WTB - Ociari Cowl Scoops (First Gen)
WantedExterior Body Parts
Jan 26, 2023, 03:21 PM | Replies: 18 | Views: 1681
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Price
$50 - $100
- Location Milford, NH, 03055, USA
- Condition New or Used
- Compatibility
| Make | Model | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Mini | R53: "Mk I" Mini Cooper S | 2002 |
Description:
Need to replace my Ociari cowl scoops after almost 20 years
Willing to buy passenger side only (that's the one that broke)
LEAP still makes them in fiberglass, but they are insanely expensive in my opinion.
Orranje currently has them on sale,
but none in stock:
https://orranje.co.uk/shop-by-brand/...tle-cowl-vents
The original Orciari version is highly sought after and often commands a big price tag,
they occasionally pop up in weird places...
...but I'd keep an eye on ebay unless someone here has some to offer,
which would be cool.
I just received a reply from an ebay seller. He plans to restock them
https://www.ebay.com/itm/33444591273...emis&media=SMS
https://www.ebay.com/itm/33444591273...emis&media=SMS
They sell and have them in stock on etsy also...they have awesome prices on gp style spoilers n other things... I've gotten a few so ille be able to tell yiu 1st hand their Quality and fitment..
as far as the vent scoops , they fit PERFECT.
as far as the vent scoops , they fit PERFECT.
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From: New Hampshire
A legit sounding seller offered the cowl scoop for $125, agreed to $100. I sent $100 by PayPal (Venmo wasn't working for either of us) but now they want $200, Ugh. I'm still optimistic this will sort itself out.
I'm about to just buy the carbonfiber ones again because it seems no sellers are restocking the frp ones and the ones that are, are the same price as the carbonfiber ones , so I might as well just get the cf ones and just plastidip or spray over them glossblack.
WTF?? = Cool!
US $153.71 20%OFF | Skymen Style Bonnet Pollen Cowl Scoop For MK1 Mini Cooper/S/ONE R50 R52 R53 Carbon Fiber Hood Bonnet Air Vent Cover R50 R52 Trim
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mr3z1AE
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mr3z1AE
I hadn't visited the marketplace for a long while and hadn't seen this "Wanted To Buy" listing until today. I was messing around, trolling AliExpress in mid February and came across the same link for the same fiberglass (unpainted) cowl scoops Adam had posted.
They were priced @ $82.46. I held on to the tab and continued surfing the site for Mini stuff in a separate tab. WTF? - I continued to find prices for the same EXACT/listing fiberglass unpainted cowl scoops FROM THE SAME SELLER were all over the place $$; ranging from $149 - $189!
AliExpress is weird in that way. If you reload a page or move to the next page the same item's listing price will change.
Obviously, I took advantage of purchasing the ones for $82.
They should be in my mailbox/delivered by Monday or Tuesday (next week).
I hope your luck is as good as mine!
Ironic.
I hadn't visited the marketplace for a long while and hadn't seen this "Wanted To Buy" listing until today. I was messing around, trolling AliExpress in mid February and came across the same link for the same fiberglass (unpainted) cowl scoops Adam had posted.
They were priced @ $82.46. I held on to the tab and continued surfing the site for Mini stuff in a separate tab. WTF? - I continued to find prices for the same EXACT/listing fiberglass unpainted cowl scoops FROM THE SAME SELLER were all over the place $$; ranging from $149 - $189!
AliExpress is weird in that way. If you reload a page or move to the next page the same item's listing price will change.
Obviously, I took advantage of purchasing the ones for $82.
They should be in my mailbox/delivered by Monday or Tuesday (next week).
I hope your luck is as good as mine!
I hadn't visited the marketplace for a long while and hadn't seen this "Wanted To Buy" listing until today. I was messing around, trolling AliExpress in mid February and came across the same link for the same fiberglass (unpainted) cowl scoops Adam had posted.
They were priced @ $82.46. I held on to the tab and continued surfing the site for Mini stuff in a separate tab. WTF? - I continued to find prices for the same EXACT/listing fiberglass unpainted cowl scoops FROM THE SAME SELLER were all over the place $$; ranging from $149 - $189!
AliExpress is weird in that way. If you reload a page or move to the next page the same item's listing price will change.
Obviously, I took advantage of purchasing the ones for $82.
They should be in my mailbox/delivered by Monday or Tuesday (next week).
I hope your luck is as good as mine!
the second I seen this post I went and checked the seller on ebay that I've been waiting on for months to have back in stock, he had one..I'm broke through after buying rims n tires. Buuuut , lol begged the wife for it to be my bday gift..aaaaand FINALLY scored me another set too for 90$
might be a few left guys , check and if so. Act fast I've been pestering the seller every 2x weeks lol.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/334445912739?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=ljqas9pxsnc&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=At-wg-DKQu2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Last edited by MiniManAdam; Mar 10, 2023 at 07:29 PM.
Ha ha - That's awesome!
Did you get them off AliExpress?
I hadn't seen your post when I found them on Ali. I was just bored one day and trolled their site and just stumbled upon them...but still, it's great that you posted the suggestion!
