Yeah, I think Morristown has the pieces I need for about $150 (excluding door armrests, which I may not do anyway), so it might be worth it to just take the plunge and swap them out.

Saves experimentation

 

Im really late in finding this thread, but here I am!! I recently did a chrome line retrofit on my Mini, and LOVE the look of it, especially at night. The whole kit cost around 250 + shipping, and took only a few hours to install. It included everything that would come from the factory, minus the tachometer trim (I would have to buy a brand new one; $600 ) and the ring around the shift lever (I can get this piece with the purchase of a new shift boot; $50).

Just in case anyone is looking into doing this mod!

 

sketch, how hard was it replacing the pieces on the door. and, what else can we do with the tachometer?? It would be cool to make it stand out a little more.

 

If you look back at all the posts that asked "how do you upgrade from plain to chrome" you will be glad that you ordered it with your package.!!

 

That's why I spent the money up front to get it when I ordered. I love the look and I was fortunate enough to see what it looked like before I ordered, so I knew it was a must when I ordered.

 

Well, replacing the pieces on the door was definetly the hardest part of the install. I had to break off every little tab on the lower speaker covers to get those off, I just asked some friends on this thread for help with the center speaker covers. They are such a pain, as they are REALLY attached to the door. Once you find the one softspot, you can yank them off. One thing to be VERY careful of though, is the mirror adjustment switch on the driver side speaker cover. You have to do a combonation of taking the switch out of the speaker cover, taking the old unit out, at the same time. On the plus side, it was actually pretty fun, and I can just imagine the kind of labor BMW would charge... Overall, not that hard of a job.

As for the tach, I am probably going to wrap the entire thing in CF vinyl, as an accent for the checkered them in the interior. I think that would look prett cool... Unless I come across a used chrome line tach on a salvage car. Hmmm....

Good luck!

 

I love all the pics in this thread!
I ordered the chrome line interior, but I don't have my car yet...
another week or so...

 

what is cf vinyl and where do you get it??