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[Alias]

I'm looking to buy a Mini as my first car and would like to put a smoothed bootlid on it. The item in question needs prepping and painting, and I would obviously need a colour match. Any idea how much this could cost?

The paint would be pretty standard (no flecks/ not pearlescent/ not metallic).

https://www.plminish...duct-SB002.html

^ The said bootlid.

Whilst I am here, any idea how much fitting arches, plus spraying them, would cost?

Unfortunately, my budget is rather low, and I need to pay for my education on top of everything so having a fairly precise estimate would be great!

Any help is appreciated.

[panelbeaterpeter]

Around £250.

[Alias]

Around £250.

Is that for both the bootlid and the arches or just the bootlid?

If it's too much, I may have to stick with just the arches

Just out of interest, how much do you guys pay for insurance? With 0 NC, mine's in the region of £1500 for a 1300 Mayfair, £3k for a 1300 Cooper. It's madness.

[mike.]

Classic insurance mate. I'm 17 no NCB, im the main driver on my policy all mods declared inc engine mods - £680. Also got quoted £780 when i put a 1275cc engine in.

[Alias]

Classic insurance mate. I'm 17 no NCB, im the main driver on my policy all mods declared inc engine mods - £680. Also got quoted £780 when i put a 1275cc engine in.

Could you post a link to the site you got your insurance off?

I'm looking at post 1990 models, and I was sure cars had to be 25 to be eligible for Classic Car Insurance.

In light of this, I may get an older one!

[In-a-mini]

usually the person insuring a car under a clasic policy had to be over 25 years i have a 89 mini that i could have had a classic policy on. The price that other guy is paying i would say is very cheap for a 17 year old no ncb and with mods. I couldent get a deal like that wheb i was 17 Which was a few years back

[Retro_10s]

You might be able to down the price a fair bit if you were To paint them yourself,....

Depends how cheap you can get the needed equipment and materials.

[mike.]

You don't have to be 25 for classic insurance...

I'm insured with footman james. If your under 25 you have to ring them for a quote, they don't quote online for under 25s.

They said to me that the latest mini they would insure on a classic policy would be 20 years old. But then my dad rang up and asked if there was anyway we could insure a newer car on a classic policy and they changed they're mind and said 15 years.

Ring them and see.

[blue redtop]

im 26 with 6 points and i pay under £9 a month thats fully comp.

why is everyone paying so much.
have you got quotes from confused.com

[mike.]

im 26 with 6 points and i pay under £9 a month thats fully comp.

why is everyone paying so much.
have you got quotes from confused.com

confused.com is pap imo. Cheapest quote i got from there was £4000!!