Excellent fit. I bought the matte black to try and match the rest of the trim and it looks factory installed.
Removing the OE chrome grill "nuts" was a bit of a pain, so I elected to just snap the plastic threads off rather than attempt to remove them. I wouldn't plan on keeping the OE grill as the plastic threads and stamped nuts are practically destroyed no matter how gentle you are.
The upper grill snaps in and use the same fasteners as the OE. The new stamped nuts can be a bit annoying, just seat the nut on the ball of your thumb and turn. Once the nut cuts into the plastic use a nut-driver to snug up--don't over tighten.
The lower grill just snaps in. I cleaned and plasti coted the bumper black, as you can see the bumper color behind the new grill--my car is red so it really stood out.
This grill makes the car look so much better and more up to date. I really like it.
*plasti-cote is your new best friend*
John
I ordered a tow hook cover for my mini and it came carefully wrapped as to not get scratched. It fit perfectly! It also came the same week I ordered it!
Kelly
Love these guys! I've ordered a few thousand dollars worth of parts from full suspension kits and clutches to small trim pieces. These guys come through time and time again! As long as I have a MINI, Outmotoring.com will be my #1 go-to for goodies.
Category:MINI Accessories Posted:11-19-2013 08:05 PM Views: 6852
Synopsis: New name for MINI Cooper Hitch company
OutMotoring operates a few other MINI related companies. MINIDoMore has been the market leader in MINI Hitches and Towing products for many years and has been copied many times by some of the biggest names in the industry. When we purchased MINIdoMore in 2012 we realized at some point the company name would have to change given it has the trademarked name of MINI and of course the product was related to the MINI so it was just a matter of time.
We were not really shocked when we recently received a nasty letter from a Big Mean Walrus
demanding we change our company name as it was trademarked
(of course) by their very well mannered legal team many years ago. We
bantered back and forth and offered some tasty treats to keep the Walrus
happy but they were not interested in such and would not relent.
We thought about some fun options as new company names but it just
seemed like the best option to just alter our business name abit (as
sort of slap to the Walrus's face- but boy are those tusks
sharp!!)....so anyways they ended up being content taking one of the
'I's" in our company name and website and it looks like we're in the
clear. So, as you may have already MINIDoMore has evolved into MNIdoMore.com. Same great company, just one less "I" in the name.
So, when you're out looking for a hitch for your MINI so you can tow your favorite hobby or make moving around the country a bit easier on your wallet we welcome you stop by MniDoMore.com do pick up a tow hitch for your MINI.