I'd redo it too if I seen that much chrome showing. Just gotta line it up straight and tuck it close to the top edge as possible. Ease off on the heat gun or else it'll shrink too much... As for the front trim piece around the hood, just remove it off the car and do it. Good job. Only takes a minute or to remove it.
Just some insights: A lot of vinyl wrap installers and retailers who apply ceramic coatings tend to believe that IPA or isopropyl alcohol will remove invisible residue, old wax, etc. It’s not exactly the best choice if you’re seeking a wrap or coating that will endure for quite sometime. Many of the “surface prep” products are even worse and your paying a lot of money for nothing special. Try and leave a piece of wax in IPA. It remains a piece of wax. Your best prep product is body shop wax and grease remover. You need to wear a mask, but your surface will indeed be clean. All of these surfaces where you’re applying any coating or wrap will benefit from using the right prep. It’s probably the most important component of the install.
Nice one, done it already in my car. Now, you just need to tint your windows and it would change a lot, trust me, also order some rally led lights from Amazon and believe me, it would change the entire look on your car. Nice videos keep it going
Ben I’m surprised you have not put the JCW Pro front and rear side splitters on your mini. It’s very easy to do and the results look amazing compared to the standard side splitters. Killallchrome are doing a great deal on some after market front and rears at the moment. You should check them out. Also would make a great video for your UA-cam channel. I’ve done my JCW and couldn’t be more pleased with the results. Cheers Neil
@@BenRolfe oops yes I have just seen the front ones on your mini, glad you like them. Another idea which I also did was aftermarket exhaust tips, if you go on Aliexpress you can get them at least 1/2 the price it would cost you to get them from places in the UK and only take a couple of weeks to arrive. Cheers Neil
@@BenRolfe Hey Ben I thought you might like this link for Mini Cooper carbon fibre exhaust tip covers on Aliexpress www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001298573154.html. Killallchrome charge £150 for two, where as you can get two shipped from this seller for less than £60 no custom charges to pay. Cheers Neil
@@BenRolfe and here’s a link for the fins to stick onto the back of your roof spoiler www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002072241692.html. Once again you can get them in fake carbon fibre. I have bought both the spoiler fins and exhaust tips and they look great. Best of all they cost a fraction for the same items being sold on UK mini accessories websites such as killallchrome etc. Cheers Neil
Tried another place and they said the rubber is glued on and cannot be wrapped over. Is my newer model sport different than yours? Doesn’t seem like I can fold over
Hey Evan! I began with The Detail Kitchens Tar Tar Sauce which is a sticky stuff and tar remover and then after I used The Detail Kitchens Secret Ingredient to strip back any surface contaminants left over such as Tar Tar Sauce residue, oils and waxes to leave the surface contaminant free ready for the belt line. You can use code BEN10 for 10% off The Detail Kitchen products.
I’m going to try this next week. I asked a mod garage how much they would do it for and they quoted me £200 lol. Robbing fukers. Hopefully I can manage it myself.
Hey Jason! I got it as a cover from SCP Automotive, the original creators of the dechromed S badge cover. They do the cover along with the S colour of your choice or they also so just an S decal if you want to keep the chrome. Use code BEN10 for 10% off 😁 scpautomotive.co.uk/products/mini-cooper-s-front-grille-badge-cover-v2?variant=39659882184887
With the majority of insurance providers the premium won’t change for aesthetic modifications such as a dechrome. Some good companies to check out are Green Light, Keith Michaels and Adrian Flux.
Had my R56 one on for 3 years and the F56 for a year before I changed it and hadn’t had any issues regarding them coming off. Pros of using high quality vinyl such as Avery Dennison. I’d give the OEM one a go but at that price I’ll happily wait.
@@BenRolfe yea,it is expensive but I’m going to buy it from my local mini dealership.I am trying to find a video to show me how to take them off because Mini want £75 to change them over.
I'd redo it too if I seen that much chrome showing.
Just gotta line it up straight and tuck it close to the top edge as possible.
Ease off on the heat gun or else it'll shrink too much...
As for the front trim piece around the hood, just remove it off the car and do it.
Good job.
Only takes a minute or to remove it.
Ben, almost done with de-chroming my Mini just the Beltline (Glossy as well) so thanks for sharing this video.
Just some insights: A lot of vinyl wrap installers and retailers who apply ceramic coatings tend to believe that IPA or isopropyl alcohol will remove invisible residue, old wax, etc. It’s not exactly the best choice if you’re seeking a wrap or coating that will endure for quite sometime. Many of the “surface prep” products are even worse and your paying a lot of money for nothing special.
Try and leave a piece of wax in IPA. It remains a piece of wax.
Your best prep product is body shop wax and grease remover. You need to wear a mask, but your surface will indeed be clean.
All of these surfaces where you’re applying any coating or wrap will benefit from using the right prep. It’s probably the most important component of the install.
