!
 
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Old May 3, 2016 | 03:52 AM
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I say go right over the top of it.. Looks better to me and will help block some of the sun as well, plus give you a stripe shadow effect on the interior when the sun is hitting it just right. That shows up more for people who do checkered roofs..
 

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Old May 3, 2016 | 05:04 AM
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Ditto!
 
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Old May 3, 2016 | 03:55 PM
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Thanks for the input guys!!! Going to go full roof!
 
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Old Jun 1, 2016 | 11:05 PM
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Hey folks! Sorry I didnt post until now. I am moving from Oregon to Michigan (not by choice) and have been crazy busy. Here is a shot of it I took today. It is WAY over loaded with what little I have in life so it looks slammed in the back, but its just stock ride height.

OH! And I went full stripe =)

 
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Old Jun 2, 2016 | 09:10 AM
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turned out great!
 
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Old Jun 2, 2016 | 09:37 AM
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I like the roof stripes. Any shots of the boot?
 
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Old Jun 2, 2016 | 10:21 PM
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Im road tripping to Michigan but I plan to get it all sorted and take some really good shots of the car once I get settled in there.
 
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Old Jun 3, 2016 | 07:18 AM
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I did it too, but with the snow, it ruined my roof stripes cleaning off the car. so heed my warning =)
 
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Old Jun 3, 2016 | 07:34 AM
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Originally Posted by 1ZippyR53
Hey folks! Sorry I didnt post until now. I am moving from Oregon to Michigan (not by choice) and have been crazy busy. Here is a shot of it I took today. It is WAY over loaded with what little I have in life so it looks slammed in the back, but its just stock ride height.

OH! And I went full stripe =)

Looks great , i like it.
 
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Old Jun 3, 2016 | 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by 1ZippyR53
Going to have some new stripes put on the mini (R53) I have the panoramic roof. So should I just do the matching roof stripes before and after the sunroof, OR just go right on over the top of the sunroof too? What say you Mini Maniacs!?!
I'm on the same page as you. I'm not sure either
 
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Old Jun 3, 2016 | 12:34 PM
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I did the stripping but did not do the sunroof. Only enough to do front and back.
 
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Old Jun 6, 2016 | 12:14 PM
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Thats a pretty wide solid stripe , well done. Looks good with the aero kit.
 
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