clips for rear side panels

[ccoston]

I read in a post that it was suggested to get extra clips for the rear side panel that the rear speakers are behind, as inevitably one or 2 will break when pulling the panel. Is this the case for everyone, and if so, is the clip the same as the front door clips? I called my local Mini dealer and they said they could only find "door clips" for the door panel. Is this the same? Also, would it be the same clip as BMW would have, so I could get it at the BMW dealer which is 30 minutes closer to my house?

[GBMINI]

I don't know the part number ... they are yellow

Every time my panels came off, some clips need replacing. Mostly they are squished from being wrongly refitted the previous time (a couple were wrong the first ever time the panels came off).

[mikeythemini]

Yellow for rear think its white for front, if you have trouble getting them I stock them but you would have to wait for airmail
as Ian says several seem to get broken when the car is built

[SteveM3]

Quote: Originally Posted by ccoston

I read in a post that it was suggested to get extra clips for the rear side panel that the rear speakers are behind, as inevitably one or 2 will break when pulling the panel. Is this the case for everyone, and if so, is the clip the same as the front door clips? I called my local Mini dealer and they said they could only find "door clips" for the door panel. Is this the same? Also, would it be the same clip as BMW would have, so I could get it at the BMW dealer which is 30 minutes closer to my house?

They are identical to the clips used in an E36 BMW.