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digitaldave · Jul 10th, 2004, 04:08 PM

Thanks to Mini2 member \\chrome//, I now have some shark gill side vents for my Mini. Fitted them earlier, couldn't have been simpler - pop the old ones out, swap the cable and bulb holder over, and pop the new ones in. Here's a pic:

Cheers,

Dave.

digitaldave · Jul 10th, 2004, 04:59 PM

To be honest, when I first saw them in the box, I was a bit undewhelmed. But once installed, I think they look great

.

But we're all different, which is cool, as it means all our Mini's are likely to be individual

Cheers,

Dave.

roddy&lindsay · Jul 11th, 2004, 05:22 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by daveabrey

To be honest, when I first saw them in the box, I was a bit undewhelmed. But once installed, I think they look great

.

But we're all different, which is cool, as it means all our Mini's are likely to be individual

Cheers,

Dave.

were they expensive

zyo · Jul 11th, 2004, 05:40 PM

I got the same ones from www.coolnew.co.uk for about £42 ,off the top of my head i can't remember if thats plus vat or including it.

\\chrome// · Jul 11th, 2004, 07:11 PM

Looking good

digitaldave · Jul 11th, 2004, 09:44 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by roddy&lindsay

were they expensive

I got them second hand, but new they are around £50 from most Mini specialists. Although on Saturday I did see a set in a Max Power type shop for £60

.

Dave.

I love MINI, Laura · Jul 13th, 2004, 10:09 AM

Got mine off ebay for £30 new. They are a bit flimsy in my opinion and one side doesn't stay very well in the housing it kept falling out on motorway drives. Got sticky pads on them now and don't move but these are not the best items I have got on my mini. Look very good though! Prefer the original cooper s ones but not trying to be a cooper s!

ianw12345 · Jul 13th, 2004, 10:16 AM

looks nice mate good job (Y)

Beastmaster · Jul 14th, 2004, 06:12 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by I love MINI, Laura

Got mine off ebay for £30 new. They are a bit flimsy in my opinion and one side doesn't stay very well in the housing it kept falling out on motorway drives. Got sticky pads on them now and don't move but these are not the best items I have got on my mini. Look very good though! Prefer the original cooper s ones but not trying to be a cooper s!

If they keep falling out it is because you have not installed them correctly in the first place.
When you pop them in you need to put your fingers behind the bracket and push back otherwise you just push the pin holder in and do not get a good fix. There are a lot of people on mini2 who have had these vents and we do not run around with sticky pads holding them in.

I love MINI, Laura · Jul 14th, 2004, 07:04 PM

I've tried that. But thanks for the advise. I've tried a few things. I accidently snapped off part of the connection bit by the repeaters when I got annoyed and a bit heavy handed with it falling out. I haven't had any problems with them since using a sticky pad. They look really lovely though so I haven't put the old ones back in. Maybe I bought a cheaper example of these from ebay.

zyo · Jul 14th, 2004, 07:44 PM

Had a similar problem and thanks to a previous MINI2 post i sussed it.I had to bend the metal that the vents clip into forward a little bit ,because the vents weren't going in far enough to snap in.It did the trick.sorted

Jul 10th, 2004, 04:08 PM	#1
digitaldave MINI2 Regular Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sector 7G Local Time: 11:45 PM Posts: 110 Offline	Shark Gill Vents Fitted Thanks to Mini2 member \\chrome//, I now have some shark gill side vents for my Mini. Fitted them earlier, couldn't have been simpler - pop the old ones out, swap the cable and bulb holder over, and pop the new ones in. Here's a pic: Cheers, Dave.

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zyo owt else is just traffic Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Edge of Reason Local Time: 11:45 PM Posts: 1,420 Offline	I got the same ones from www.coolnew.co.uk for about £42 ,off the top of my head i can't remember if thats plus vat or including it. Attached Thumbnails

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ianw12345 Cooper boy! My Classifieds Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Cardiff, Wales Local Time: 12:45 AM Posts: 243 Offline	looks cool and slighlty more indivdual... looks nice mate good job (Y)

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Beastmaster Peanut Groupie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Malvern Local Time: 11:45 PM Posts: 1,275 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by I love MINI, Laura Got mine off ebay for £30 new. They are a bit flimsy in my opinion and one side doesn't stay very well in the housing it kept falling out on motorway drives. Got sticky pads on them now and don't move but these are not the best items I have got on my mini. Look very good though! Prefer the original cooper s ones but not trying to be a cooper s! If they keep falling out it is because you have not installed them correctly in the first place. When you pop them in you need to put your fingers behind the bracket and push back otherwise you just push the pin holder in and do not get a good fix. There are a lot of people on mini2 who have had these vents and we do not run around with sticky pads holding them in. Visit CooperBeast's website Mini Movie of the Week

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Jul 10th, 2004, 04:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
digitaldave MINI2 Regular Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sector 7G Local Time: 11:45 PM Posts: 110 Offline	To be honest, when I first saw them in the box, I was a bit undewhelmed. But once installed, I think they look great . But we're all different, which is cool, as it means all our Mini's are likely to be individual Cheers, Dave.

Jul 11th, 2004, 05:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
roddy&lindsay MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2004 Local Time: 12:45 AM Posts: 6 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by daveabrey To be honest, when I first saw them in the box, I was a bit undewhelmed. But once installed, I think they look great . But we're all different, which is cool, as it means all our Mini's are likely to be individual Cheers, Dave. were they expensive

Jul 11th, 2004, 09:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
digitaldave MINI2 Regular Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sector 7G Local Time: 11:45 PM Posts: 110 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by roddy&lindsay were they expensive I got them second hand, but new they are around £50 from most Mini specialists. Although on Saturday I did see a set in a Max Power type shop for £60 . Dave.

Jul 13th, 2004, 10:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
I love MINI, Laura MINI2 Master Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Portsmouth,Hampshire Local Time: 11:45 PM Posts: 3,412 Online	Got mine off ebay for £30 new. They are a bit flimsy in my opinion and one side doesn't stay very well in the housing it kept falling out on motorway drives. Got sticky pads on them now and don't move but these are not the best items I have got on my mini. Look very good though! Prefer the original cooper s ones but not trying to be a cooper s!

Jul 14th, 2004, 07:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
I love MINI, Laura MINI2 Master Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Portsmouth,Hampshire Local Time: 11:45 PM Posts: 3,412 Online	I've tried that. But thanks for the advise. I've tried a few things. I accidently snapped off part of the connection bit by the repeaters when I got annoyed and a bit heavy handed with it falling out. I haven't had any problems with them since using a sticky pad. They look really lovely though so I haven't put the old ones back in. Maybe I bought a cheaper example of these from ebay.

Jul 14th, 2004, 07:44 PM	#11 (permalink)
zyo owt else is just traffic Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Edge of Reason Local Time: 11:45 PM Posts: 1,420 Offline	Had a similar problem and thanks to a previous MINI2 post i sussed it.I had to bend the metal that the vents clip into forward a little bit ,because the vents weren't going in far enough to snap in.It did the trick.sorted

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