[MINIAC]

Found this high resolution picture on Roadfly of a Pure Silver / black roofed 'S' with black grilles from Aero Kit:


[click for pic]

[KarmanS]

looks nice! thanks Ron.

[DaveNagy]

That is nice...

Somebody posted a pic a while back that appeared to show a Cooper with the standard chrome grill-surround, but with blacked-out "slats". (Those horizontal pieces that comprise the actual "grill".)

I thought it looked pretty good. More aggressive, but not too drab. Seems like it would be a pretty simple (cheap!)mod to do. You could even test the concept with a couple rolls of electrical tape... (Do they make black masking tape?)

If any of the Photoshop gods out there would be so kind, I'd love to see an Indi-Blue/White MCS with white bonnet stripes and a blacked out grill. (Leave the chrome around the grill.)

Let's see if I can find a pic. Well, here's a DS that looks ripe for some photochopping:

DS MCS

Ooo, here's an IB Cooper, and it's a big'un: (still no stripes though)

IB MC

-Dave

[KarmanS]

Dave, that's almost the mod I want to go for: black grille but with body color grille-surround. Keep us posted if you find a solution to fit the black grille without tje blac surround.

Quote:

Originally posted by DaveNagy
That is nice...
Somebody posted a pic a while back that appeared to show a Cooper with the standard chrome grill-surround, but with blacked-out "slats". No aero-kit. (Those horizontal pieces that comprise the actual "grill".)
I thought it looked pretty good. More aggressive, but not too drab. Seems like it would be a pretty simple (cheap!)mod to do. You could even test the concept with a couple rolls of electrical tape... (Do they make black masking tape?)
-Dave

[cooper(s)crazy]

Quote:

Originally posted by MINIAC
Found this high resolution picture on Roadfly of a Pure Silver / black roofed 'S' with black grilles from Aero Kit:


[click for pic]

is there a chrome grill available like that? (with the same style and desighn)

[smiffy]

The mesh grille looks much better on the S with a Pure Silver

[spanky2k]

That looks horrible! Looks like someone's stolen the grill!

[zogbogbean]

Hi there. I too wanted the Aero grills on my S. Here's my story.

I bought the two grills. The bonnet grill and the upper grill for the
bumper. On the S the lower bumper grill is already black, not silver like
the cooper, so I left that stock. My goal is to eliminate all chrome trims
except for the indicator light area and head light surround and door
handles.

The bonnet grill was in place with only 10 minutes work. The hardest part
was just getting the original one off. I managed to get the bolts that were
on the plastic posts of the grill off by wedging a small flathead screw
driver between the bolt and the plastic washer. While wedged, I applied
pressure and used my 10mm hex head to run the 'bolts' (they are cheap as
hell self tapping bolts) off in a new 'self tapped' thread... as when they
are put on they strip the plastic so they can't go off in the same thread.
You'll figure it out... this way you can re-use them to put the aero on.

Yay! It's on - woo hoo... now on to the bottom portion.

Ug. I've researched this for about 4 weeks now. What I posted on the
roadfly forum I hadn't pulled the bumper yet... but I had several emails
(like this one) that told me how to do it and what to expect.

Anyway - last night I finally pulled the bumper off my S. Here is the deal
under there. I absolutely wasn't expecting this. The chrome strip... is
it's own piece and comes off first by simply releasing the clips from the
back of the bumper. That slat you see at the top of this area.... guess
what... it's glued with some kind of craziness! When you remove this chrome
strip, pretty much everything else is solid bumper because that slat piece
is glued/bonded in. I held the aero grill up to this area and realized that
I would have to cut away and create a hole where this goes in the bumper. I
would also have to cut the aero grill on the back to have it mount flush.
I have a problem with all this because if I mess up the bumper is ruined and
I'm out 600 bucks to replace it... why didn't I just go out and get the aero
skirt and save the hassle? Once you start this project, there is no turning
back. Either the aero grill gets bodged in there or you buy a new bumper.
Unless you're an expert at bodywork and geometry or have some bucks to burn,
I think installing the aero bumper grill in a stock S bumper isn't viable.
I'm sure I could get it in there... but the probability of it's looking
good, correct and seamless would be low.

So, here is what I've deemed personally viable to get the same look. I plan
to order a new chrome piece from the parts department, get a can of matte
black spray paint and paint the chrome strip. I could paint my current
silver trim, but I want to make sure that I have a replacement in case the
painted grill looks like crap.

[jspranza]

Like cooper(s)crazy, I too am looking for an aero grill with black grill and chrome trim.

[KarmanS]

can someone inform me what the part #s are for the black grilles from the aero kit and whereabouts I can order one? are they the same as the aerokit grilles for the Cooper?

also, any links regarding installation procedures would be very much appreciated.

[KarmanS]

ok, found the part #s for the black grille that comes with the aerokit. Anyone knows if that fit on both the Cooper and the S?

Grill bumper bottom 51110139106
Grill bumper top 51110140255
Radiator Grill 51130140259
Grill sill skirt Left/Right 51710140257 /8

[AidenL]

I like that look !

[jspranza]

I like the black grill and how it matches the grill below the bumper. I would like it to have a chrome surround that matches the chrome around the lights. I don't like the indentations in the stock chrome grill surround.

Any ideas?

[luVlee]

i can't see it...ur picture doesn't work! I WANT TO SEE~~

[Bootsy]

Try zogbogbean's gallery .

[beej]

I saw a PS with black slats yesterday! Can't remember where... somewhere in London or on the M4 I think

[t400]

hello im stupid.......

Ive read a lot of threads saying installing the aerokit grill is a right bugger. Is this refering to aerogrill on stock bumper, or is it a pain fitting the aerogrill to aero front bumper????



still stupid............