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MiniMpi · Feb 9th, 2008, 02:57 PM

Cheers for all the info guy's :-)
Just have to make my mind up to do the grille conversion or go ahead and buy an 'S'!!!
Ferg.

supa-dupa-cooper · Feb 9th, 2008, 03:29 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by MiniMpi (original)

Cheers for all the info guy's :-)
Just have to make my mind up to do the grille conversion or go ahead and buy an 'S'!!!
Ferg.

Thats an expensive way to get the black honeycomb grille

PCooperS · Feb 9th, 2008, 05:29 PM

Does anybody know if the Cooper D chrome grill will fit an S ?

MiniMpi · Feb 9th, 2008, 10:29 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by supa-dupa-cooper (original)

Thats an expensive way to get the black honeycomb grille

LOL

I know!! Ha ha
Probably will get a new 'S' later in the year so will probably stop the mods on my Cooper and start saving now!

Ferg.

Stiggy · Feb 11th, 2008, 06:21 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by PCooperS (original)

Does anybody know if the Cooper D chrome grill will fit an S ?

At least one person has got it to fit, but I don't know the details.

Quote: Originally Posted by Chaos.MINI (original)

I'm vastly amused that you got the R56 MC and put an S-style grille on it. I got an R56 MCS and recently retrofitted the MC Chrome grille onto it. No I did not get the chrome-line exterior. I just really like the looks of the MC grille better than the mesh grille.

JpMcC · Feb 11th, 2008, 03:57 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by MiniMpi (original)

is: Is my standard Cooper lower chrome grille the same as the black JCW one and if so will it fit the JCW grille without modification? Or do I need the Cooper S lower chrome surround?

Fergal.

Fergal... the cooper lower chrome should fit fine, I fitted my aero kit myself and had all the different combos of the grills on that day and I used the standard Cooper Chrome Lower and Upper Trims with the JCW Aero Grills

it looked good, but personally much preferred the all black look

btw if anyone is looking for a brand new JCW Aero Grill ( without the surrounds) PM me

Red D · Feb 11th, 2008, 06:01 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by JpMcC (original)

Fergal... the cooper lower chrome should fit fine, I fitted my aero kit myself and had all the different combos of the grills on that day and I used the standard Cooper Chrome Lower and Upper Trims with the JCW Aero Grills

it looked good, but personally much preferred the all black look

This has got me thinking, does that mean that the standard Cooper lower surround, will also fit the Cooper D/S JCW Grille as well. Therefore no need to modify a MCS lower surround or are the fixing points different ? I know the top part of the grille is slightly different, but not sure about the fixing points for the lower surrounds

Has anyone got any pics of the Cooper lower surround showing the fixing points?

Thanks!

Stiggy · Feb 11th, 2008, 07:46 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Red D (original)

This has got me thinking, does that mean that the standard Cooper lower surround, will also fit the Cooper D/S JCW Grille as well. Therefore no need to modify a MCS lower surround or are the fixing points different ? I know the top part of the grille is slightly different, but not sure about the fixing points for the lower surrounds

The lower chrome surround on a Cooper / D is a totally depth from the S. See a picture in my earlier post.

http://www.mini2.com/forum/2nd-gen-e...ml#post3290063

jordangpboy · Feb 17th, 2008, 03:20 PM

Fitted mine today, It went on a treat no mods needed to make it fit. Its only taken me 2 months to get round sorting it! lol

shedracer · Apr 15th, 2008, 04:47 PM

Having followed this for sometime, I am up for doing it to my new Cooper Clubman D when I get it. Question I have is, I know the part number for the grille and cooper S chrome lower, but is there any other parts I might need such as clips etc and if so anybody know the part numbers (DIY fitting)? Many thanks to all on this thread who have contributed, with it I would not have thought about doing it.

supa-dupa-cooper · Apr 15th, 2008, 04:50 PM

You might want to get a couple of spare clips as they may break when you take the old grille off

Meant to post a pic in here but looks like I forgot

Heres mine with changed grille

Lolance · Apr 15th, 2008, 06:27 PM

Get that number plate off! You don't want Puzzle cloned now do ya...??

