Just ordered a JCW Aero Kit direct from MINI for $339 . Without PDC, with PDC it's $2,800. Colored wheel arches and sills (primed, not painted obviously) Colored arches and sills aren't my preference, but hey at this price who gives a damn. As usual the MINI website is extremely vague. If anyone has purchased directly from MINI before maybe you can answer these questions:

Do they include all hardware? (rivets, popits ect)

Does it include front and rear fog light trim/surrounds? (I think it should, my 2 cents), center trim on rear bumper?

Whats the difference between Aero I and Aero II?

Also ECS Tuning and Turner Motorsport have these, but they are on back-order. ECS includes all hardware including brake duct upgrade kit for $599. I had the opportunity to purchase one a of couple days ago, ready to ship, but didn't pull trigger. Now they're on back-order . I rolled the dice with MINI... we'll see. They could be backed up too ha ha.

http://www.shopminiusa.com/PRODUCT/3...NTERID=2670301

 

I just paid $311 for a JCW Clubman kit painted in Midnight Black yesterday. There were only a few in the country...

 

It's crazy! I don't normally pay attention to body kits because 1; they're stupid expensive and 2; they're mostly for looks anyway. But these being OEM MINI and super cheap I grabbed one too. Must be because the R56 has reached the end of production...

 

Holy cow! I need to get on this!

 

Figured I'd give the shout out. I stumbled upon it by accident and had to squint to make sure I was seeing the price correctly. Originally these went for ~$3,500. So just about 90% off

 

Well I put the order in. We will see how it goes! $200 in shipping, but thats to be expected.

 

So it looks like the painted trim kit is discounted while the normal "blackband" kit is still full price. I'd rather have the blackband kit as I really don't like the paint matched trim, but this price is so hard to pass up...

 

As counter-intuitive as it sounds, the "blackband" kit is the "body color trim" kit. Not sure why they call it that ha ha. I prefer the matte black plastic trim too. But the painted trim is growing on me I guess.

 

Yea I'm looking at pictures of paint matched ones trying to decide if I would like it on my car. I guess I could see if they body shop would paint the trim matte black and paint the skirts and bumpers dark silver. I wonder if the matte black would look good or if it would look off...

 

From what I've heard, factory matte paint is very hard to care for. I say this because the matte paint the body shop would use is similar to factory matte paint. One car from the factory that comes to mind is the Hyundai Veloster and certain BMW M's. But I'd think it would look interesting...

https://www.hyundaiusa.com/pdf/Matte_Paint_Care.pdf

 

Yea I'll just paint match it. Just ordered the kit and selected to pick up from dealer. No shipping cost! I would be stupid to pass up this kit for under $400. Now I can use my tax return to paint it! Thanks so much for posting this!

 

No problem man! There may be free shipping. In my case it said shipping costs to dealer were N/A, and I wasn't charged for shipping. Who know's, once it's actually shipped they may tack that on. Just a thought. But lets say it's $200 for shipping, still a deal and a half at ~$550 . Hopefully I'm mistaken...

 

Wonder if they will do the same thing for the Coupe and Roadster before long since they supposedly are stopping production of them. When I clicked on the Coupe from the JCW AERO kit page it gives me a pop-up saying this item is not available for model selected.

 

Wouldn't they be the same? At least the coupe. From the A-pillars forward and below the belt-line the coupe is identical to a Hardtop... so I thought. Call the dealer I guess.

 

I would recommend ordering it through a local dealer to avoid the shipping costs.

 

What's in their upgrade kit price? What does it include?

 

The kit on sale is the JCW paint matched kit. Comes with JCW front bumer, rear bumper, and skirts. Also has fender arches and front splitter that are primed for paint, and all trim pieces needed to complete it.


It looks like the upgrade kit adds brake cooling ducts and front width extensions:

http://www.shopminiusa.com/PRODUCT/3...CenterId=39448

 

That is what I'd have thought. I don't currently even have a Coupe but been thinking of getting one and thought for that money I might go on and get the kit which would help make sure I got a Coupe in the future!!

 

I'm not sure what $299.95 gets you though even though the full color matched kit is $2,949.

 

They had one pre-painted for $311? Where was that?

 

I'm pretty sure the $300 upgrade kit gets you all the things listed on that page. Front brake cooling ducts, front width extensions, and the deflector lip, just all together for a lower price. The JCW aero kit does not include these items. Although I think if you have a 2011+ JCW kit then you may already have these parts. It is a little confusing what has what and what fits when looking at their site.

 

Ah that clarifies it further.

 

After seeing these pictures I think I will paint my trim black like the car below. I don't like the look of paint matched...

 

Thats what I plan on doing! Gloss black trim. I also do not like body color matched trim

 

Anyone get a quote to get the kit painted?