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Old May 10th, 2008, 11:27 PM   #1
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DIY wheel arch trim falling off

for some reason my wheel arch trim on my cooper s is falling off, its nearside front thats the problem. ive looked and its tucked in at the bottom to the side skirt but the plastic trim fixes are broke i think i need two of these in grey see pic


they are like a one use thing
whats the actually correct term so i know what to ask for when going to the stealers
would ebay have any and how much a few pence ??

thanks for looking/helping

ps cant find then at realoem !!

sorry about dirt its wash day morrow
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Old May 11th, 2008, 06:53 AM   #2 (permalink)
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This is a known fault and BMW changed the design, basically the original design is not good enough, they brake/fall off again if you fix them anyway.

See here: http://www.mini2.com/forum/2nd-gen-f...unclipped.html
here: http://www.mini2.com/forum/2nd-gen-f...-my-s-due.html
and here: http://www.mini2.com/forum/2nd-gen-f...rch-trims.html

Some in the news/reviews section too.
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