I just got an email delivery update from them for my order and they arrived this morning at my county postoffice pending delivery. Possibly by tomorrow (Saturday.)
I had considered getting cowl scoops a couple of years ago - but the price?!!!
When I recently saw the price on Ali - It caught me off guard. I had to do a double take. + free shipping???
Total cost including tax = $94.59
BTW: Part of the email was a "sales pitch" list of other Mini related items. Among them were the same cowl scoops I just bought - However they were priced $112.40 + $33.52 shipping.
I have to wonder if they messed up. The link to my order defaults to the listing I linked in my previous post ($149.86 + free shipping).
EDIT: Ooops disregard my first question...I just followed your link to eBay. Might be the same seller I bought from on AliExpress?
Did you get them off AliExpress?
I hadn't seen your post when I found them on Ali. I was just bored one day and trolled their site and just stumbled upon them...but still, it's great that you posted the suggestion!
I just got an email delivery update from them for my order and they arrived this morning at my county postoffice pending delivery. Possibly by tomorrow (Saturday.)
I had considered getting cowl scoops a couple of years ago - but the price?!!!
When I recently saw the price on Ali - It caught me off guard. I had to do a double take. + free shipping???
Total cost including tax = $94.59
BTW: Part of the email was a "sales pitch" list of other Mini related items. Among them were the same cowl scoops I just bought - However they were priced $112.40 + $33.52 shipping.
I have to wonder if they messed up. The link to my order defaults to the listing I linked in my previous post ($149.86 + free shipping).
EDIT: Ooops disregard my first question...I just followed your link to eBay. Might be the same seller I bought from on AliExpress?
Last edited by Here2Go; Mar 10, 2023 at 08:41 PM.
I'm not sure but these sellers do cross listings of same parts , different prices depending where you find them.
I think certain places are cheaper because it's probably cheaper to list and sell on that spefic site or app.
ille see one part , like these scoops for 89$ and then somewhere else , from the same region and country so I'm sure same seller but they can be 3x as much in price.
just like the throttle controller I found to use for our cars..30$ because it's non mini spefic. Buy it spefic for a mini and pay 4x the price and it's same EXACT thing.
I feel like companies take advantage of the fact when these cars came out they were an expensive car for what size of a car they were so they feel that they can make their aftermarket parts equally expensive.
I think certain places are cheaper because it's probably cheaper to list and sell on that spefic site or app.
ille see one part , like these scoops for 89$ and then somewhere else , from the same region and country so I'm sure same seller but they can be 3x as much in price.
just like the throttle controller I found to use for our cars..30$ because it's non mini spefic. Buy it spefic for a mini and pay 4x the price and it's same EXACT thing.
I feel like companies take advantage of the fact when these cars came out they were an expensive car for what size of a car they were so they feel that they can make their aftermarket parts equally expensive.
Last edited by MiniManAdam; Mar 10, 2023 at 09:54 PM.
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From: New Hampshire
You had better luck than I did 
I was contacted by BarbsTruckingLLC, who agreed to $100 delivered for a white passenger side scoop. Then they wanted $200. Then they wanted $150. I sent the $100, but they insisted on $150. I agreed to $120 and sent the extra $20, but they won't ship unless I pay $150 total, so I canceled the order.
I got the $20 back, but BarbsTruckingLLC refuses to return the remaining $100.
Ugh
I was contacted by BarbsTruckingLLC, who agreed to $100 delivered for a white passenger side scoop. Then they wanted $200. Then they wanted $150. I sent the $100, but they insisted on $150. I agreed to $120 and sent the extra $20, but they won't ship unless I pay $150 total, so I canceled the order.
I got the $20 back, but BarbsTruckingLLC refuses to return the remaining $100.
Ugh
I found a lesser price from a different vendor for the same cowl scoops also listed on AliExpress .
Mind you this is not the same manufacturer that I purchased mine from.
Mind you this is not the same manufacturer that I purchased mine from.
You had better luck than I did
I was contacted by BarbsTruckingLLC, who agreed to $100 delivered for a white passenger side scoop. Then they wanted $200. Then they wanted $150. I sent the $100, but they insisted on $150. I agreed to $120 and sent the extra $20, but they won't ship unless I pay $150 total, so I canceled the order.
I got the $20 back, but BarbsTruckingLLC refuses to return the remaining $100.
Ugh
I was contacted by BarbsTruckingLLC, who agreed to $100 delivered for a white passenger side scoop. Then they wanted $200. Then they wanted $150. I sent the $100, but they insisted on $150. I agreed to $120 and sent the extra $20, but they won't ship unless I pay $150 total, so I canceled the order.
I got the $20 back, but BarbsTruckingLLC refuses to return the remaining $100.
Ugh
my seller has been jerking me around too. Mine were sapose to have been done and shipped out by today and if they arnt I too will have to cancel my order..idiots sell stuff that wasn't even made yet , if that's the case , which I wouldnt have cared had they just told me 1st that they were made to order. Lol , now they won't be here on time for my bday and idc but my wife wanted to gift them to me on the day..lol like I said I could care less but my wife was looking forward to being able to give them to me ON my bday.