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Old Oct 7, 2011 | 02:36 PM
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Help deciding- sport stripes or black jack mirror caps

I have an 09 PW Clubman. I just took the bonnet stripes off and wanted to get sport stripes down the bonnet/hood. I currently have the BJ rear-view mirror & scuttles and have the dash trim on order (both sides).

I don't want to make the car so busy it looks cartoonish. I love the simplicity of the PW. So what would you do? Sport stripes or black jack side mirror caps?

Thanks for your opinions!

Jenni
 
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Old Oct 7, 2011 | 03:03 PM
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Sport stripes.
 
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Old Oct 7, 2011 | 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by bumgardnern
Sport stripes.
Me too on sport stripes
 
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Old Oct 7, 2011 | 04:12 PM
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Mirror caps for me ........waiting to get them for Bandit
 
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Old Oct 7, 2011 | 04:30 PM
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Leave it as is. PW looks great with nothing on it. How about a JCW grille? What color roof and mirrors right now?
 
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Old Oct 7, 2011 | 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Mini///M
Leave it as is. PW looks great with nothing on it. How about a JCW grille? What color roof and mirrors right now?
Black roof, OEM rails, black mirrors.
 
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Old Oct 7, 2011 | 07:01 PM
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Sport stripes!
 
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Old Oct 7, 2011 | 07:28 PM
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If you want to make it different than other MINIs do the mirror caps. Everyone has stripes. So 1 vote for the mirror caps.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2011 | 06:29 AM
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Naked bonnet!
 
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Old Oct 12, 2011 | 09:24 AM
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Thanks everyone. I'm still debating. She's naked for now.

misn0mer- love your car's name! My sister lives out in Danville. We try to get out to the Bay area as much as we can. Love that part of CA!
 
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Old Oct 12, 2011 | 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by 1ncmini
If you want to make it different than other MINIs do the mirror caps. Everyone has stripes. So 1 vote for the mirror caps.
And now two votes. Be unique!
 
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Old Oct 13, 2011 | 06:18 PM
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I installed the mirror caps today. I love them! I wasn't too sure but decided to go for it & the look is great! It's more understated than I thought. Thanks again!

I'll add a pic after a wash tomorrow. The barn doors get filthy after a rain.
 
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Old Oct 13, 2011 | 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by InTheClub
I installed the mirror caps today. I love them! I wasn't too sure but decided to go for it & the look is great! It's more understated than I thought. Thanks again!

I'll add a pic after a wash tomorrow. The barn doors get filthy after a rain.
Did you get them from a MINI dealership?
Were they hard to install?(and uninstall the OEM?)
 
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Old Oct 14, 2011 | 05:05 AM
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Old Oct 14, 2011 | 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Tacoman03
Did you get them from a MINI dealership?
Were they hard to install?(and uninstall the OEM?)
I did get them from my dealership. You could most likely get them cheaper online. Installing took less than 10 minutes. The hard part is popping off the existing caps. I followed the directions on a NAM post; it was spot on.

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...t-r55-r56.html
 
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 05:42 PM
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Here's a pic of Otto with the black jack caps on the Mobile Bay ferry today.

 
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