Hi, I currently have the "U" stripe on my MINI. Im interested in silver Viper stripes to match my roof and Im fairly confident it should look good on my MINI but I need someones expertise in photoshop to convince me 100%

Thanks in advance

Opinions if I should do it would be appreciated too.

 

anyone?

 

Here's a pic of my car w/ grey stripes... not exactly the same but you get the idea

 

Again, not the same thing, but here's a guy with a white roof and contrasting stripes: https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...0&ppuser=15213

 

ooooh very nice. Im just debating if the "U" stripe looks better on mine or if I should just go ahead and get the viper stripes, which I really like too.....

 

Wow, that looks great

 

Here's a few shots of mine.. a little wider than the norm.. Theres a few more pics in my gallery..

 

Did you have trouble getting the stripes to stick to the textures plastic at the bottom of the bumpers?

- Garrett

 

Here are some of the OEM Sport Stripes;

 

Hey Garrett,

Yeah, it was tricky.. but it seems to be sticking this time around. My previous set had a couple corners pulling up. The surface needs to be completely free of ANY dirt/grime/oil. Alcohol is probably best to remove any contaminents.

I found that after applying them, using a hair dryer to heat the adhesive up helped a lot in getting them to stick. You've got to get the vinyl nice and warm and use your hands to work it onto the textured plastic as it cooled and hardned. Very time consuming but it does make a difference. One more thing.. I didn't do, but wish I did, was wrap the vinyl completely around to the back side of the plastic so it won't be prone to lifting at the exposed corners. The plastic on the back side of the textured portion is smoothe which is much more sticky-vinyl friendly. You'll have to push back the stock plastic mesh grill to get to the other side effectively.

The funny thing is.. I'm very close to taking them off, despite the tons of hours I put into applying them a couple months ago.. It's time for a different look..

Hope this helps!

 

love your car exactly what i want my car too look like, but would it look the same on non s type or should i get a new type S hood first i think it adds a meaner look ......anyway looks great

hey swarley where did u get the carbon fiber eye rings? thanks

 

I think you can achieve a similar look on your MC as long as you get the aero grilles. You may want to consider the full aero kit before getting a S hood to take the look from super cute to kinda mean. Below is a pic of my 02 MC before and after the aero kit so you can see what I'm talking about.



Just my 2 cents, but I'd advise against putting the S hood on a MC. It could come across as