Rubber stops on the tailgate are rubbing the paint away !!!!!!!!!!

[Lordy]

Spoke to williams in liverpool yestreday , and they have agreed to paint the car, i have asked them . to show me how much and where they are painting , before any work goes ahead .

[msh441]

Well, I checked on mine after reading this thread and found one of the clear discs has come completly off, while the other was prety close. After cleaning off the rubber goo and prepping the area for a fix, I could see there was a tiny area on the driver's side that was rubbing on the paint, but hadn't gotten through it (only about a 2-3mm round scuff). Both my rubber feet seem OK.



Looking at the clear adhesive discs I've come to the conclusion that they're crap. Even replacement by the dealer is going to lead to the same result, sooooo... I decided to try somthing else: I grabbed a set of industrial streangth adhesive Velcro discs from my local hardware store, instead.



They're about 2 1/2 inches around and use a pretty strong 3M adhesive. I just used the soft, loop side, not the scratchy hook side and stuck them in place of the clear plastic ones. I positioned them a couple mm's up the side of the trough, where the paint was showing some wear, too. We'll see how they hold up over the next few weeks. Again, I can't help but think it's a better solution than re-applying the same clear plastic discs. Wee shall see.

[chiefy]

Think I will try them as well - good idea.

[Westerley]

Quote: Originally Posted by Lordy (original)

Spoke to williams in liverpool yestreday , and they have agreed to paint the car, i have asked them . to show me how much and where they are painting , before any work goes ahead .

Good result Lordy This will back up my case! Let us know exactly where they'll be painting.

[Japper]

Could this just be an adjustment issue. If the bungs are out too far then they'll bend to suit. Has anyone tried adjusting them inwards ( shortening ) without going too far and having a rattly tailgate.

Lordy, you might have to do this, to make up for the thickness of the velcro pads.

[fozzy2k]

hey thanx for this just checked mine and one of my clear disks have come off and the other is getting really close noticed that the stud on the tailgate was bent to one side also so ive twisted this around to get it pointing in to the car instead of towards the body work.

[valk009]

Mine came off the day I got my car I bought some replacement from a local hardware shop and they did not last long either, so I decided to leave it without any protection.

A month has passed and so far no problem on mine, at least the last time I checked.

I believe anything will not be a permanent solution as when the rear hatch closed, it closed in an angle, meaning in the long run it will shift any type of protection adhered.

[J1JPE]

Quote: Originally Posted by Japper (original)

Could this just be an adjustment issue. If the bungs are out too far then they'll bend to suit. Has anyone tried adjusting them inwards ( shortening ) without going too far and having a rattly tailgate..

Yep, popped into the dealer on Friday arvo & that's exactly what they said - they just twist in & out of the body but are designed to apply pressure back on the boot to stop it rattling

seems Nearside factory line operator has been saving themselves from a wrist RSI by not twisting them in enough ...

My dealer wil respray under warranty ...

[msh441]

Quote: Originally Posted by valk009 (original)

I believe anything will not be a permanent solution as when the rear hatch closed, it closed in an angle, meaning in the long run it will shift any type of protection adhered.

Well, it's been a couple weeks now. In and out of the hatch at least a couple times a day. So far, so good.

My right "pad" is in place and tight. A little snowflake/star shaped indent where the rubber bumper is resting.

The left side has pushed the left/upped lip down and in about 2mm but shows no sign of detaching from the body. I screwed the bumper in one full turn and after a day there's a snowflake/star shaped indent dead center on the pad. Once I'm sure it's not shifting around or rattling, I might replace that left side again (darn, out $1!). But I thing this is going to work pretty good.

In the next week I'll replace the discs under the hood, too (as those have shifted as well).

So far, I would recommend the velcro pad route once your car is re-sprayed.

[Lordy]

After the car has been in 3 times for the so called paint work ( via service ) , it looks like the body shop have never seen the car, and i have now collected the car again, and e-mailed the dealer the pics of the tailgate. as they have to send it off to MINI for a warrenty claim , HOW CRAP is the dealer !!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3 times in and bull sh*t me all the way, if they say no !!!!!! the car is going down to the dealer and sitting out side the sales forcourt ( not service ) with a sign in it saying " dont buy your car here they lie to you !" Bl**dy idiots !!!!!!!!! either until they paint it , or the tax runs out on the car , Oh and i mean it !!!!!!!

Japper thanks for the note above !

[Japper]

No problem Lordy,

Sorry to hear about your dealer service, or rather total lack of it. Hope you get it sorted soon.

C.

[laura f]

Have checked ours at the weekend and looks like our bungs need adjusting too, it's scapped a bit of the paint away, nothing major, but we'll see how they deal with it...

[chiefy]

The velcro discs (soft side) that I tried seem to be working well - adjusted the rubbers so that they sit central on the 45mm dia pads. Door is tight - doesnt rattle - fit is actually better now and the pads look like they should from BMW. (£3.49 from Halfrauds)

[steeve]

The sticky clear pads on the previous mini were much thicker and much better quality. But the r56 things are so poor. Problem on both my S (which has gone) and my wifes new cooper. I put on motorcycle ones and they seemed to do the trick but lets see what the dealer does for the cooper.
Mini Dealers seem to be rubbish.

[Lordy]

the car is in today getting painted, they gave me no car, even tho they booked it in over 2 weeks ago, i wonder what the paint work will be like, well i will post pics up as soon as i can go and pick it up