2nd Gen R56 Cooper S Most liked posts in thread: What do you think ??

  1. R60mini

    R60mini New Member

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    #2 R60mini, Dec 5, 2010
    That looks sexy man! Keep the belt line chrome. It has that flare to it. Plus it keeps the same accent with your headlights.
     
  2. Justa Jim

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    #3 Justa Jim, Dec 5, 2010
    Looks good to me. I tossed around the same problem, but with MY it looked better blacked out. I think chrome worked with PW.

    Jim
     
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    #4 CHKMINI, Dec 5, 2010
    IMO, the beltline should be blacked out. It will tie the roof and tinted windows together and accent the wheel arches and rocker panels.:yesnod: Sweet lookin' PW. :Thumbsup:
     
  4. cop1406

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    #5 cop1406, Dec 5, 2010
    Yeah sometimes I want to do the beltline and lights and sometimes I like it with a little of the silver left. What can I say, I am a confused individual.:eek:

    Love to have the 2011 black headlights and from what I can tell on Real.OEM, it appears that they would be a direct fit. Probably cost me about $300 - $500 even after I sell the silver ones. Who knows.......
     
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    #6 JackMac, Dec 6, 2010
    The new OEM blackout headlights look great, and would fit your car very well.

    Regarding the beltline, I would black that out too. Primarily because you've already done all of the other areas (door handles, scuttles, headlight surrounds, grille surround) so it would match better and would complete the look.
     
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    #7 Bigprfed22, Dec 6, 2010
    Looks great! Make sure you clay that pepper:incazzato:
     
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    #8 Rally, Dec 6, 2010
    "Black out" never looks right to me on bright colored cars. Too distracting. Just my 2 cents...
     
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    #9 Bigprfed22, Dec 6, 2010
    :idea: I concur, that is why i kept my rings factory chrome.:Thumbsup:
     
  9. cop1406

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    #10 cop1406, Dec 6, 2010
    I like the blackout way better than the chrome. I did it in stages and each thing I did looked better than before....
     
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    #11 cop1406, Dec 6, 2010

    Already clay barred the top. Gonna do the whole car soon. :Thumbsup:
     
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    #12 Bigprfed22, Dec 6, 2010
    :arf:
     
  12. quikmni

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    #13 quikmni, Dec 6, 2010
    I vote for blackout of the beltline. It is inexpensive to buy blackout tape and relatively easy to apply the tape so give it a try. If you do not like the look the tape is easy to remove.
     
  13. david in germany

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    #14 david in germany, Dec 16, 2010
    Looks very nice! I was considering doing mine before I actually picked it up. Once I got to the dealer and saw how the chrome went with the dark silver I changed my mind on the spot. The white and the black cars look good with the black out (in my opinion) but it is hard to make most of the other colors work with the blackout. I will be ordering the aero kit II front bumper soon for mine but I will not order the black grill trim as I think it kills the feeling on mine.

    Once again, looks great on yours though.
     
  14. ZugZugMcD

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    #15 ZugZugMcD, Dec 20, 2010
    Since you've rid the rest of the exterior of it's chrome, then I would recommend doing the same to the belt line.