MINI USA Introduces Sport Bonnet Stripes

The description states that the stripes are made out of “high quality foil.” The implication is that these are made out of some type of metal foil. Aren’t the current stripes vinyl decals?

Aren’t the current stripes vinyl decals?

Yeah, and pretty damn cheap ones, at that. I’m stripping mine off this weekend.
That hole’s roughly tripled in size since I took that. The black is just ink on top of white vinyl; every nick shines like a beacon. :-(

I’m hoping to have Todd do new viper stripes like these in June, and I’ll probably add one of those clear bras, too. Hopefully I won’t have to have the hood repainted before doing that…

I wonder if/when they will be added to the miniusa.com configurator?

I’ve been toying with the idea of putting stripes on my car for a while now, but since I have a black/black Mini, I’ve been told that putting white stripes on a car with no white roof would look silly.

Viper stripes are good in this area if you want to continue on the roof. I have a CR/CR MCS and put bonnet/boot stripes on it and added white mirrors. I like how it looks without the white roof actually. Don’t be a slave to your matching roof! Here are some pics if you are interested.

JD, nice pics! I think the mirrors definitely help pull off that look.

LTZMTOR, any suggestions on where to get these brands? I think there’s a 3M detailing shop around my area (Toronto’ish). Would it be better to order through Morristown, and have them shipped up?

wait a tic… where are the silver stripes for those of us with silver roofs/mirror caps?

MINI is a little late to the party with this arent they? I always thought buying stripes from MINI was a ripoff anyway. You can have as good, if not better quality stripes put on for less than just buying the decals from MINI.

Too bad they don’t have Astro Black roof graphics or a complete set of silver.

The description states that the stripes are made out of “high quality foil.” The implication is that these are made out of some type of metal foil. Aren’t the current stripes vinyl decals? “foil”, I believe, is just a British term for this type of material. It’s the same vinyl the stripes are made of. Take a look at any of the install pdfs for othe MINI graphics and they’re referred to as foils also. I, for one, applaud MINI for joining the party – late or not. And the price seems quite reasonable but remember, the price does not include installation. I know a lot of people like to “mod” their MINIs after the fact but I would guess that about half of MINI buyers would rather roll everything into the price of the car at the time of purchase- given the option. It really comes down to convenience – if MINI offers what you want even though you can save a few dollars by waiting and taking your car elsewhere, you wouldn’t have it rolled into any potential loan and it just wouldn’t be as easy to go the aftermarket route as it would be to get at the dealer. It’s not for everybody but I’m sure we’ll see some of those factory stripes on the roads soon because someone’s bound to like them.

So if I ordered hood stripes “from the factory” as part of my sports package, could i request to have my dealer put these on instead?

Does anyone know if MINI will offer these in silver, to match the silver roof/side mirrors?

Did anybody notice the Black around the lights? Wonder if that’s going to be a option too?

The pictured MINI is sweet, and I normally don’t care for Pepper White that much. Is there a bigger version? Would love to have as a desktop.

Nice job on the stripes, MINI. Tasteful (for a change).

In response to others’ comments about MINI stripes, the normal MINI stripes may be high quality (whatever that means, they are vinyl), but they are a pain in the arse to keep pristine. Mine yellowed over just a year’s time and I had to spend several hours to restore them to their original white.

Gabe, or anyone in the know,

does anyone know if the JCW GP decal that is found around the hood scoop, may become an item that we can buy, or something that someone may make a version of?

I like the look of that particular decal, it makes the hood scoop look more like a flaring nostril, and accentuates the scoop without the need for stripes, or changing the colour of the hood scoop part itself.

An additional comment – while the black wheels look great contrasted against the Pepper White of the MINI, I think black wheels with a machined or chrome lip look even better. Against a white car, they just have the right amount of ‘pop’ without getting too ‘blinged’!