grille buttons
Started by
miniboo
, Nov 26 2005 04:23 PM
13 replies to this topic
#1
Posted 26 November 2005 - 04:23 PM
can anmyone tell me how they work and how you attach them?
does it mean you can have a quick release grille?
cheers
does it mean you can have a quick release grille?
cheers
#2
Posted 26 November 2005 - 04:25 PM
with mine they where just 2 bolts that they screwed on too. making the grill quick release. i took them off because i thought it looked cheap. but you are welcome to have my old one if you want em
#3
Posted 26 November 2005 - 04:26 PM
which bit of the body do they fit onto then?
#4
Posted 26 November 2005 - 04:46 PM
if you take the grille off theres a hole behind thats slightly smaller. theres a bit in the corners that hasnt been cut out, the hole will go there
#5
Posted 26 November 2005 - 04:46 PM
they fit to the bit of metal eather side of the hole behind the grill
#6
Posted 26 November 2005 - 04:48 PM
minimole how much you want for them?
could swap you for some eyebrows?
could swap you for some eyebrows?
#7
Posted 26 November 2005 - 05:52 PM
you can have them for the cost of p + p i will dig them out tommorrow
#8
Posted 26 November 2005 - 05:59 PM
coolio
#9
Posted 26 November 2005 - 06:19 PM
Beware, i had some on my everyday mini when i was 17. i went to undo them one day and they had corroded inside the thread. i ended up taking a set of mole grips to them to get em undone!!! f***ed em right up and promptly stopped using them...
#10
Posted 26 November 2005 - 06:21 PM
Never hd a problem with mine, but then mine don't seen to be a ferrous metal.
#11
Posted 26 November 2005 - 06:28 PM
put grease on the threads before you put the buttons on, then they wont corrode
#12
Posted 26 November 2005 - 06:41 PM
I used two large philips screws, just as quick to remove, and you cant see them either as the head fits in between the slats of the grill... :smartass:
#13
Posted 26 November 2005 - 06:42 PM
thats a really good idea
#14
Posted 26 November 2005 - 10:13 PM
IMHO, the "new" style do look cheap as they press on the slats of the grille using a big rubber washer. The "old" style had a female threaded stem that reached between the slats so the head/knob of the button didn't rest directly on the grille slats.
I lost my original buttons when taking the car out for a test drive... I had left them in that valley behind the bumper and the front panel. I ordered a "new" set from Mini Mania and was very disappointed in what I received. I ended up ordering generic aluminum knobs, chrome plated pipe nipples, and a couple of 5/16-24 bolts. I made my own copies of the original design. I also made some test pieces with smaller heads using table lamp hardware. I never used them... but I carry them in the door pocket of my car just in case I do another bone-head move and drive off carelessly with the buttons resting behind the bumper.
I lost my original buttons when taking the car out for a test drive... I had left them in that valley behind the bumper and the front panel. I ordered a "new" set from Mini Mania and was very disappointed in what I received. I ended up ordering generic aluminum knobs, chrome plated pipe nipples, and a couple of 5/16-24 bolts. I made my own copies of the original design. I also made some test pieces with smaller heads using table lamp hardware. I never used them... but I carry them in the door pocket of my car just in case I do another bone-head move and drive off carelessly with the buttons resting behind the bumper.
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