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nullspace · Oct 17th, 2002, 07:40 PM

I just ordered a dark silver MCS with white roof and the sport pack. The car is coming with white wheels and the bonnet stripes. I'm thinking of having the stripes removed, as I'm worried they won't last through the years and will end up yellowed or worn. Are the stripes difficult to remove? Should I even worry about it? Maybe if they get worn I could just have them replaced. I have to decide soon though; I don't want to remove the stripes later to find the paint underneath hasn't faded.

I would prefer silver wheels, but I don't want to pay for new ones. Are the white wheels hard to keep clean? Does the white finish come off? Maybe someone out there wants to trade?

Obviously, I didn't custom order the car. The dealer had one coming in the color combo I wanted, and I took it. I paid a markup to get it, but the lease on my current car runs out in a month - what was I to do? I figured paying the same amount I was going to pay for a WRX was reasonable since I prefer the MINI.

Oct 17th, 2002, 07:40 PM	#1
nullspace MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Los Angeles Local Time: 09:04 AM Posts: 29 Offline	Removing bonnet stripes; keeping white wheels clean I just ordered a dark silver MCS with white roof and the sport pack. The car is coming with white wheels and the bonnet stripes. I'm thinking of having the stripes removed, as I'm worried they won't last through the years and will end up yellowed or worn. Are the stripes difficult to remove? Should I even worry about it? Maybe if they get worn I could just have them replaced. I have to decide soon though; I don't want to remove the stripes later to find the paint underneath hasn't faded. I would prefer silver wheels, but I don't want to pay for new ones. Are the white wheels hard to keep clean? Does the white finish come off? Maybe someone out there wants to trade? Obviously, I didn't custom order the car. The dealer had one coming in the color combo I wanted, and I took it. I paid a markup to get it, but the lease on my current car runs out in a month - what was I to do? I figured paying the same amount I was going to pay for a WRX was reasonable since I prefer the MINI.