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-Q- · May 11th, 2004, 01:34 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by MICKEY

You will need to loosen off the centre bolt for the rear spoiler, this gives the spoiler more flex, this is needed as you will be pushing the spoiler up to get the light out.
(You must do this other wise the spoiler will not flex enough)

Remove the three torx screws that hold the light in.

I put masking tape on the underneath of the spoiler and gently pulled the rear light out a bit and put masking tape under the light, try to get the tape over the inside lip of the spoiler where the light is. Take your time it will help protect the paint.

Now the grit your teeth and hold your breath bit, you need to push the spoiler up quite firmly to give you a 3 to 4 mm clearance,(I used the palm of my hand, cooper I do said his dealer used a stick, I would not recommend doing it this way, if you slip it could cause some damage) once you have pushed the spoiler up you should be able to wriggle the centre light out, its quite fiddly and may take a few attempts to get it right, but it can be done.(make sure you are pushing the spoiler up enough and keep the pressure on till the light is all the way out)

I have the small spoiler on a 2004 Cooper, I think it came with the Sport package.

I don't seem to have any center bolt on the spoiler to loosen. I don't see any bolts.

The light is nice and loose so I can play with it easily it's not silicon-ed or taped in place. But nothing I can do will get it out. Any suggestions on wether I should try to get it out top first or bottom first? I've been able to get it stuck about halfway out by pulling out the bottom and it rests on the little plastic bit just before the circuit board. After that I figure the top has to roll out but it's just not happening. I got the whole thing to make a God-aweful noise, maybe the spoiler glue breaking? but it's not coming out. I have stopped trying for now and screwed it in place since it's dark.

Any other tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

May 11th, 2004, 01:34 AM	#14
-Q- MINI2 Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Local Time: 05:24 PM Posts: 11 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by MICKEY You will need to loosen off the centre bolt for the rear spoiler, this gives the spoiler more flex, this is needed as you will be pushing the spoiler up to get the light out. (You must do this other wise the spoiler will not flex enough) Remove the three torx screws that hold the light in. I put masking tape on the underneath of the spoiler and gently pulled the rear light out a bit and put masking tape under the light, try to get the tape over the inside lip of the spoiler where the light is. Take your time it will help protect the paint. Now the grit your teeth and hold your breath bit, you need to push the spoiler up quite firmly to give you a 3 to 4 mm clearance,(I used the palm of my hand, cooper I do said his dealer used a stick, I would not recommend doing it this way, if you slip it could cause some damage) once you have pushed the spoiler up you should be able to wriggle the centre light out, its quite fiddly and may take a few attempts to get it right, but it can be done.(make sure you are pushing the spoiler up enough and keep the pressure on till the light is all the way out) I have the small spoiler on a 2004 Cooper, I think it came with the Sport package. I don't seem to have any center bolt on the spoiler to loosen. I don't see any bolts. The light is nice and loose so I can play with it easily it's not silicon-ed or taped in place. But nothing I can do will get it out. Any suggestions on wether I should try to get it out top first or bottom first? I've been able to get it stuck about halfway out by pulling out the bottom and it rests on the little plastic bit just before the circuit board. After that I figure the top has to roll out but it's just not happening. I got the whole thing to make a God-aweful noise, maybe the spoiler glue breaking? but it's not coming out. I have stopped trying for now and screwed it in place since it's dark. Any other tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.