Interior/Exterior Side markers paint or buy???
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I would say paint them. I bought a set of chromed ones for my Cooper and got hosed, afaic. Ive painted things before, and lord only knows why I didnt paint my black ones a gun-metal silver which wouldve looked great.
Sand then down, mask off the S and shoot them with a flat(?) black. Rustoleum, or just about anything in a can, should be fine, as long as you apply smooth, thin coats.
Sand then down, mask off the S and shoot them with a flat(?) black. Rustoleum, or just about anything in a can, should be fine, as long as you apply smooth, thin coats.
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There are a lot of ways to go with this. The "scuttles" consist of 3 parts: the body, the screen, and the S's. You can do a lot with each part.
The body can stay chrome or be painted an color. The screen can stay black or be painted. The S's are chrome with an insert.
My personal preference: paint the "body" black. Paint the screen body color. Leave the S chrome and replace the insert with an Aesthetic Creations domed insert in body color.
Like I said, many possibilities.
See my gallery for one possibility.
The body can stay chrome or be painted an color. The screen can stay black or be painted. The S's are chrome with an insert.
My personal preference: paint the "body" black. Paint the screen body color. Leave the S chrome and replace the insert with an Aesthetic Creations domed insert in body color.
Like I said, many possibilities.
See my gallery for one possibility.
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I've not done it myself, but as I recall you simply reach behind and at one end you push out. It'll rotate out and then you unplug the connector to the light and then unhook the other end of the grill.
To figure out which end to push on, check a parts diagram. There's a tab at one end of the grill that hooks into a slot in the body. And there's a post that pops into a rubber grommet at the other end of the grill that you push on from the back side. This second one is what you want to push on and push it through the grommet towards the outside.
To figure out which end to push on, check a parts diagram. There's a tab at one end of the grill that hooks into a slot in the body. And there's a post that pops into a rubber grommet at the other end of the grill that you push on from the back side. This second one is what you want to push on and push it through the grommet towards the outside.
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If you're careful, you won't damage the paint. Warm the letters with a hair dryer then use some dental floss to carefully saw through the adhesive on the back of the letters. Some Goo Be Gone to clean up the residual adhesive and then clean and rewax the surface.
The Mini logos have pins, though.
The Mini logos have pins, though.
Last edited by martinb; 03-01-2011 at 12:15 PM.
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Check out this thread, it should get you on the way!
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...everthing.html
Annette
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...everthing.html
Annette