Nice one, done it already in my car. Now, you just need to tint your windows and it would change a lot, trust me, also order some rally led lights from Amazon and believe me, it would change the entire look on your car. Nice videos keep it going
Ben I’m surprised you have not put the JCW Pro front and rear side splitters on your mini. It’s very easy to do and the results look amazing compared to the standard side splitters. Killallchrome are doing a great deal on some after market front and rears at the moment. You should check them out. Also would make a great video for your UA-cam channel. I’ve done my JCW and couldn’t be more pleased with the results. Cheers Neil
Hey Neil! I already have the front installed on my Cooper S bumper! It definitely changes the look drastically and I couldn’t be happier!
@@BenRolfe oops yes I have just seen the front ones on your mini, glad you like them. Another idea which I also did was aftermarket exhaust tips, if you go on Aliexpress you can get them at least 1/2 the price it would cost you to get them from places in the UK and only take a couple of weeks to arrive. Cheers Neil
@@BenRolfe Hey Ben I thought you might like this link for Mini Cooper carbon fibre exhaust tip covers on Aliexpress www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001298573154.html. Killallchrome charge £150 for two, where as you can get two shipped from this seller for less than £60 no custom charges to pay. Cheers Neil
@@BenRolfe and here’s a link for the fins to stick onto the back of your roof spoiler www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002072241692.html. Once again you can get them in fake carbon fibre. I have bought both the spoiler fins and exhaust tips and they look great. Best of all they cost a fraction for the same items being sold on UK mini accessories websites such as killallchrome etc. Cheers Neil
Thank you so much for this comment. Didn’t even know site existed and now I have so much parts to buy!
Another bad ass video dude!
Thank you ☺️
Well done, will do this as soon my order from SMPS will arrive. Another question, where did you get Scoop from? Looks nice 😋
Hey 👋 I also got the scoop from SMPS! 😁
Applied gloss today but prefer the matte look so ordered that 😂
Was it difficult to fit?
Hi Ben! Nice video!!! Thanks a lot! Where are did you get front splitters?
Hey! I got them from SMPS2012 😁
Tried another place and they said the rubber is glued on and cannot be wrapped over. Is my newer model sport different than yours? Doesn’t seem like I can fold over
Hey Ben, what are you using to clean the belt line? Thanks.
Hey Evan! I began with The Detail Kitchens Tar Tar Sauce which is a sticky stuff and tar remover and then after I used The Detail Kitchens Secret Ingredient to strip back any surface contaminants left over such as Tar Tar Sauce residue, oils and waxes to leave the surface contaminant free ready for the belt line. You can use code BEN10 for 10% off The Detail Kitchen products.
Nice video! Where did you get your petrol cap jet fuel decal? Been looking for one of them for ages!
I got mine from SCP Automotive, use code Ben10 for 10% off!
scpautomotive.co.uk/products/mini-f-series-rocket-fuel-cap-decal
Here’s the jet fuel one: scpautomotive.co.uk/products/copy-of-mini-f-series-custom-fuel-cap-decal
I’m going to try this next week. I asked a mod garage how much they would do it for and they quoted me £200 lol. Robbing fukers. Hopefully I can manage it myself.
£200 is a joke. Much easier to do it yoirself
Did you do it yourself?
Ben just a quick question your S badge on your upper front grille where did you get the stickers to cover the standard red S colour again? Cheers
Hey Jason! I got it as a cover from SCP Automotive, the original creators of the dechromed S badge cover. They do the cover along with the S colour of your choice or they also so just an S decal if you want to keep the chrome. Use code BEN10 for 10% off 😁
scpautomotive.co.uk/products/mini-cooper-s-front-grille-badge-cover-v2?variant=39659882184887
@@BenRolfe they for the r53 tho
Another brilliant video, quick question, thinking of getting black clip on handles but do thy stay on when take car 🚘 to car wash 🧽 ? X
Don't ever take your car to a car wash.
watching this video with matt tape I just bought regretting my choices ;_;
Use a heat gun and it comes off like butter.
Do you remember how much your insurance went up when you de chromed your car ? And who you with ?
With the majority of insurance providers the premium won’t change for aesthetic modifications such as a dechrome. Some good companies to check out are Green Light, Keith Michaels and Adrian Flux.
Why not just buy the proper Black Beltline from mini instead of messing about with tape.
Way too expensive for what it is when I can do it for next to nothing with vinyl.
@@BenRolfe true but for £275 you can buy the proper ones that won’t come off after you’ve washed it a few times.
Had my R56 one on for 3 years and the F56 for a year before I changed it and hadn’t had any issues regarding them coming off. Pros of using high quality vinyl such as Avery Dennison. I’d give the OEM one a go but at that price I’ll happily wait.
@@BenRolfe yea,it is expensive but I’m going to buy it from my local mini dealership.I am trying to find a video to show me how to take them off because Mini want £75 to change them over.