roof decals how much?

[Silvercooper]

I saw a DS/W MINI like mine a few days ago with a chekered roof and I liked it a lot!

I'm thinking of buying the kit from Idle Gear and do it myself but can somebody tell me how much do dealers charge to retrofit a chekered roof?

Thanks for your responses

[Hat]

dealers in the UK charge around £100. A roof decal is always 'retro fit' as the factory doesn't fit it, the dealer does. I just ordered the check roof kit from Idle Gear & it's £39 + shipping.

[monsta]

Yeah the Idlegear large check one (i.e. mine) is an exact replica of the BMW version..

And it's half the price!

[ARitz]

I was quoted US$165 for installation only. So I'm opting to get the idle gear one too. Much cheaper and I can do the installation myself...hopefully. And the shipping price is good considering it will be coming from the UK.

-Andrew

[Silvercooper]

Quote:

Originally posted by monsta
Yeah the Idlegear large check one (i.e. mine) is an exact replica of the BMW version..

And it's half the price!

And is the installation fairly easy?

[monsta]

Got my local graphics company to do it but it's in three sections for easy fitting

[Kev beck]

The "EASY FIT" large cheq roof decal, is know £39 + shipping.

It is now supplied in a differant way. I have used the same methoid as when rover supplied the classic mini decal.

You get a template, and the vinyl squares.

Place the template onto the roof, hold down with masking tape.
Then peel off the squares 1 by 1, and place in the rececess of the template.
You then build up the decal, like a jigsaw.

You will get a text instructions and fitting diagrames.

This method has cut fitting time by at least half.

If you can tie your own shoe laces, you can fit this kit.

cheers Kev idlegear

ps. see u @ imm 03

[Bonjour]

Is there a kit that can be fitted to a sunroof, or would I need to use my initiative cutting up one of the standard kits?

[Kev beck]

The kit will fit a sun roof vehicle, but as the vinyl is soild, you won`t beable to see through the squares.

You would just fit as normal, then using a scaple blade (ask and I`ll "give you one") just slice through the squares on the sunroof, enabling you to open the roof. The decals will not stick to the rubber seals.

kev...... idlegear
ps. see u @ imm 03

[Bad S MINI]

If you are looking for a perforated sunroof version we have that. Choose any two colors for your checks and pick between the traditional "Flat" version or our 3D version. This will work on any color roof also. matt@cooperflags.com

[wdfoto]

I did this myself for about $20.00 and lot of soap and water and about 2 hours of my time.

[wdfoto]

Here is the picture.

[Bad S MINI]

here is an example of what the 3D checkerboard looks like -
matt@cooperflags.com

[AussieMini]

Quote:

Originally posted by wdfoto
I did this myself for about $20.00 and lot of soap and water and about 2 hours of my time.

I did the same as WDFOTO, It cost me about 50 Australian dollars ($25US) however it took me four hours. You'd be suprised how easy it is.

Just go to a vinyl cutter and have them cut you 24 squares at 230mm. You only need 20 but get four for spares just in case you stuff a couple up.

Get a spray bottle with a few drops of dishwashing liquid and fill the rest with water. Completely clean the area and carefully stick them on. Also, use a small window squeege to squeege excess water out from under the decals once you slide them into place.

Just PM me if you need more info.

PS Here's my MINI. I actually used liquid 3M yellow checks and added the triple racing stripes on the bonnet and down the back.

[mcldan10]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kev beck

If you can tie your own shoe laces, you can fit this kit.

Ordered mine today, Black Cheq. Roof Kit hope it is as easy as tying your shoe laces