R56 All clean after all the blackout work
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All clean after all the blackout work
After spending the last few weekends on my "dechroming", I finally had time to get it all clean and shiny.
I've done the following:
Plastidip - Headlight and tail light rings, gas cap, hood scoop and grill surround.
Vinyl (Lyle) - A-pillars and audi wide mouth. Beltline from Outmotoring.
Paint - Wheels
Stripes - From mighty stripes
Under the hood - JCW Intake
Would love ANY feedback! I have the Aesthetic Creations door handles on order (backordered). Not sure what's left before I've gone too far.
I've done the following:
Plastidip - Headlight and tail light rings, gas cap, hood scoop and grill surround.
Vinyl (Lyle) - A-pillars and audi wide mouth. Beltline from Outmotoring.
Paint - Wheels
Stripes - From mighty stripes
Under the hood - JCW Intake
Would love ANY feedback! I have the Aesthetic Creations door handles on order (backordered). Not sure what's left before I've gone too far.
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I don't want to offend, and I hope its ok to say, I think its too much. It almost looks as if you came into a stock of flat black vinyl, and went crazy. Black and white is a great combo, but less is more in this instance I think. But its your car, and you like it, so who cares really what anybody thinks.
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I don't want to offend, and I hope its ok to say, I think its too much. It almost looks as if you came into a stock of flat black vinyl, and went crazy. Black and white is a great combo, but less is more in this instance I think. But its your car, and you like it, so who cares really what anybody thinks.
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I don't care for vinyl or plastidip (UV rays are gonna get it) But I love the black and white styling on your car. This is the first time black wheels looked right to me. Something about how the white body paint is broken up by the black areas looks the business to me-great design.
Appreciate the compliment. I'm pretty pleased with how it's turned out.
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Looks awesome. Flat black paint and vinyl is the way to go.
My JCW agrees with you too. Its all blacked out with the exception of the bonnet and boot MINI emblem. I had the Aesthetic Creations black emblem cover with a skull and crossbones domed sticker but the sticker was lifting up after a year. So I just took the whole thing off. I like the MINI emblem in its stock format:
My JCW agrees with you too. Its all blacked out with the exception of the bonnet and boot MINI emblem. I had the Aesthetic Creations black emblem cover with a skull and crossbones domed sticker but the sticker was lifting up after a year. So I just took the whole thing off. I like the MINI emblem in its stock format:
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Looks awesome. Flat black paint and vinyl is the way to go.
My JCW agrees with you too. Its all blacked out with the exception of the bonnet and boot MINI emblem. I had the Aesthetic Creations black emblem cover with a skull and crossbones domed sticker but the sticker was lifting up after a year. So I just took the whole thing off. I like the MINI emblem in its stock format:
My JCW agrees with you too. Its all blacked out with the exception of the bonnet and boot MINI emblem. I had the Aesthetic Creations black emblem cover with a skull and crossbones domed sticker but the sticker was lifting up after a year. So I just took the whole thing off. I like the MINI emblem in its stock format:
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I just got a replacement handle for the passenger side. The original had a small crack on the inner middle section. Took quite a while to get that and even longer to get the originals. You will love em. They fit great and no one will know they are covers.
Last edited by onefish2; 11-20-2011 at 08:44 PM.
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My stuff has been plasti-dipped for over a year now, no chipping or fading, looks perfect and matches the wheel arches perfect. If it did get faded or chipped, it can be peeled off the part and repainted in a few minutes, and at a cost of about $8 for a can of plasti-dip spray. I have a black/black 2011 JCW and the P-D painted parts look like they came that way from the factory. All blacked out chrome might look a little much on some colors of cars, sure looks good on mine.
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Wow, thanks!! I usually swap out cars every 2 years. Prior to my R56 I had a black Volvo C30. No where near as fun as the Mini!! I've learned that I just need to keep doing little things with it so I don't get bored. Although, this has to be the most fun car to drive ever!!!
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To this:
I am finally happy with the car and maybe except for a little tweak here or there... I am done.
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While that Panda photo is pretty funny, I'll have to agree with onefish2, definitely not a fan of the painted trim.
The a-pillar is the only part I am on the fence about. I prefer different and unique. That usually means people will either love it or hate it, as you can see from this thread.
The a-pillar is the only part I am on the fence about. I prefer different and unique. That usually means people will either love it or hate it, as you can see from this thread.
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