Chrome line interior trim parts

[mikbmini]

Was wondering if anyone knows the parts I require to change my interior trim from grey plastic to chrome. I have seen the sets on newministuff, but was wondering what part numbers I would need to order if I was to get them directly from the dealers. Reason I ask is that sometimes the dealers have surprised me with how cheap some of their stuff is.

The kit being sold on new mini stuff seems to consist of:

Speedo ring
Rev counter ring
2X Central air vent rings
Gear gaiter surround
Hazard / dimmer button surrounds
Front cup holders

Is there also a genuine cup holder in chrome for the rear as I didn't see one on the newministuff website. Plus how easy is it to change these parts / change them back if I sell the car. Has anyone seen genuine parts anywhere else for less?

P.S. my car is a pre-facelift (I think) model built dec 2003 with the standard speedo in the middle and rev counter behind the steering wheel (NOT chrono or sat nav), plus I want the genuine parts, definately no stick on bits

[picard]

RealOEM.COM * BMW R53 Cooper S RETROFIT CHROME LINE, INTERIOR

would that be it

[mikbmini]

Thanks Picard I did look on the realoem website but couldn't see what I was looking for. Now other than ringing up the stealers and asking the individual prices of each component, does anyone know a way of finding the prices from the dealers, such as database or something like that?

[oldnell]

The current accessories brochure details the chrome interior retrofit parts.

The problem is, they don't provide a ring for the rev counter -- only the complete unit, which is £129 on its own.

However, Mikey at NewMINIStuff.com sells the complete kit at around £100 which includes the ring for the rev counter. Beware of other chrome interior kits you may see, which are stickon ones. Mikey's is the same as you would have got had you ordered the chrome line interior with your car. I've just ordered mine :-)

Oli

[mikbmini]

Nice one, I'll have to get that as well at some point. Mikey doesn't do any discounts for MINI2 forum members at all does he?

[oldnell]

Mikey does 5% discounts for Mini2 Privilege members. Wish I'd remembered that before I ordered, as I paid full price! Oh well.

Oli

[oldnell]

Finished fitting my kit from New Mini Stuff this afternoon. Was unsure as I started doing it whether I'd done the right thing, but now it's done it looks great and the mismatch between anthracite everywhere and silver on the rev counter is now resolved

What's totally cool is that Mikey spotted this thread and gave me the discount. Thanks Mikey -- that's incredible.

Cheers

Oli

[mab01uk]

Did your old speedo ring come off easily? I am also going to fit this kit but have heard some people have found the speedo ring difficult to remove. Thanks for any advice.

[mikeythemini]

Quote: Originally Posted by oldnell (original)

Finished fitting my kit from New Mini Stuff this afternoon. Was unsure as I started doing it whether I'd done the right thing, but now it's done it looks great and the mismatch between anthracite everywhere and silver on the rev counter is now resolved

What's totally cool is that Mikey spotted this thread and gave me the discount. Thanks Mikey -- that's incredible.

Cheers

Oli

Glad to be of service

[mikbmini]

Sounds like you offer a good service there Mikey, and when I can I'm going to order the chrome trim kit from you. a Couple of questions though, whats the delivery time on the kit, and is the discount only offered to privelage members (as I havent joined up yet)

Cheers

Mike

[oldnell]

Quote: Originally Posted by mab01uk (original)

Did your old speedo ring come off easily? I am also going to fit this kit but have heard some people have found the speedo ring difficult to remove. Thanks for any advice.

In a word, no! I didn't read the "how to" properly before I stared and thought I'd have a go at prising it off. It did come off, but my fingers still hurt the next day and looking back I really should have gone to the effort of dismantling the dash as per the "how to". When I finally prised it off, I found that it had been glued in place. This is possibly from the factory or possibly from when I had my dealer fix all the dashboard rattles. So, I wouldn't recommend following my method at all.

What you will find is that you will need a Torx 25 bit for the rev counter and a driver with a decent length shaft. After losing my torx bit down the side of the steering wheel and struggling with the wrong screwdriver for the job, I drove to my local ScrewFix branch in Gloucester and bought a Makita 101 piece bit set they had on offer for £15 (with every bit I could need, a decent length driver, and lots more besides).

Be careful of the gearstick gater. The plastic is easy to break. Take note of the prongs that fit in the holes when refitting the gaiter ring and note that one peg is bigger than the others.

Just allow yourself plenty of time and take care not to damage anything by prising things off too hard.

The air vents seem to rotate, which is possibly an easier method of removal than just pulling hard.

Cheers

Oli

[Minigirl18]

i thought the chrome kits were only bout £80 from mini ??? Cause i work at a mini dealers and a customer asked for the price on them the other week ??

[oldnell]

The accessories brochure says otherwise. Take a look!