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Interior/Exterior Lookie at these chrome mirror caps! With UJ!

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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 09:12 PM
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Lookie at these chrome mirror caps! With UJ!

Since I am the first in the USA with these, I thought I would post some pictures. MybeautifulMINI and GMG are trying to bring these to the USA market. They have been available on RHD cars for a while in the UK thru MbM. Here is the first set of LHD caps. They are really gorgeous! What do you think?


 
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 09:36 PM
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I like them.
 
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 10:23 PM
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Well, THOSE are kinda groovy.

I have to say, though, that while they look neat close up, from a few feet away, they look like chromies with a bunch of tape stuck on 'em. At least from the pic.
 
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 10:28 PM
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those look cool
 
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 12:05 AM
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what about a polished metal-look mirror cover? just like the Audi S4 and S6 have. aluminum would be nice. can any one do that or is it already available?
 
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 03:19 AM
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I was thinking of doing something like that when I noticed the RHD ones..
I was wondering what it would look like on my chrome mirrors..

I have a DS/S with chrome.. and I thought these would be great with my silver/black MINI Eyes under the hood..

thanks for the pics, I too am concerned about how it looks from far away.. can you get more pics from a distance (side shot?) Thanks!
 
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 07:42 AM
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more pics, sure. give a few days. Hopefully the sky will not match the charcoal when I get back to Seattle.

I will say that they do look better and more detailed than what is in the long shot. I think it is time for a new/better camera...

Close up the darker areas look like two different levels of bead blasting. quite nice.

polished look? I don't know. I can ask.

I will be at AMVIV, so if you want to see them up close, drop by the booth.

GMG
 
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 08:32 AM
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So are those replacement mirror caps?

Bimmian.com sells something that would give a similar look if you already have chrome mirror caps. They are vinyl decals that fit on your mirror caps; the decals do not cover your entire mirror cap so your cap's color makes up part of the Union Jack design.

http://www.bimmian.com/MN

I bet if you pick shades of grey for the decal, it would look similar to GoMiniGo's mirror caps.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 10:42 AM
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I like them!
 
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 11:07 AM
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They are totally sweet!
 
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 03:21 PM
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I wonder what they'd look like in the red and blue theme. If I wanted chrome mirrors those would definitely be my first pick though.
 
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