I'm new to the Forum and a newbie to the R56. I own a 2010 Mini Cooper base hardtop/hatchback with a build date of 5/10. My hood is damaged and needs to be replaced. If you look up a hood on car-part.com (which links you to salvage yards nationwide) you'll notice it groups the 07-10 hood together and the 11-14 hood together. Some people say the 07-14 hood is the same. I can get a great deal on a new old stock OEM hood part number 41617318364. Seller says it fits 07-14. If I google that part number, general information is 11-14 or from build date of 8/10 (mine was built 5/10). I always thought the second gen base hardtop/hatchback BODY was the same from 07 to 14. I'm confused! Anyone know the differences in base hoods from 07-14? PLEASE HELP!

 

Don't know the differences but RealOEM https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/partxref?q=41617318364 has that part number application as:

Part 41617318364 was found on the following vehicles:

• MINI R56   (10/2005 — 08/2010)
• MINI R56 LCI   (03/2009 — 11/2013)
• MINI Clubman R55   (10/2006 — 07/2010)
• MINI Clubman R55 LCI   (03/2009 — 06/2014)
• MINI Cabrio R57   (10/2007 — 07/2010)
• MINI Cabrio R57 LCI   (05/2009 — 06/2015)
• MINI Coupé R58   (12/2010 — 04/2015)
• MINI Roadster R59   (01/2011 — 04/2015)

Highly recommend the RealOEM site. Has helped me innumerable times.

 

Your part number is incorrect, see the clip, it is the same part all through the build history. This is from Realoem. Have a look yourself but I selected R56, 05/10.

Cheers

 

I can get a great deal on that part number. Just trying to figure out what's different between my factory hood on my 2010 Mini Cooper with a 05/10 build date and this new old stock OEM hood that for 08/10 and newer? I thought the 07-14 Mini Cooper base R56 hardtop/hatchback had the same body over those years?

 

The August 2010 build is LCI, read this article and you will find the hood/bonnet changed. https://www.allmagautoparts.com/blog...-changes-guide

 

I knew they made changes to the engines (base and S) in 2011 (08/10) but wasn't aware of the "LCI" or "Phase II" and all the other changes associated with it. That really helps out, THANK YOU!