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Stiggy · Jan 7th, 2008, 12:25 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by andrewcregan

Who would have ever thought this could be so confusing . Sounds like you couldn't get the S grille to fit the Dooper. Phil at Woodmans has a 'spare' S grille, and will attempt to fit it himself for me. He is already talking about 'shaving part' - sounds quite rude. Phil mentioned that he has received lots of phone calls about this recently, and I think will use my car as a testbed. All of a sudden that doesn't sound too great . As a dealership, I think they want to know what will or won't fit.

Mini really don't make this easy!!!

Yeah, it's the lower chrome trim that is the problem. You'd have to bend it expertly to make it fit. Here's a picture which shows the problem if you use the Cooper S lower chrome part.

Jan 7th, 2008, 12:25 PM	#73
Stiggy Automatic for the People Join Date: Aug 2007 Local Time: 01:30 PM Posts: 381 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by andrewcregan Who would have ever thought this could be so confusing . Sounds like you couldn't get the S grille to fit the Dooper. Phil at Woodmans has a 'spare' S grille, and will attempt to fit it himself for me. He is already talking about 'shaving part' - sounds quite rude. Phil mentioned that he has received lots of phone calls about this recently, and I think will use my car as a testbed. All of a sudden that doesn't sound too great . As a dealership, I think they want to know what will or won't fit. Mini really don't make this easy!!! Yeah, it's the lower chrome trim that is the problem. You'd have to bend it expertly to make it fit. Here's a picture which shows the problem if you use the Cooper S lower chrome part. Attached Thumbnails