I did not order the regular bonnet stripes thinking that sport stripes (on the bonnet only) were the way to go with a non-S Cooper. Now I'm having second thoughts (and wondering if I shouldn't have gotten the regular bonnet stripes).

If you've got a non-S Cooper with sport stripes on the bonnet, please post your pics here to help me decide one way or the other.

 

Sorry, my wife won that argument, so I don't have the sport stripes. But I love 'em and think that it's a good thing that they are a bit more novel. IMO the boot stripes are a bit Viperesque overkill.

You're not stuck with your decision anyway (except a few bucks). You can always add or change later!

 

I got regular bonnet stripes but after seeing jaysonf1's with no stripes I might be yankin em off,real clean looking !

 

I agree. I was going for bonnet sport stripes only.

So, once they are put on you can remove them without any harm to the underlying paint surface? That takes some of the pressure off. Still, I'd like to be more sure about them than I am now. If anyone's got a Pepper White/Black with black bonnet sport stripes, post your pic please!

Surely mine won't be the first (or will it?)....

 

Awww, can an S type play in this thread too?



growl

 

I have a 14" Racing Stripe on order from MightyStripes. I'll post photos when I get it installed.

 

Look on the thread - Show your R56 at roughly page 10. My car is there with the sports stripes. I love(d) them. R56 - R.I.P.

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...=93550&page=10

On my new MINI (S/manual) I will have the "classic" bonnet stripes. Now - few details:

- the "classic" V stripes have a white thin border - much more contrasty. The sports ones have no such border.
- the sports stripes continue on the boot of the car - behind your rear license plate. Quite nifty.
- the sports stripes are 12$ less expensive...

Hope that helps. Yes - I'd go for the same sport stripes anytime.

MMM

 

here is minimximini's

 

Sweet!

 

What in the world are all these tiny little stripes? Go big or go home! Take a look at the Viper stripes on my S in my gallery. The stripes are 23" overall width.

 

Off center, driver's side. Interesting...

 

I think that's the pic that led me to choose sports stripes to begin with. Thanks for reminding me of it. I like the way the MINI wings are silver against black but the black center is set off against the paint in the gap.

 

MiniMaxiMini, are the stripes cut out around the wings are are they underneath the wings?

 

Both the front stripes and rear stripes are already pre-cut with the wing cutout. There is (to my recollection) about a 3-4 mm spacing between the wings and the stripes - both on the front and on the back. On the mentioned thread above you can see also the rear of the car (the stripes continue on the boot).

MMM

 

MMM , Hang in there, thats a beautiful car, they will get your CEL problem straighend out. Don't give that sweet ride...
Dean

 

sweet stripes.

 

Ok - here is Victory's ultra wide viper stripes:



Whew! That looks wild - like a raging bull man!

 

Yeah - I gotta say it was inspired by things I remember from when I was a kid (60s). When a car was supposed to look fast, or look like a racing car, it had stripes. All kinds of imagery comes to mind. Slot cars, Cunningham sports cars, Speed Racer cartoons... I wanted one of those!

 

i find this statement incredibly funny coming from someone driving a mini... sounds like an 'suv-er'...

btw... luv ur car...

 

I like the way wide stripes look, but they also remind me of a current day treatment that you see on Vipers, and subsequently any Dodge truck, and Mustangs are always trying to grab that wide stripe cred - all leads back to Shelby.

But I like the narrower stripes because they remind me of those cars from childhood.

 

Here are my reverse stripes on my 07. I had bonnet stripes on my 06, but I really love these new sport stripes!


07 CR/B MCS reverse sport stripes, anthracite headliner, 17" black team dynamics pro race 1 wheels, schroth harness, carbon lounge leather interior

 

07chilired your MINI looks sick..great combo, like the blk RD's

here is mine:

 

I got mine from mighty strips but opted to put them even with the edge of the wings

 

kewl!

 

Diablito, did you buy just the aero kit grill? I'd like to replace the chrome grill lip like you did. It looks great, and I love the color!