Mini Cooper S R56 GP Concept
Re-paint 2021
In order to fully understand and comprehend the whole concept, you should read all the information about all modifications I made on this car in Mini Cooper S R56 SPORT CONCEPT 2019
Below is info about my first comprehensive project, in fact the whole concept of changing the appearance of the car.
Mainly vinyl wrapping at
inspired by the new gp 2020 design from MINI John cooper works
I was inspired by the new GP 2020 design look from MINI John Cooper Works, so much. I want that car, but not the "public" version of it.
I want the exact GP Race version with superb design of the wheels, colour scheme, etc.
I only, or should I say most notably, own the Mini Cooper S R56, but I believe that with my personal creativity and ideas I will manage to make it something unique and eye-catching.
about mjmods mini cooper s r56 gp concept
I was most impressed by the wheels of this newly designed car. I own OZ Racing Superturismo GT rims and with the eyes of my imagination I saw that it would be "fairly easy" to achieve a similar effect in an inexpensive way and as far as possible.
The second thing was the color of the car. I've always liked cars with matt paint. I thought to modernize the appearance of this car even more, I have to use something more than just a matte paint. Matte Carbon Fiber would be a great choice. OK, it's decided. And since I have experience in vinyl wrapping (cars, motorbike, moppeds, bikes) I knew I wanted a good quality film for this project.
I bought a roll of 3M Carbon Fiber Matte Vinyl - I read that this is one of the best vinyls with this pattern on the market. Of course, for a great effect and quality, I also bought 60m of 3M knifeless tape, plus some additional new wrapping tools.
As an addition to this matte color that will accentuate the whole thing well, I chose 3M Red Fluorescent vinyl. It has a very interesting color effect. It is normally red-orange, but even a yellow color appears in the sharp/harsh light.
The standard Mini is very different from the new Mini design GP 2020 and I also wanted to change the R56 look, so that you could see the differences between the silhouette of my modification and the original R56. For this, I purchased a few body kit parts from Top Sun. The rear bumper with diffuser is very different from the standard R56 so it was the obvious choice, as well, as side "skirts". I only left the original front bumper because I like it more than the one used by JCW or by Top Sun. Besides, I plan to produce custom parts for this modification and this bumper fits it better. And since we're talking about custom parts, I'm going to make side splitters and one main splitter for the aforementioned front bumper.
Now I will write about what attracts my attention as a second part (after wheels of course) in the new design and this part is a roof spoiler. The designed spoiler looks simply awesome. It is much larger than the original and extends beyond the outline of the car's roof, that's why I'm going to buy a Fiberglass GT roof spoiler and wraps it.
3m knifeless tape
Finish line is the best for my needs
3m carbon fiber matte vinyl
3M Scotchcal vinyl
black matte vinyl
Premium Vinyl Wrap
3M red fluorescent vinyl
3M Scotchcal film
new lower rear bumper
new lower side skirts
fiberglass GT roof spoiler
modification work - mainly vinyl wrapping
Any work related to the modification is given below in more or less detail in comic book form.
There are many photos and almost all of them have descriptions of the operations that were performed.
If anyone requires a detailed description of any procedure, please contact me.
This is not a guide or instruction on how to perform such a modification, but information on how I performed the entire procedure. If anyone undertakes to carry out such modifications on the basis of the information contained on my website, then he / she takes responsibility for everything and must remember that each modification will result in the loss of the remaining car warranty, if any.
I do not take any responsibility for wrong operation or bad execution of modifications that are described on my website.
3m red fluorescent
new rear bumper
in carbon fiber
side "skirt"
carbon fiber vinyl
red fluo detailing
air bubles on carbon fiber
I left the "skirt" made like this outside in full sunshine for a few days to see how the vinyl would perform. Because Carbon Fiber vinyl is very thick, as it has a texture, it is hard to make it behave on any bends and changes in the angle of the surface it lies on, even after "memory reseting" temperature treatment.
I decided that I would avoid very sharp folds and use layers of vinyl on such surfaces.
New idea of laying vinyl
NO hard bends
Knifeless tape very helpful
Even better effect
Preparations for disassembly
I planned that the car will be on stands for at least one month
each stand 3 tones
for a car weighing 1 ton, just in case
washing rims
Very detailed wash
checking
For stone chips
sanding
and polishing with 2500 grade sand paper
Ready for paint
Black matte
Plasti-dip
4 wheels - 4 cans of Pasti-dip
disassembly
of rear bumper
disassembly
of side "skirts" and wheel arch panels
Sanding old paint
from Intercooler
red fluo vinyl
I prepared a new logo
cutting letters
for air flow performance
engine oil change
After 3000 miles it's a time for change
engine oil filter
As always High quality BOSCH Oil filter
Detailing
cover for fuel cup
black matte vinyl
same for all de-chroming in this project
final effect
Like the look
chrome
lights rims
de-chrome
New, fresh look
High gloss hood
to be matte black
detailing
3M Red Fluorescent
finish look
I come up with new ideas whilst working
preparation
thoroughly cleaned the surface with 80% alcohol before wrapping
first panel
very happy with the look
5mm HDPE Grade 300 panel
I will use this panel to make the front splitter and both side "skirt" splitters.
