 Stripes questions - dealer vs aftermarket - different shapes?
Hi all,
Just joined, and asking questions already.
Have a 2002 Mini Cooper and want to add standard type bonnet stripes.
I tried a cheap vinyl set from eBay, but found it difficult to get them fitting right near the grille.
The eBay set came as normal rectangular strips, which ended up as parallelograms once I had trimmed them to fit.
The problem as I see it is that there is a compound curve, (Bonnet curves in more than one direction at the same time) as you get near the grille. With a straight strip you get a wrinkle as you try to form the vinyl around this curve.
Are dealer stripes "pre-shaped" to account for this, ie have they got a slight curve in the stripe which ends up looking straight when applied?
Or am I just doing something wrong when applying the eBay stripes?
Anyone know how much for a set of stripes from a dealer or otherwise in Cork/Limerick/Kerry areas of Ireland?
Thanks in advance... | 
