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Hi,

I've just had to order the black trim piece with the light strip attached. Is the trim piece easy to remove and install on the door card?

Thanks

Here are the part numbers for both the F56 and F55

TRIM:

F56 3 DOOR, PIANO BLACK

51417410581 - 51417410582 - 51417410587 - 51417410588



F56 3 DOOR, DARK SILVER

51417410583 - 51417410584 - 51417410589 - 51417410590



F56 3 DOOR, OFF WHITE

51417410585 - 51417410586 - 51417410591 - 51417410592



F55 5 DOORS, PIANO BLACK

51417414219 - 51417414220 - 51417414225 - 51417414226 - 51427414233 - 51427414234



F55 5 DOOR, DARK SILVER

51417414223 - 51417414224 - 51417414229 - 51417414230 - 51417414237 - 51417414238



F55 5 DOOR, OFF WHITE

51417414221 - 51417414222 - 51417414227 - 51417414228 - 51427414235 - 51427414236

LED module: 63319263454
for the F56 you will need a qty of 4
for the F55 you will need a qty of 6

also you will need the securing washers to attach the new trim pieces to the door card unless you want to epoxy them back on. I only have the quantity required for the f56 which is a total of 50 pcs.
The part number is 51412756689.

Hope this helps guys!
 

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I recently completed this project on my 2016 2-door cooper. Fortunately, my doors had no extra trim pieces pre-attached so I did not have to 'drill them out'. I just had to drill the holes through the door cards with my cordless drill and then insert the trim pieces, connect the additional LED light modules to the extra wiring connections that were not being used already, and then secure the trim pieces with the metal axial clips. I decided to take the trim pieces that went around the interior door handles and door speakers to a local auto paint shop to have them professionally pained gloss black to match the new trim pieces I was installing.

Painted door handle trim:
View attachment 74466

Painted speaker trim:
View attachment 74467

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Detailed view of how back end of trim pieces are secured to the inside of the door cards with metal axial clips (I pushed them down onto the trim pegs with a small rachet bit:
View attachment 74470

The front "swoosh" trim piece secured with metal clips and the new LED lighting module (I used some black electrical take to make sure there would not be any unwanted light bleed-thru.
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Rear trim piece secured to door card and new LED module:
View attachment 74472

New led module with the optical conductor inserted into the lighting module. The door car had a clip built into it to snap the LED module securely in place.
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New led module with the optical conductor inserted into the lighting module. The door car had a clip built into it to snap the LED module securely in place.
View attachment 74474

It was not until after I started this project that I realize there was a third unused lighting connector in each door. I was confused about what this was for but further research revealed this is for a light to shine in the lower door pocket with a third LED module and a small u-shaped optical connector. So I ordered two more LED modules and the little clear plastic optical connectors and installed those after they arrived a month later. Those required no drilling as the clips to attach the light and plastic u-shaped optical conductor are already in the back of the door card and the little hole for the light to shine into the door pocket is already there.
I recently completed this project on my 2016 2-door cooper. Fortunately, my doors had no extra trim pieces pre-attached so I did not have to 'drill them out'. I just had to drill the holes through the door cards with my cordless drill and then insert the trim pieces, connect the additional LED light modules to the extra wiring connections that were not being used already, and then secure the trim pieces with the metal axial clips. I decided to take the trim pieces that went around the interior door handles and door speakers to a local auto paint shop to have them professionally pained gloss black to match the new trim pieces I was installing.

Painted door handle trim:
View attachment 74466

Painted speaker trim:
View attachment 74467

View attachment 74469

Detailed view of how back end of trim pieces are secured to the inside of the door cards with metal axial clips (I pushed them down onto the trim pegs with a small rachet bit:
View attachment 74470

The front "swoosh" trim piece secured with metal clips and the new LED lighting module (I used some black electrical take to make sure there would not be any unwanted light bleed-thru.
View attachment 74471

Rear trim piece secured to door card and new LED module:
View attachment 74472

New led module with the optical conductor inserted into the lighting module. The door car had a clip built into it to snap the LED module securely in place.
View attachment 74473

New led module with the optical conductor inserted into the lighting module. The door car had a clip built into it to snap the LED module securely in place.
View attachment 74474

It was not until after I started this project that I realize there was a third unused lighting connector in each door. I was confused about what this was for but further research revealed this is for a light to shine in the lower door pocket with a third LED module and a small u-shaped optical connector. So I ordered two more LED modules and the little clear plastic optical connectors and installed those after they arrived a month later. Those required no drilling as the clips to attach the light and plastic u-shaped optical conductor are already in the back of the door card and the little hole for the light to shine into the door pocket is already there.

This is so helpful thank you!! :)
 

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You're welcome! I will try to take a couple more pics once it gets dark outside in a few hours, it looks awesome at night but really is not visible in the daytime. (the lighting, not the trim pieces themselves...)
I've got the lighting already, it's got the Mini Yours package but it looks like someone has broke one of the light strips previously. The one on the curved trim piece. Ive only had the car 3 weeks. Mini wanted the car for 3 hours at £130 per hour but I would rather just try to fit it myself. Your post has definitely helped loads though so thanks again!!
 
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