How To Interior/Exterior :: Replace mirror covers (WITHOUT breaking the clips!)
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I would imagine a number of people have painted primered caps to suit their tastes... anyone have a recommended type of exterior paint available in spray can off the shelf, rather than having th ebody shop either do it or pressurize a can for you? I don't have to colormatch to MINI stock colors, so it's more about the type and brand of paint... any recommendations?
This guide is awesome, by the way.
This guide is awesome, by the way.
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THANK YOU!
Wow -- Thanks for these great instructions! I asked the dealership about replacing these... They said that it would cost one hour of labor ($90) and that the original caps break so I wouldn't be able to use them again.
I used your instruction and did it myself in a total of 10 minutes - and did not break one clip!!!
I used your instruction and did it myself in a total of 10 minutes - and did not break one clip!!!
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I wouldn't take my MINI to that dealership even for a wiper fluid refill !
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Wow -- Thanks for these great instructions! I asked the dealership about replacing these... They said that it would cost one hour of labor ($90) and that the original caps break so I wouldn't be able to use them again.
I used your instruction and did it myself in a total of 10 minutes - and did not break one clip!!!
I used your instruction and did it myself in a total of 10 minutes - and did not break one clip!!!
Happy to save you a Benjamin!
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I'm not sure about that... I have a 2006 and I know it works for all models from 2002 until they changed models in 2007. The 2007 Cabrio should still be the same (they're not changing the body style until 2008 on the convertavble) but I have no idea on the '07 hard-top, sorry. Can someone confirm?
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great thread ImagoX, worked perfectly, thanks a million. I was trying to just pry off the cover at first and when it was not coming I deceided to look it up and found this. Also thanks to Eric Rowland posting that you really need to pull hard on the mirror part (no my clips did not break). I did have to use a flat head to get oneside off. the clips were much tighter than the other side.
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This is a good read. Not sure if this is a common thing, but I had my cars passenger side mirror cap stolen early this morning. They (the Mutants) obviously didn't read this because I got them to scratch my glass and some black trim parts possibly with a screw driver. (Hopefully all of the tabs broke for the mutants.) Anyone else hear of this type of theft?
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Yep, the thieves were probably trying to get the whole mirror--unless of course you had carbon covers--if so, they were probably just trying to get those.
Coming from the E36 M3 world, I got pretty familiar with side mirror theft stories going around the interwebs. It's pretty common.
Coming from the E36 M3 world, I got pretty familiar with side mirror theft stories going around the interwebs. It's pretty common.
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No carbon JR, just the factory black shiny stock ones. I'm hoping it's random and they don't try and come for the rest of the mirror or the driver side. I sure would hate to bash someones head in on Christ's birthday. (I have good expereince there, busted someones arm once in 1987. Waited 2 nights for the creep to show and was actually asleep in that car back then waiting for him) Cops showed and told me I should have smashed his head in. That was then before 3 kids, a mortgage and these silly laws saying I can't use more force than necessary to protect my property.