Stiggy · Apr 16th, 2008, 06:10 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by shedracer (original)

Having followed this for sometime, I am up for doing it to my new Cooper Clubman D when I get it. Question I have is, I know the part number for the grille and cooper S chrome lower, but is there any other parts I might need such as clips etc and if so anybody know the part numbers (DIY fitting)? Many thanks to all on this thread who have contributed, with it I would not have thought about doing it.

I took the clips in and out dozens of times when experimenting with the various grilles, and they were fine.

I bought the parts from Cotswold MINI, and they threw some spare clips in for (almost) free anyway.

shedracer · Apr 17th, 2008, 10:37 AM

Collected the parts today, just need the car to fit them to now. That arrives next Tuesday.

eddie 44 · May 25th, 2008, 12:35 AM

been reading this tread for a few weeks, puzzled

but went a head and ordered a areo grille and cooper S lower chrome trim... for my r56 cooper, it only needed a little buff with a dremel to shape the corners on the S lower trim... easy really. sounds worse than it was.. very happy with the final look...

jordangpboy · May 26th, 2008, 10:11 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by eddie 44 (original)

been reading this tread for a few weeks, puzzled

but went a head and ordered a areo grille and cooper S lower chrome trim... for my r56 cooper, it only needed a little buff with a dremel to shape the corners on the S lower trim... easy really. sounds worse than it was.. very happy with the final look...

Yeah it has been a bit confusing....but you didnt need to buy the lower S surround as your original lower cooper surround would of worked. From what I can gather its on the Cooper D that needs the adjustments.

andrewcregan · May 26th, 2008, 10:19 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by jordangpboy (original)

Yeah it has been a bit confusing....but you didnt need to buy the lower S surround as your original lower cooper surround would of worked. From what I can gather its on the Cooper D that needs the adjustments.

You do need the lower S surround, and a grille - that is it. The rest is a little handywork

jordangpboy · May 26th, 2008, 06:12 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by andrewcregan (original)

You do need the lower S surround, and a grille - that is it. The rest is a little handywork

Erm you dont....All i bought was the JCW aero grille - It fits just fine... no bodging required!

andrewcregan · May 26th, 2008, 07:28 PM

All I know is that my Dooper was done at a MINI/BMW dealership, and they fitted a new S lower chrome surround

jordangpboy · May 26th, 2008, 09:10 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by andrewcregan (original)

All I know is that my Dooper was done at a MINI/BMW dealership, and they fitted a new S lower chrome surround

Thats what I said! The cooper D has different shape bonnet and bumper to the Petrol Cooper.....which I have!

Eddie44 said he had a Cooper not a CooperD, thats why i replied to his msg. The Petrol Cooper is just a straight swap.

Feb 9th, 2008, 02:57 PM	#221
MiniMpi MINI MAD in IRELAND <div><a href= Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cork,Ireland. Local Time: 05:22 AM Posts: 561 Offline	Cheers for all the info guy's :-) Just have to make my mind up to do the grille conversion or go ahead and buy an 'S'!!! Ferg. It's a MINI Clubman adventure!

Feb 9th, 2008, 03:29 PM	#222 (permalink)
supa-dupa-cooper In S Club Heaven!! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Cloud MINI Local Time: 06:22 AM Posts: 19,029 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by MiniMpi (original) Cheers for all the info guy's :-) Just have to make my mind up to do the grille conversion or go ahead and buy an 'S'!!! Ferg. Thats an expensive way to get the black honeycomb grille * The Italian Job 2008......Team 50 - Sponsor Us Here!* UNION JACK OWNERS CLUB GB002

Feb 9th, 2008, 05:29 PM	#223 (permalink)
PCooperS 92 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Not sure Local Time: 06:22 AM Posts: 110 Offline	Does anybody know if the Cooper D chrome grill will fit an S ? NINE GOLD AND TWO SILVER May / June 2008 = Stelvio, Mortirolo, Zoncalon and Giro TT.

Feb 9th, 2008, 10:29 PM	#224 (permalink)
MiniMpi MINI MAD in IRELAND <div><a href= Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cork,Ireland. Local Time: 05:22 AM Posts: 561 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by supa-dupa-cooper (original) Thats an expensive way to get the black honeycomb grille LOL I know!! Ha ha Probably will get a new 'S' later in the year so will probably stop the mods on my Cooper and start saving now! Ferg. It's a MINI Clubman adventure!

