JCW design package installation
for those interested, i added the JCW red mirror caps and air ducts today. took no more than 15 minutes.
for the mirror caps, after searching on the boards, i found that you can pull off the actual mirror to get to the clips to pop off the old caps. http://www.flickr.com/photos/59240565@N04/7317852342/http://www.flickr.com/photos/59240565@N04/7317852342/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/59240565@N04/, on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/59240565@N04/7317849654/http://www.flickr.com/photos/59240565@N04/7317849654/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/59240565@N04/, on Flickr for the air ducts, i wedged a bicycle tire iron to take off the old ducts. new ones pop right in. http://www.flickr.com/photos/59240565@N04/7317862606/http://www.flickr.com/photos/59240565@N04/7317862606/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/59240565@N04/, on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/59240565@N04/7317865436/http://www.flickr.com/photos/59240565@N04/7317865436/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/59240565@N04/, on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/59240565@N04/7317860340/http://www.flickr.com/photos/59240565@N04/7317860340/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/59240565@N04/, on Flickr gonna probably black out that orange side marker and black out the headlight and taillight rings. http://www.flickr.com/photos/59240565@N04/7317858044/http://www.flickr.com/photos/59240565@N04/7317858044/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/59240565@N04/, on Flickr |
I used a couple of plastic fast food knives to get between the inlets and the clips on my CM. No scratching and the knives have enough flexibility to work their way in.
The mirror glass - not so successful. I broke the passenger side mirror glass. I have the aspherical mirrors from the UK Ebay store that cover that right up. |
Nice! Where'd you pick up your design package from?
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ozarkgolfer - i was worried about breaking the glass too. good idea on the plastic knife :nod:
livestrong - bought it here http://mini.sewellparts.com/accessor...2012/4808.html. quick shipping :thumbsup: with this... https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...iting-for.html |
That's what I figured - I wish I had jumped on that when they were $20 cheaper + 10% off! Doh!
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i guess i'll just add to my thread......here are pics of how i blacked out the taillight rings. sorry, but i guess i never took pics of the front rings.
there are two outer nuts that you have to loosen to remove the tabs. http://www.flickr.com/photos/59240565@N04/7438232530/http://www.flickr.com/photos/59240565@N04/7438232530/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/59240565@N04/, on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/59240565@N04/7438233842/http://www.flickr.com/photos/59240565@N04/7438233842/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/59240565@N04/, on Flickr what they look like off http://www.flickr.com/photos/59240565@N04/7438230138/http://www.flickr.com/photos/59240565@N04/7438230138/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/59240565@N04/, on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/59240565@N04/7438231272/http://www.flickr.com/photos/59240565@N04/7438231272/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/59240565@N04/, on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/59240565@N04/7438228346/http://www.flickr.com/photos/59240565@N04/7438228346/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/59240565@N04/, on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/59240565@N04/7438235206/http://www.flickr.com/photos/59240565@N04/7438235206/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/59240565@N04/, on Flickr |
Originally Posted by cursor718
(Post 3537562)
i guess i'll just add to my thread......here are pics of how i blacked out the taillight rings. sorry, but i guess i never took pics of the front rings.
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glad i could help. i'm not sure it is the best or right way but it worked for me. just make sure you wedge the inner tabs (the ones you didn't take off) really tight before you put back and tight the outer tabs.
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Looking good! Great adds! :thumbsup:
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thanks! love the look of yours :thumbsup:
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insulation?
Hey Cursor718,
How for you manage to gain access to those nuts? Did you have to pull off the flooring and insulation to get to those 2 clamps? I don't even know where to start. Any insight is greatly appreciated! |
Nice write up on the Tail Lights. Are you going to black out the remaining chrome trim?
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Originally Posted by vizcat
(Post 3685975)
Hey Cursor718,
How for you manage to gain access to those nuts? Did you have to pull off the flooring and insulation to get to those 2 clamps? I don't even know where to start. Any insight is greatly appreciated! |
Originally Posted by vizcat
(Post 3685975)
Hey Cursor718,
How for you manage to gain access to those nuts? Did you have to pull off the flooring and insulation to get to those 2 clamps? I don't even know where to start. Any insight is greatly appreciated! |
Originally Posted by Ki11switch
(Post 3686095)
Nice write up on the Tail Lights. Are you going to black out the remaining chrome trim?
