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cooper.PT · Jul 13th, 2004, 04:24 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by I love MINI, Laura

I did it without removing the wheel and loosening the filler neck. But it was a real struggle. You don't know if your doing it right or not. I also pushed to hard to get the new one in and snapped part of the plastic housing which was no that important while trying and get the hinge in the right place and the rubber part round the top of the fuel neck.

I've done it and it looks absolutely great! But I don't think I would do it again, I decided that halfway through so had to go and do it. Would have been a much easier operation with the filler neck loosened but I didn't want it to turn into a mammoth job.

Just take it slow, don't panic or loose patience, and go over any scratches in the paintwork around the neck with clear coat touch up or clear nail varnish to protect the paint from rust there.

I did it and I'm a girl!

Im not a girl and the exact same thing happened to me

Anyway it looks great and I recomend it! Its a real shame that the Cooper doesnt come with such a nice chrome cap but dont forget be patient while assembling it, it took me almost an hour...

Jul 13th, 2004, 04:24 PM	#11
cooper.PT MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Lisbon Local Time: 12:09 AM Posts: 190 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by I love MINI, Laura I did it without removing the wheel and loosening the filler neck. But it was a real struggle. You don't know if your doing it right or not. I also pushed to hard to get the new one in and snapped part of the plastic housing which was no that important while trying and get the hinge in the right place and the rubber part round the top of the fuel neck. I've done it and it looks absolutely great! But I don't think I would do it again, I decided that halfway through so had to go and do it. Would have been a much easier operation with the filler neck loosened but I didn't want it to turn into a mammoth job. Just take it slow, don't panic or loose patience, and go over any scratches in the paintwork around the neck with clear coat touch up or clear nail varnish to protect the paint from rust there. I did it and I'm a girl! Im not a girl and the exact same thing happened to me Anyway it looks great and I recomend it! Its a real shame that the Cooper doesnt come with such a nice chrome cap but dont forget be patient while assembling it, it took me almost an hour...