Feb 17th, 2008, 03:20 PM	#229 (permalink)
jordangpboy MINI2 Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Birmingham Local Time: 06:22 AM Posts: 214 Offline	Fitted mine today, It went on a treat no mods needed to make it fit. Its only taken me 2 months to get round sorting it! lol www.dbrally.net MINI Cooper R50 CR/W - Sept 06 - Oct 07 MINI Cooper R56 PW/B - Oct 07 - ....

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Feb 11th, 2008, 06:21 AM	#225 (permalink)
Stiggy Automatic for the People Join Date: Aug 2007 Local Time: 06:22 AM Posts: 376 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by PCooperS (original) Does anybody know if the Cooper D chrome grill will fit an S ? At least one person has got it to fit, but I don't know the details. Quote: Originally Posted by Chaos.MINI (original) I'm vastly amused that you got the R56 MC and put an S-style grille on it. I got an R56 MCS and recently retrofitted the MC Chrome grille onto it. No I did not get the chrome-line exterior. I just really like the looks of the MC grille better than the mesh grille.

Feb 11th, 2008, 03:57 PM	#226 (permalink)
JpMcC JP :-) My Classifieds Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Northern Ireland Local Time: 06:22 AM Posts: 1,775 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by MiniMpi (original) is: Is my standard Cooper lower chrome grille the same as the black JCW one and if so will it fit the JCW grille without modification? Or do I need the Cooper S lower chrome surround? Fergal. Fergal... the cooper lower chrome should fit fine, I fitted my aero kit myself and had all the different combos of the grills on that day and I used the standard Cooper Chrome Lower and Upper Trims with the JCW Aero Grills it looked good, but personally much preferred the all black look btw if anyone is looking for a brand new JCW Aero Grill ( without the surrounds) PM me

Feb 11th, 2008, 06:01 PM	#227 (permalink)
Red D MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Local Time: 06:22 AM Posts: 91 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by JpMcC (original) Fergal... the cooper lower chrome should fit fine, I fitted my aero kit myself and had all the different combos of the grills on that day and I used the standard Cooper Chrome Lower and Upper Trims with the JCW Aero Grills it looked good, but personally much preferred the all black look This has got me thinking, does that mean that the standard Cooper lower surround, will also fit the Cooper D/S JCW Grille as well. Therefore no need to modify a MCS lower surround or are the fixing points different ? I know the top part of the grille is slightly different, but not sure about the fixing points for the lower surrounds Has anyone got any pics of the Cooper lower surround showing the fixing points? Thanks!

Feb 11th, 2008, 07:46 PM	#228 (permalink)
Stiggy Automatic for the People Join Date: Aug 2007 Local Time: 06:22 AM Posts: 376 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Red D (original) This has got me thinking, does that mean that the standard Cooper lower surround, will also fit the Cooper D/S JCW Grille as well. Therefore no need to modify a MCS lower surround or are the fixing points different ? I know the top part of the grille is slightly different, but not sure about the fixing points for the lower surrounds The lower chrome surround on a Cooper / D is a totally depth from the S. See a picture in my earlier post. http://www.mini2.com/forum/2nd-gen-e...ml#post3290063

Apr 15th, 2008, 04:47 PM	#230 (permalink)
shedracer MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Local Time: 06:22 AM Posts: 12 Offline	Having followed this for sometime, I am up for doing it to my new Cooper Clubman D when I get it. Question I have is, I know the part number for the grille and cooper S chrome lower, but is there any other parts I might need such as clips etc and if so anybody know the part numbers (DIY fitting)? Many thanks to all on this thread who have contributed, with it I would not have thought about doing it.

Apr 15th, 2008, 04:50 PM	#231 (permalink)
supa-dupa-cooper In S Club Heaven!! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Cloud MINI Local Time: 06:22 AM Posts: 19,029 Offline	You might want to get a couple of spare clips as they may break when you take the old grille off Meant to post a pic in here but looks like I forgot Heres mine with changed grille * The Italian Job 2008......Team 50 - Sponsor Us Here!* UNION JACK OWNERS CLUB GB002

Apr 15th, 2008, 06:27 PM	#232 (permalink)
Lolance Dooper Scooper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sleazeford Local Time: 06:22 AM Posts: 454 Offline	Get that number plate off! You don't want Puzzle cloned now do ya...??