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Originally Posted by cursor718
(Post 3537562)
i guess i'll just add to my thread......here are pics of how i blacked out the taillight rings. sorry, but i guess i never took pics of the front rings.
there are two outer nuts that you have to loosen to remove the tabs. https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5321/...3b1f8435_c.jpg IMG_8662 by cursor718, on Flickr https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8154/...68b8e510_c.jpg IMG_8658 by cursor718, on Flickr what they look like off https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8011/...5ef9012d_c.jpg IMG_8666 by cursor718, on Flickr https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7255/...7f0bfc4b_c.jpg IMG_8663 by cursor718, on Flickr Here is how I did it.
Then repeat on other tail light. I am still not 100% certain I have it on water-tight. It doesn't seem to fit exactly like it did when it came off, but there is a nice rubber seal around it. I guess I'll find out in Jan/Feb when it actually rains in SoCal. I took the left one off 3 times and finally called it good enough. The right one I did once. If either leaks, I'll take to the dealer and pay them to fix it. They probably have a special tool for this that doesn't require yoga moves to get in there. Anyway, they look FANTASTIC. As I said, the parts from WMW were BMW parts, so sort of surprised the Mini dealer didn't have them. Highly recommended, but unlike the front rings, this is not a 10 min job. |
just my 2 cents...
i had to replace the right tail light because a van driver decided to gently squeeze it with its vehicle :wink: i could have let the service guys do it, but i said wtf...so, long story short, if you want a tight fitting tail light you have to make sure the 4 nuts that hold it in place are quite securely fastened. This is especially hard to do as far as the inner upper one is concerned. I used a short handle 8mm closed in wrench and, i must tell you, it was a job fit for a contorsionist. Not to mention that a new tail lamp has, what seems to be, a much beefier rubber/foam insulation outer layer which makes it in turn all the harder to achieve a proper "flush to the body" final look. I suspect that removing part of the boot side trim would make access to that particular area much easier. :roll: ...and i think you have to place the tail light in FIRST, and then AFTERWARDS fasten the nuts in place. The first couple of times i did like you described it, with half-way fastening and then fitting the light in, but I just could not get that eye pleasing result as the light seemed to pop just a little bit off the body. |
If you just remove 2 of the 4 bolts on one side, you run the risk of not having a tight fit when reassembling.
I did it this way at first, and when I put it back on, I had to angle the light to allow the tabs/bolts that were still attached to the light to feed into the groove of the body frame to make a tight fit...but every time I did so and attached the remaining 2 bolts, i was able to very easily pop the whole light out with my hands. It was apparent that the bolts I left on were not grabbing correctly. So i wound up doing it the right way, which involved tearing the @#$%^& out of my hands trying to angle my wrist to properly attach the upper bolts. It sucked. I hope I never have to take them off again. |
But Pidge, I don't think you have to remove all 4, but they do need to be loose to grab.
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Originally Posted by EHans
(Post 3790485)
But Pidge, I don't think you have to remove all 4, but they do need to be loose to grab.
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Originally Posted by pidge1114
(Post 3790497)
Yes you're correct, though tightening those inner two were the biggest PITA. I put on the entire JCW aero kit and that was easier than those 2 damn lights. :lol:
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Just curious... If all bulbs are covered in the service plan that I have for the 6 year 100000 miles, then could I have them place the rings on at the same time they change the bulb? Or does changing the bulb not involve remving everything down to the trim?
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Originally Posted by Mr_Bueno
(Post 3791486)
Just curious... If all bulbs are covered in the service plan that I have for the 6 year 100000 miles, then could I have them place the rings on at the same time they change the bulb? Or does changing the bulb not involve remving everything down to the trim?
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Curious but do you really HAVE to remove the whole light just to take the rings off? The gen 2 MINIs just pop off by prying from the bezel side. The pic above of the tail light hanging out with ring removed shows what appears to be the same style clips as the gen2 models so it seems it could be done similarly without all that work.
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Originally Posted by TerminalVelocity
(Post 3805455)
Curious but do you really HAVE to remove the whole light just to take the rings off? The gen 2 MINIs just pop off by prying from the bezel side. The pic above of the tail light hanging out with ring removed shows what appears to be the same style clips as the gen2 models so it seems it could be done similarly without all that work.
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