Why can't convertible S's have chrome caps?
 

Is there a reason why the chrome gas cap doesn't come on the Convertible S?

Just curious...

I heard that it is something to do with the clearance and where the roof retacts.

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I cant seem to speel tonight.

Yep, it's a clearance issue.

I saw a fellow on MINI2, though, who just had his fuel door chromed instead.

Chrome gas cover assembly
 

I know this has been said before but i saw one done on a convertible and can't find the place i saw it, I have a 2006 convertible, and i got the chrome cover, hinge assembly and insert, i know they say it dosn't fit but i am going to make it work , modify it, my question is since i have not taken it apary yet, what part hits or dosn;t fit right? looking at the original one on my car and the hinge assembly it looks like its the same depth, but if i know what hits or dosn;t fit right i can start on ideas till i get it apart, thank you for any help or info :)
Tim

I assume by the chrome cover you mean an S type fuel lid. I unfortunately do not know what will hit, but would be very interested in how you make it fit. I personally think the S type fuel lid makes a big difference in the visual appeal of the Mini.

Thanks!!!

Adam

put it on and close it slowly. Then you can see where it hits

well i have an S they ust don't put them on the convertibles, the lid isn't the part that hits or dosn't fit supposedly, its the inner hinge part, i don;t have mine out to compare themyet, but they look pretty darn close to the same depth. at my friends we have all kinds of steel, and aluminum and a tig welder and we can make a complete hinge if need be using the parts from the S hinge. i just remember someon on this forum saying it didn;t fit cause it hit or got in the way of something and i was hoping to find out what so i can plan around it before i take it all apart. thank you for your response, and once i get to it i will post pics :)
Tim

Hey goblin,

I believe it's not just an issue of hinges fitting or hitting. The gas cap on the hardtop is also positioned higher than on the convertibles. Thus, the angle of the body is different. If you notice, the convertible gas cap is located a few inches closer to the wheelwell but on the hardtop, it's located higher up closer to the trim line. The concavity is sharper on the hardtop where the gas cap is located.

I bought a stainless steel gas cap a while ago for my convertible but couldn't make it fit due to the concavity. It just didn't sit properly and the highes didn't attach properly.

Good Luck on your project.

What stainless cap did you get? are you saying the outer shape of the quarter panal made it not sit right on the stainless one? I figure if we can't get the hinge part to fit or sit right, i already took the round cover off mine just twisted it off , and the actual chrome lid fits in the opening fine, we might just make the hinge piece from scratch and attach it to the hard top one or figure a way to modify the original one thats on there now.won;t know for a couple weeks till i start it but was hoping to hear from the person that tried this already to see what actually was the problem.

I'd be imterested in how this works out too! while I don't have all your resources Tim, I'd like to see if I could get a chome cover to fit on my MCSC. Good luck and keep us posted and document the process...

This is what I purchased:

http://www.minimaniauk.co.uk/web/Ite.../InvDetail.cfm

It's still sitting in its box if anybody is interested in buying it from me...

The piece is actually very well made out of aluminium and highly polished but it just doesn't work. :sad:

I know why that one will not work, its the outer ring, it sits on the outer lip of the fender opening, the stock on goes up through the inside, you have to remove the inner fender part and pull the filler neck back to get the original ones off and on, all the measurments are perfect, i just have to see what on the inner part its going to hit, there are, from the look of the dealer pics i got, 2 inner pieces on the convertible, like inner fender covers, and on the pic i got of the hard top just the fender. have tig-will modify lol or chop and hack but i will make it work and the reason i know it will work, last year when i got my car i looked into this, found a guy on line with pics of his convertible done and now i can;t find the guy to ask how he did it so im gonna try :)

will your assembly fit the 2009 clubman s. What price would you sell it? bruce

Ok the results are in, what a waste of time and money now, th reason it dosn;t fit, NOT hitting the rear windows going down, NOT hitting the top going down, NOT the shape or position either, all myths, theres plenty of room IF the HOLE was bigger. The hole is not big enough and to do it right, better off finding a junk hard top, cutting a square around the gas opening, cutting your rag tops out and welding the other in and sanding and prepeing and repainting it, not for me to much work for now. oh well i guess i am the first to tell the truth about it, since all the answers i got were hitting something or not positioned right. hope this helps anyone that wanted to know.

I'm planning on doing this sometime. What hole are you talking about exactly

The actual Hole the gas cap and cover sit in in the rear quarter.

It is not a clearance issue, it has nothing to do with the top or the windows, theres a thread on here i staterd all about this, i was going to custom do one but the REAL reason is the hole is not big enough for the chrome set up. you would have to get a section from a hard top mini and cut yours out and weld the new piece in and thats to much work, so i did this:

The real reason you can't put the chrome gas cap on a convertible
 

Heres the real reason why you can't put a chrome gas set up on your convertible: What a waste of time and money now, the reason it dosn't fit, - NOT hitting the rear windows going down, NOT hitting the top going down, NOT the shape or position either, all myths, theres plenty of room IF the HOLE was bigger. The hole is not big enough and to do it right, better off finding a junk hard top, cutting a square around the gas opening, cutting your rag tops out and welding the other in and sanding and prepeing and repainting it, not for me to much work for now. oh well i guess i am the first to tell the truth about it, since all the answers i got were hitting something or not positioned right. hope this helps anyone that wanted to know.
So here it is, i got my chrome gas cap on my convertible, lol its now one of a kind, but its on and looks awesome http://massmotoringclub.com/Smileys/default/smiley.gif http://massmotoringclub.com/Smileys/...t/thumbsup.png a little custom work, some cutting, and taadaa!! took about 2 hours but it was worth it http://massmotoringclub.com/Smileys/default/smiley.gif

Because nobody looked at the original post that was started and decided to say the same wrong information, i actually took the gas bucket out so i know theres room in there, just the hole is not big enough for the chrome style gas bucket. heres the original post:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...-assembly.html

Threads merged.

Nice work Tim ! Looks awesome :thumbsup: