For some reason the previous owner left a cup imprint on one of the hood stripes that kept bothering me so I ended up ordering fresh stripes from Mini USA to swap in.
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| Annoying blemish |
The process was simple enough but tedious. I marked off the edges using painter's tape and heated then peeled off the old stripes. The problem is that it still left a sticky residue on the hood so I spent a solid few hours using adhesive remover to get it all off before applying the fresh stripes.
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| Edged marked |
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| Residue left from peeled stripes |
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| New stripes applied |
I also picked up some "blackout tape" for the beltline to finish off the chrome delete look. It was also tedious and I'm not sure I like the finished look up close but it'll do for now. I may end up just buying the real replacement black trim to do it right.
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| Applying blackout tape |
However the complete look with everything de-chromed looks so good.
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| Final look with the blackout and fresh stripes |
