New to the forum with an '02 MCS DS, i think thats right.

I tinted the side reflector lights last night and replaced the side marker lens to the black ones. I want to take out the side cents and paint the stock chrome ones black and leave the red S.

Has anyone out there done this? And what is the best way to paint these?

Thanks...
Aero Grill and lower M7 grill to come.

 

FYI, there are none on eBay right now, but I see them on there regularly, exactly as you're describing - glossy black with red S.

 

Merry Christmas

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Twister did. He painted his screens red. Send him a PM.

 

I did it and I'll try to post a photo, when my thumbs become opposable.

 

i did (actually JBSF3), check my gallery

 

There! I did it!

 

Has anyone painted them to match the color of the car? How about color-matching them and leaving the red S? I think I may try the latter...

 

Yes I did, along with the door handles and fuel door. All Dark Silver. Looks Gosh darn good I have to say!!!!!!!

 

Pics???

 

I will post more pics. Closeups etc.

 

my dealer did them black on thier 06 RG JCW car....looks great!!!

 

I got the black stock Cooper grills and painted them black and clearcoated them.

 

where can you get stock MC grills from?
Dealer?
or online cheaper?

 

I got them off of a Cooper owner who wanted the MCS grills. So even swap....

But I've seen it here in the marketplace before....and yeah, I don't think it's that expensive anyways to go to your dealer.

 

Another approach:
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The body color S looks amazing on that close up shot!!!

 

Taffy has the shark grill, she is from the (black) Sea.

 

Any more shots of the body color grills???

 

It turns out, you can order the S for the side marker grills in about 30 different colors.

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I did the rear badge too, which looks good - it reduces the visual impact of the red.
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I did it the cheap way instead of the $15 vinyl sticker. I had the touch-up paint kit, so I just removed the red sticker from the badges, cleaned up the adhesive with alcohol, and used the touch-up paintbrush. A final coat of clear-coat gave it nice depth to match the body.

I think that this might look particularly good with a dull color, such as Dark Silver.

 

They are only about $9 each from your dealer. . . 20% off if you order from Classic MINI. . .

 

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