[BruceK]

I just added a bit of chrome to the back of my Cooper S!

I replaced the body colored boot handle (a.k.a. license plate light housing) of the S and instead fitted a CHROME handle as fitted on a standard MINI Cooper. Ohhhhhh..... nice!


I feel just like Monsta!




Pics to follow (someday)

[MINIAC]

Bruce,

What's the cost of the part?

How hard was it to replace?

Thanks

[BruceK]

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Originally posted by MINIAC
Bruce,

What's the cost of the part?

How hard was it to replace?

Thanks

The handle is part number 11-42-7-512-446 "Trunk lid grip" and was $60.75 (which I consider reasonable)

It's an all-in-one piece including the twin lights for rear license plate as well as the rubber covered switch to unlock the hatch.

The handle is held onto the hatch itself by 4 torx screws and uses a single electrical plug. However, after unbolting the old handle, the plug would not pull apart. So I removed the one-piece inner hatch liner to look at it from the inside. I found that the electrical plug was cable-tied to a rear wiper motor support piece in what looked like an effort to prevent rattles. (thank you MINI ) I cut the cable tie, plugged the new handle in, and resecured the plug with a new cable tie.

Total time to fit - about 10-15 minutes.

[Gothboy]

Nice to see some Cooper S owners with Cooper envy.
Heh, heh.