Individual Paint
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It's not offered on the configurator but I have seen some new Minis where the dealer has customised it to order. For example, blacking the chrome or extending the paint onto the wheel arches.
That might be why it's so expensive compared to Audi as the dealer would order it in one of the £0 option flat colours and then takes it to a repair shop for a strip and respray?
That might be why it's so expensive compared to Audi as the dealer would order it in one of the £0 option flat colours and then takes it to a repair shop for a strip and respray?
sad61t said:
It's not offered on the configurator but I have seen some new Minis where the dealer has customised it to order. For example, blacking the chrome or extending the paint onto the wheel arches.
That might be why it's so expensive compared to Audi as the dealer would order it in one of the £0 option flat colours and then takes it to a repair shop for a strip and respray?
Yep..I think that's how it was done. Car ordered would have been black and then taken in for the paint respray. I guess that's why they charge so much. That might be why it's so expensive compared to Audi as the dealer would order it in one of the £0 option flat colours and then takes it to a repair shop for a strip and respray?
The flip paint was no issue with the insurance company. It can be resprayed if it gets damaged and surprisingly not the whole car. How they blend it is beyond me......Just don't ask for a touch up pen though.
sad61t said:
It's not offered on the configurator but I have seen some new Minis where the dealer has customised it to order. For example, blacking the chrome or extending the paint onto the wheel arches.
That might be why it's so expensive compared to Audi as the dealer would order it in one of the £0 option flat colours and then takes it to a repair shop for a strip and respray?
Iirc that's how Princess Diana got her black Series 1 RS Turbo.That might be why it's so expensive compared to Audi as the dealer would order it in one of the £0 option flat colours and then takes it to a repair shop for a strip and respray?
AdamGP said:
Mini do not offer Individual paint, and I'd be very surprised if they painted that R53 above, that's not even a BMW individual colour.
Though as above dealerships do wrap cars for customers, my local dealership has a matte pink roadster, had to remove the wrap as it wasn't selling.
I'm guessing this was available for the R53 but is no longer an option. Worth asking as some dealers may know of alternate ways . As said point in direction of a respray maybe.Though as above dealerships do wrap cars for customers, my local dealership has a matte pink roadster, had to remove the wrap as it wasn't selling.
Heres the invoice, i dont know if it was nationwide but scotthall mini in leeds did this.
Edited by R36vw on Sunday 28th September 11:41
AdamGP said:
Mini do not offer Individual paint, and I'd be very surprised if they painted that R53 above, that's not even a BMW individual colour.
Though as above dealerships do wrap cars for customers, my local dealership has a matte pink roadster, had to remove the wrap as it wasn't selling.
MINI used to offer 3 or 4 flip paints. They discontinued them in 06 when the R56 came out.Though as above dealerships do wrap cars for customers, my local dealership has a matte pink roadster, had to remove the wrap as it wasn't selling.
MINI park lane did offer dreamline flip paint on the R56 Was exclusive to them and was 8K or something stupid.
Park Lane do wrap some cars and some are painted as they are Owned by BMW they have more options of what to sell. If you have the Money they will do what you want. Iv seen US exclusive editions for sale from Parklane.
Edited by Jordan210 on Monday 29th September 12:44
Jordan210 said:
Park Lane do wrap some cars and some are painted as they are Owned by BMW they have more options of what to sell. If you have the Money they will do what you want. Iv seen US exclusive editions for sale from Parklane.
It was Park Lane that my wife saw the Electric Green mini in...next time I am passing I will have to enquire. Edited by Jordan210 on Monday 29th September 12:44
Cheib said:
Jordan210 said:
Park Lane do wrap some cars and some are painted as they are Owned by BMW they have more options of what to sell. If you have the Money they will do what you want. Iv seen US exclusive editions for sale from Parklane.
It was Park Lane that my wife saw the Electric Green mini in...next time I am passing I will have to enquire. Edited by Jordan210 on Monday 29th September 12:44
TBH I was surprised that original invoice was in the fsh pack. It did however allay my fears the paint job wasn't just a back st job. As even i hadn't heard mini doing it till that point. I guess that's why the original owner kept it in the pack. total invoice was just short of £28k!!!! Yikes ...thats JCW territory
Edited by R36vw on Monday 29th September 18:47
AdamGP said:
Mini do not offer Individual paint, and I'd be very surprised if they painted that R53 above, that's not even a BMW individual colour.
Though as above dealerships do wrap cars for customers, my local dealership has a matte pink roadster, had to remove the wrap as it wasn't selling.
Yes they did... and that is an R52, not an R53, as it's a convertible Though as above dealerships do wrap cars for customers, my local dealership has a matte pink roadster, had to remove the wrap as it wasn't selling.
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