Hello all, this is my first post so please forgive me if I'm in the wrong place. It's all so overwhelming. I had a question. I have a 2005 r53 in purple haze and I would like to swap a base Cooper fuel door to it. I don't care for the chrome style ones on the s (I think it looks tacky lol). Did the USA get base Cooper's in purple haze? I have not seen one at all. I would like an oem one because the paint that gets mixed for me always seems to be different. If anything I can just get a black one for now and paint it another time. Any insight would be much appreciated!

 

I don't like chrome either. I removed my chrome door and took it to my local powder coat shop and they coated it black. Super happy with the look.

 

Vinyl wrap

 

Yes R50s came in purple haze/BEP. They are rare but when they came out in ~2005 I saw a bunch of R50's in that color. Not so many now.

 

I dont think you can buy pre painted ones anymore, and in any case a new one likely wouldnt match anyway due to fading of the original paint over time.

There is info here on how to do the swap:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ome-cap-430897

Vinyl wrap? Seems a decent option under the circumstances.

 

Nope, no prepainted. MINI killed off a lot of the pre painted body kit.

 

Thanks all for the replies! I just wanna say, mini people seem to be really nice and helpful. I get there are always a few negative Nancys but overall I'm delighted with people's attitudes! I'll probably just find a base door and all the hardware and swap it over for now. Maybe eventually I can get it painted correctly!