This is 2m by 1m - 5mm HDPE Grade 300 panel and it mayor features are:
Incredible high abrasion resistance and wear resistance
Unbreakable, good resilience, Super resistance of aging
Highly resistant to corrosive chemicals except oxidizing acids
Odorless, tasteless, and nontoxic
Very low coefficient of friction
disassembly
Whole doors have to be disassembled
Door panels
removing the inner door panel
window glass
removing the glass from the door
time consuming
removal of mechanisms from the door
laying vinyl
I always pay attention to the pattern
Carbon Fiber
so that it fits with the other parts
the air stuck behind the vinyl
I used an injection needle to get the air out
first big panel done
a few more until the end, but I like it a lot
mirror detailing
accent as in the original design
another big panel
a lot of work was done on this
checking the look
I close the boot to check the whole look
Chrome fuel cap
De-Chrome fuel cap
with cover ON
Looking so good
other door
one last look at the red door
with carbon fiber
the thing I like the most is that it is matte
deja vu
I had to take everything out
new turn signals
"walking" LED version in Black Matte
De-chroming
rear lights rims
fiberglass gt spoiler
wrapping the spoiler in 3 vinyls
top wing
in Carbon Fiber
photography skills
one of them is good use in graphics soft
old vinyl off
new vinyl ON
very hot today
I am happy with the results
fiberglass gt spoiler
bottom in Black matte vinyl
Bottom wing
center in Red Fluorescent
part of spoiler
the fluorescent color still surprises me
professional vinyl cutter
Thinking about the vinyl car wrapping business, I recently purchased a professional vinyl cutter - Graphtec Cutting Pro - japanese machine.
By trial and error I made a template using a graphics program on a computer and with it, I cut letters from the vinyl at the right angle for my rims.
Of course all additional details are made in fluorescent red.
front bumper
also from three different vinyls
first edge
Black matte vinyl
base area
Carbon Fiber
back to rear bumper
on many sharp edges vinyl began to peel
detailing
Black matte vinyl inside light area
thin vinyl
it is better for covering a lot of edges
my next idea
to get closer to the design of those super wheels and rims
measured and calculated pattern
for the inner parts of my OZ Racing Superturismo GT rims
mj mods rims
the final effect even surprised me
2 more to go
despite being tired, I keep doing it
awesomeness
nothing to add
plasti-dip matte
painting all plastic lower edges on the car
side "skirts"
even new to look the same as the old ones
mirror covers
also Black matte Plasti-dip
time for hdpe panel
cutting out two side skits
making of splitters
filing with a file two side skits
manual sanding
for the best quality
bumper installation
connecting lights and sensors
rear bumper
I had to lower the exhaust system a little
wheels installation
yet without the central cap
wrapping splitters
Red Fluorescent and Carbon Fiber
added distancer
gluing 5 mm distance
notch for the jack
side skirts are lower than the original
installation of custom splitters
I attached the splitters to the skirts with 13 x M6 screws
sticking a letter emblem
letters cut out on the cutter as a visual addition
main front splitter
I made a cardboard template
Splitter cut out
manual grinding and filing
before bending
checking if everything fits well
front lower bumper splitter
I really liked the Splitter that was designed for the race version of this car. It has a red/orange center with the description what this version of the car is and who had such a vision to make it. In my flat splitter I used a geometric figure so that it gave the impression of a certain third dimension. I screwed the splitter to the lower part of the front bumper with 10 x M6 screws. On the front of the splitter I used two rods that are bolted to the bottom middle part of the bumper. On my cutter I cut a similar looking inscription as in the race version of this car. I really like the end result and how it all turned out.
Side parts for GT spoiler
sanding before bending
heat bended
marking of bolt holes
roof preparation
unscrew the antenna and its base
sunroof windows pulled out
and it started to rain so I rescheduled to wrap the roof for later
Central wheel cap
high gloss was delivered
sanding
sanded to a mat before painting
black matte
painted in Black matte car spray
cutting logos
for central wheel caps
mj mods logo
as a delicate addition to the wheels
on the wheel
looks cool
roof wrapping
the biggest pieces of vinyl for this car
trimming to gaskets
very precise work for a very focused hand
antenna installation
cutting a hole for the antenna
Antenna too long for a spoiler
I cut out the middle
without Carbon piece
joint wraped with vinyl
gt spoiler already fitted
and all parts produced by me wrapped
perfect length of the antenna
so that the boot can be fully opened
making pattern
pattern for tinting the glass
final check
for perfect fit
cutting tint film
and cleaning the glass
squeegee
all water and air bubbles
tinted window
to the edge of the frame
difference
left NO TINT - right TINTED
driver glass
70% VLT - visible light transmission
advert
for Break LED top light
tinting rear window
soap solution
Rear light
Tint vinyl
Light tinted
difference
Head light
too clear/shiny for good look
applying vinyl
Smoke effect
finished look
It is not so shiny/visible anymore