Apr 16th, 2008, 06:10 AM	#233 (permalink)
Stiggy Automatic for the People Join Date: Aug 2007 Local Time: 06:22 AM Posts: 376 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by shedracer (original) Having followed this for sometime, I am up for doing it to my new Cooper Clubman D when I get it. Question I have is, I know the part number for the grille and cooper S chrome lower, but is there any other parts I might need such as clips etc and if so anybody know the part numbers (DIY fitting)? Many thanks to all on this thread who have contributed, with it I would not have thought about doing it. I took the clips in and out dozens of times when experimenting with the various grilles, and they were fine. I bought the parts from Cotswold MINI, and they threw some spare clips in for (almost) free anyway.

Apr 17th, 2008, 10:37 AM	#234 (permalink)
shedracer MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Local Time: 06:22 AM Posts: 12 Offline	Collected the parts today, just need the car to fit them to now. That arrives next Tuesday.

May 25th, 2008, 12:35 AM	#235 (permalink)
eddie 44 MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: perth Local Time: 06:22 AM Posts: 10 Offline	been reading this tread for a few weeks, puzzled but went a head and ordered a areo grille and cooper S lower chrome trim... for my r56 cooper, it only needed a little buff with a dremel to shape the corners on the S lower trim... easy really. sounds worse than it was.. very happy with the final look...

May 26th, 2008, 10:11 AM	#236 (permalink)
jordangpboy MINI2 Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Birmingham Local Time: 06:22 AM Posts: 214 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by eddie 44 (original) been reading this tread for a few weeks, puzzled but went a head and ordered a areo grille and cooper S lower chrome trim... for my r56 cooper, it only needed a little buff with a dremel to shape the corners on the S lower trim... easy really. sounds worse than it was.. very happy with the final look... Yeah it has been a bit confusing....but you didnt need to buy the lower S surround as your original lower cooper surround would of worked. From what I can gather its on the Cooper D that needs the adjustments. www.dbrally.net MINI Cooper R50 CR/W - Sept 06 - Oct 07 MINI Cooper R56 PW/B - Oct 07 - ....

May 26th, 2008, 10:19 AM	#237 (permalink)
andrewcregan Andrew ATC Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cheshire Local Time: 06:22 AM Posts: 626 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by jordangpboy (original) Yeah it has been a bit confusing....but you didnt need to buy the lower S surround as your original lower cooper surround would of worked. From what I can gather its on the Cooper D that needs the adjustments. You do need the lower S surround, and a grille - that is it. The rest is a little handywork

May 26th, 2008, 06:12 PM	#238 (permalink)
jordangpboy MINI2 Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Birmingham Local Time: 06:22 AM Posts: 214 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by andrewcregan (original) You do need the lower S surround, and a grille - that is it. The rest is a little handywork Erm you dont....All i bought was the JCW aero grille - It fits just fine... no bodging required! www.dbrally.net MINI Cooper R50 CR/W - Sept 06 - Oct 07 MINI Cooper R56 PW/B - Oct 07 - ....

May 26th, 2008, 07:28 PM	#239 (permalink)
andrewcregan Andrew ATC Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cheshire Local Time: 06:22 AM Posts: 626 Offline	All I know is that my Dooper was done at a MINI/BMW dealership, and they fitted a new S lower chrome surround

May 26th, 2008, 09:10 PM	#240 (permalink)
jordangpboy MINI2 Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Birmingham Local Time: 06:22 AM Posts: 214 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by andrewcregan (original) All I know is that my Dooper was done at a MINI/BMW dealership, and they fitted a new S lower chrome surround Thats what I said! The cooper D has different shape bonnet and bumper to the Petrol Cooper.....which I have! Eddie44 said he had a Cooper not a CooperD, thats why i replied to his msg. The Petrol Cooper is just a straight swap. www.dbrally.net MINI Cooper R50 CR/W - Sept 06 - Oct 07 MINI Cooper R56 PW/B - Oct 07 - ....

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