[Bacnka]

I don't really know what to make of them. My instant reaction to buying a new MINI would be to ensure the bumbers were colour coded. Although looking at a lot of the MINIs on here I like the regular bumpers and seeing MINIs where the bumbers are colour coded looks almost alien to me. I have a friend who had them colour coded and her MINI just looks normal to me, i'm not sure if I've just got used to it though.

I've noticed a lot of the MINIs on here don't have body coloured bumpers. Is this for a reason? Personal preference?

PS, I'm talking about the plastic bumpers that appear around the wheel arches and elsewhere.

[Lawrothegreat]

Hi, presumably you are talking about the black plastic skirting under the front and rear bumpers, around the wheel arches, and along the side skirts being painted? If so they are black plastic on all MINIs as standard - although some owners choose to have them painted. It's a personal choice but I prefer them to be black.

[Bacnka]

Yes, I'll add it to my original post to make it more clear

[KillerByte]

On some MINIs, colour coding works really well.

I tend to find that brighter coloured cars look better with the black trim as it provides contrast.

For example, mine is yellow with a black roof and black bonnet stripes. The black trim complements this.

[Bacnka]

I think that's probably why some of them look a but alien to me tbh.

[Tigger, Eeyore & Roo]

I love the colour keyed look, but agree that it doesn't work with all colours. Yellow always looks best in bumble bee spec

Couldn't resist putting one of mine in

Tigger

[JAMIE1131]

My latest MINI came with colour coded bumpers and to be honest i want rid! I much prefer the electric blue with black wheel arches however, Tiggers car looks ace with the colour coding.

[Bacnka]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tigger, Eeyore & Roo (original)

I love the colour keyed look, but agree that it doesn't work with all colours. Yellow always looks best in bumble bee spec

Couldn't resist putting one of mine in

Tigger

Same colour as my friends, your car looks really nice! Was it expensive?

[Tigger, Eeyore & Roo]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bacnka (original)

Same colour as my friends, your car looks really nice! Was it expensive?

Thanks

I was in the right place at the right time when I got mine sorted, so it wasn't very expensive. However, normally it's around £700 to £1200 depending on who does it and how good a job they do....

[Lorenzo7]

I had my bumpers and side skirts colour code. Was desperate for it done.

[Tigger, Eeyore & Roo]

Very nice Lorenzo7.

Could this thread turn out to be the much needed gallery for colour coded MINIs ?

It would be great if it did...

Tigger.

[Lorenzo7]

thanx m8, It could well be! had windows done too but havent got round to gettin a photo with them yet.

[CooperS55]

does anything know of any where in the stockton or durham area, where you can have your side skirts and wheel arches sprayed, for a reasonable price,

i have an 55 astro black cooper s, and i personally think they look more sporty with them

thanks

[CooperS55]

Colour Coded Bumpers r53

Black cooper s

does anything know of any where in the stockton or durham area, where you can have your side skirts and wheel arches sprayed, for a reasonable price,

i have an 55 astro black cooper s, and i...

[crofty136]

I personally think colour coded cars look a bit plain, I somtimes think theres a reason why things like this arent offered as an option

Good thing with mini's though is that there are so many ways to customise them and whatever you do they always turn out looking good

[KitKat]

Colour coded definitely looks better

unless you have a dark silver...

[adams]

I prefer the non colour coded look, but it would be a boring world and boring minis if everyone was the same

[stevetigersix]

has anyone had a cool blue done with full colour coding, I'm thinking of getting my MC cab done, its got the colour coded interior dash, i was going to get the door arm struts and the downtubes on the dash as well