Benbalo, My R52 LOTSC had the original stripes on it when I bought it. The stripes were shot and baked into the paint. I tried a heat gun which was not effective. What worked for me was a 3m eraser wheel. It worked great. I was able to remove the stripes and residue but it didn't help with the ghosting that remained. I haven't decided if I'm putting new stripes on but I think I may have to in order to cover the ghosting. I hope that helps. Good luck.


Jeff

 

Thanks indiman, I will try that this weekend!

 

There's a technique to using a 3m eraser wheel. Do an internet search for video demos/instructions.


I hope it works for you.

 

Thought has crossed my mind lately of selling mine. I'm surprised just how little kbb says it's worth. Is there any additional worth in it being one of the last 100?

 

Does KBB even have an option to check for the LO100?

 

Not that i have seen, just JCW i believe.

 

Yep. No option for it.

 

Yep, it's too special.

 

I'm gonna keep it. Just hope my insurance doesn't exceed our income when the key starts driving lol.

 

A surprise Christmas gift from my wife: 2008 Cooper S JCW w/Sidewalk trim. It’s #82 of the 100 - and only 52k miles. Seems in great shape and drives beautifully. Only bummer is there’s only one key fob left (not even the wallet spare) and of course the front badge is long gone if it was ever there. But otherwise it’s very clean aside from usual paint wear and tear.

Anyway - an amazing car! I’ve had a thing for vintage cars - old Alfas, Fiat, MG etc. So this Cooper feels like a great bridge of sorts between old spirit and all the modern advantages (and a car I can take the kids around in guilt free). I’ve mostly been grinning a lot and running nonexistent “errands” so far...

 

Welcome to NAM.

A very nice example of the supercharged Gen1. Now you need to take the car several hours west and do some twisties around the Blue Ridge Parkway. Just did a day trip last week to do just that. The area south of 58 between Stuart and Meadows of Dan is a MINI heaven.

 

Awesome Christmas gift. Welcome to the Last of the Supercharged club!

 

Thanks so much - a great area to drive I agree. Took my old Alfa Spider in that area once.

Also an important correction - I finally squinted closely at the passenger doorsill badge - it is 71 of 100, not 82 (which was the number my wife recalled). I was too busy driivig to look closely yesterday!

 

Wow, nice gift. Yea the front badge might be in the glove box by chance, those things are NLA as back later in the post.

 

I am the proud new owner of #36. Bought her from California and had her shipped to Chicago.

Looks like the last owner was a bit harsh on her so she needs some cosmetic touch ups and will likely be doing some service stuff to her to keep her in top shape.

Would very much like to get my hands on one of the Last of the Supercharged badges!

Coming from an R57 ('10) having a JCS/Sidewalk and LOTSC is like a dream!

 

Again congrats!

 

I am giving up on finding a badge, however, I do a lot of 3D printing so, could one of the fortunate owners of one of the badges maybe provide the dimensions of the badge?

I'll be happy to put up the final file for printing at home or even ordering a metal one from Shapeways.

Thanks!

 

 

I ordered my own custom Whalen shift **** for 36! I am so happy with it!





Thanks Indiman and Doug!

 

This was modeled using my best guesstimate (3 inch diameter w/o counting star spikes, complete guess on depth of badge and embossing height)

If anyone can provide those measures in mm I would appreciate it.

Thanks!

https://www.tinkercad.com/things/2QuTSgRgaDt

 

Have you asked surferma4 if he can get those dimensions for you? He just restored a badge and may be the best chance of getting them. Don't forget they are magnetic and keep us updated!

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ml#post4357518

 

 

All of the badges I have are actually a magnet material in addition to whatever the badge holder is. You may want to go ahead and get a holder to make sure the holder design is compatible. For example my GoBadges holder would not allow for the spikes as it has a retainer ring that goes around the outside of the badge. The OEM MINI holder is just a slab of plastic so only the magnetic forces retain the badge. I've never messed with one so I don't know how strong the OEM magnetic holder is.