[T4104]

Hi everyone. What are the chrome accents/caps under the grill of this Mini and where can I find them? Are they dealer installed? Can they be purchased separately after purchasing the mini? My Thunder Grey Mini came with black ones. Thanks in advance!

 

[Tiger]

The extra chrome accents are part of a factory package in the US configurator. I can't recall having seen them in the catalog as aftermarket add ons, though

 

[siriuszero]

They're air duct covers and they're part of the Flash Package in the US. They're replaceable though - here are the part numbers for the chrome ones:
51117337811 (left)
51117337812 (right)

They probably just snap in, but getting the existing ones out may be challenging.

 

[Tiger]

I was going to refer to them as insect and road grime collectors, but then decided that might be a little mean heh

 

[Hat]

Part of the chrome exterior pack in the uk

 

[Angib]

It looks like, for the F56, Mini have made the chromeline parts interchangeable with the non-chromeline parts - on the R56, some of the parts they clipped to were different so you had to change much more than just the chrome pieces.

One UK dealer's pricing website is showing those brake scoops surrounds in chrome (number 11, part numbers above) at about £38 each.

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[Tiger]

Ahhhh yes, thanks to everyone else's input I found them out in the world... $85 at MiniMania.

http://new.minimania.com/part/G3NMX1710/Mini-Cooper-S-Brake-Duct-Front-Chrome-Pair-F56-F55

Oh my... they have a lot of F56 stuff... I'm going to need to... be alone with that site for a minute...

 

[T4104]

Thanks, everyone! This forum is very helpful. Now I wonder if these are easy to take off and put on? Anyone here know?

 

[Tiger]

To quote Top Gear, "How hard can it be?"

 

[sirron]

Total rip-off

It looks like, for the F56, Mini have made the chromeline parts interchangeable with the non-chromeline parts - on the R56, some of the parts they clipped to were different so you had to change much more than just the chrome pieces.

One UK dealer's pricing website is showing those brake scoops surrounds in chrome (number 11, part numbers above) at about £38 each.

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They cost around $3.00 to make. A pair - that is.

 

[rix]

They cost around $3.00 to make. A pair - that is.

I'll have a pair off you for $10 then, keep the change!

 

[sirron]

I'll have a pair off you for $10 then, keep the change!

I already have them on my car. They're chromed plastic. I stand by my original pricing.

 

[T4104]

Ahhhh yes, thanks to everyone else's input I found them out in the world... $85 at MiniMania.

http://new.minimania.com/part/G3NMX1710/Mini-Cooper-S-Brake-Duct-Front-Chrome-Pair-F56-F55

Oh my... they have a lot of F56 stuff... I'm going to need to... be alone with that site for a minute...

Thanks, Tiger! Just ordered a pair from Mini Mania.

 

[Tiger]

Sweet. Glad to be of help. I may or may not have just ordered up some rear mud flaps, a "Black Jack" shifter knob insert, and seat towel so I don't mess up my seats or fry myself on them this summer.

 

[siriuszero]

Thanks, Tiger! Just ordered a pair from Mini Mania.

Nice! Let us know how the installation goes!

Sweet. Glad to be of help. I may or may not have just ordered up some rear mud flaps, a "Black Jack" shifter knob insert, and seat towel so I don't mess up my seats or fry myself on them this summer.

That seat towel is also immensely useful for my dog - no cold seat for him, no drool and fur on my new leather seats....

 

[Oost]

I have them on my car, I would like to take them off and paint them black. I agree with Sirron, they should be about ten bucks. Man that is cheap plastic! I wonder how easy it is to remove them for painting. The chrome rings around the lights are made of the same flimsy plastic and are easy to remove. The problem with them is that the mounting points on the rings will break very easily if you're not careful. Most likely the same with the brake ducts.

Oh well, BMW had to cheap out somewhere.
Oost

 

[sirron]

I'll have a pair off you for $10 then, keep the change!

Mini's mark-up is astronomical. I :|wrote about manufacturing cost.:crying: