Exterior 1st Gen Most liked posts in thread: Mini front bumper mod. Light delete

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  1. lathedog

    lathedog New Member

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    #22 lathedog, Jan 8, 2011
    Read first post..
     
  2. Rally

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    #23 Rally, Jan 8, 2011
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    They should be stamped somewhere on the back of the bumper with the type of plastic. The c-pillars are PMMA, not sure on the bumpers.

    While we're all sharing, here's mine sans reflectors

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  3. 1r53

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    #24 1r53, Jan 9, 2011
    Were did you buy your abs plastic from Rally ? If you dont mind me asking.
     
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    #25 Rally, Jan 9, 2011
    mcmaster.com

    They ship all over the place if you don't have one nearby. I happen to have one 5 minutes away so I just went and grabbed it.
     
  5. Metalman

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    #26 Metalman, Jan 9, 2011
    Yup, a really great source for hard to find stuff. I place orders with them on about a weekly basis. Order in the morning, get the parts the next day. It's a handy source for the custom work we do.
     
  6. Nitrominis

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    #27 Nitrominis, Jan 9, 2011
    OSCH Hardware and Home Depot also have sheets of ABS as well other things you can find that will work for "plastic welding" material.

    There are several methods to relocate the front turn indicating lights. I use LED's in the scoop which work very well. Also for a short time I used LED lighted windshield spray nozzles on the hood. There are several universal kits in different colors on the market that can be successfully and easily installed on the MINI.
     
  7. lathedog

    lathedog New Member

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    #28 lathedog, Jan 9, 2011
    I post pics of my turn and marker lights on when I get home in a few days.
     
  8. 1r53

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    #29 1r53, Jan 9, 2011
    I have looked at homedepot and lowes but have not seen anything, I will check out mcmasters.com, thanks for the info
     
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    #30 Nitrominis, Jan 9, 2011
    1r53 Home Depot and Lowes.... The white,orange and black buckets make for great material source for repair and custom plastic welding/repairing.
     
  10. lathedog

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    #31 lathedog, Jan 13, 2011
    update

    made it home to find my new led bulbs here. Took a couple pics of them installed and illuminated. The dimmer pic is the 194 marker lite and the brighter yellow is the led turn signal now.The led,s were supposed to be fog light bulbs but I dont think they would be bright enough but they are perfect for turn signals.
    ipodpics044.jpg ipodpics046.jpg ipodpics047.jpg
     
  11. 1r53

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    #32 1r53, Jan 13, 2011
    I like. :Thumbsup:
     
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