DECHROMING my Mini Cooper S!

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Last week I told you I was thinking about modifying my Mini and I asked you what I should do first. Lots of you said dechrome, and that sounded like a fairly cheap and easy place to start so without further ado, here's me dechroming my car.
Here’s the kit I used: shop.mwuk.uk/collections/r60-...
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31 июл 2024

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@LucyBrownVids 3 года назад

For those asking here’s where I got the kit: shop.mwuk.uk/

@Gimmik37 Год назад

The front bumpa lmao oh my gosh your so cute. You do know it's a er sound not a pa sound yes yes? You gorgeous goofball 🤩

@Gimmik37 Год назад

If I may ask though why did you get cheap cover ups? Cause they're cheap? Why not go with using your original parts and either stripping the chrome off and painting them or sending them out to be done? Would it not look better especially having the original parts and them not being covers but the actual thing? I tried covers like that with some interior stuff in my charger when I had it and they fell off after a couple weeks to a month :/. Just thought I'd ask.

@lupislune 3 года назад

I didn't think that I would like the dechrome, but it looks quite ace.

@Chevycamaro-rg6sd 3 года назад

Obviously works on some cars. I think it works on a mini, but on my camaro, I don’t think so.

@darthpostal 3 года назад

And on the next episode of "Unpimp my ride" James May will tear out this kit while yelling "STANDARD!" 😁

@aqua46784 3 года назад

Looks good. Wasn't sure about the change, but it gives it an edge. Well done. A good how-to and look-what-I've-done, all in one.

@125ccbiker9 3 года назад

Yeah looks good, especially the front grill with the added trim.

@grahampayne3733 3 года назад

Looks very smart. The black and white suit each other very well 👍🏻👍🏻

@FaTaLGTR 3 года назад

YESSSS another Lucy video. Mini's aren't even my thing (more the 90's japanese peformance cars) but this is already coming along nicely. And as always, the unique editing style coming through really well.

@timbre7999 3 года назад

Laughed m.a.o with the 'alcoholic wipe' bit, so nice that you keep these things in. The dechrome looks so much better, well done!

@loriwade5368 3 года назад

Thank you, Lucy. I'm enjoying watching a female, as a female who is non-mechanically inclined, giving me ideas that I could do on my own. I had no idea about such kits.

@WhiskyCardinalWes 3 года назад

Outstanding work and it looks killer! Well done you!! Sucks that RU-vid didn't notify me that this had gone up.

@AlySayuki 3 года назад

Binging on your videos from Los Angeles. Loving the production that goes into it with lots funny bits as well. ⁣ ⁣ Watching your videos makes me want a Mini as well! Well done on this project 🖤!!

@LucyBrownVids 3 года назад

Glad you like them! Thanks

@philipbyron9627 3 года назад

White and black go together well. Looks great .

@SuperAlbino1 3 года назад

Just don't leave it unattended anywhere near James May #STANDARD!!

@bmartin7828 3 года назад

Love the videos, love your voice, and I enjoy all the great content. Looking forward to more and more videos.

@john9945 Год назад

I know this is two years later, but it's looking good. Love your vids, keep up the good work!

@tombarker9765 3 года назад

Looks great with the black kit, black wheels might be nice too

@AndyRaysWorld 3 года назад

Great work Lucy 😀

@danettecadzow9837 3 года назад

Looks great! Makes the Mini pop.

@danlowrie2774 3 года назад

Love it! I just got a 2013 Clubman and will be doing it too.

@MrShaunhodson 3 года назад

Great first attempt, keep up the good work

@AlanaEsoterica 3 года назад

The black finishes look so much better.

@mikeh.8155 2 года назад

I prefer the gloss black but it looks great without all the chrome!

@ThePrazzel 3 года назад

Looking awesome, really suits your mini =)

@FaTaLGTR 3 года назад

If it's not too personal a thing to do, could you please do a video on your brother's mini workshop and how you got into filming and working at Drivetribe?

@dannyvancauwenberghe 3 года назад

Oh my god, good that you had a good title otherwise i couldn't see the difference!

@nomnomnom7550 3 года назад

Didn't like how it looked that much, but man did I enjoy watching it. It's got the May doing mundane things vibe.

@loucyphers_nightmare 3 года назад

I'm in the process of dechroming my 2012 MCS, so far I've installed the blackout tail lights and gas cap

@pf-1879 3 года назад

Looks wicked. 💫

@yesno.idontknow.587 3 года назад

I love it!

@ryakkan 3 года назад

Looks hella cool! Nice

@WalterBurton 3 года назад

Looks way better. 👍👍👍

@Jay-ql4gp 3 года назад

It looks good!

@MillieonaVespa 2 года назад

Hoping to do the same to my Miss Luna Binky very soon ….nice work !

@ryanhuntelaar2255 2 года назад

This makes a huge difference, black is much better than the chrome. Is there any links to where you bought the dechrome? Thanks.

@jameswatts9003 3 года назад

Hi lucy, great video. these look really cool especially with the cream paintwork 😍 where can i get these de chromed parts for my cooper?

@user-yo2cu2it2q 7 месяцев назад

Had a look on the website pretty cool how they put yours on there

@89thunderchunky 3 года назад

Just bought myself a mini cooper r50 brg loving it but there's too much chome im definitely looking into some of the mods

@quarryjunction-1969 2 года назад

Great job, it did make me laugh when you started all posh with the wipes then towards the end the use of the shirt came into play lol but looks fantasic. Doing mine over next few days ' regards Jason

@user-fp8yb3li9w 3 года назад

great vid, thanks for posting :)

@azzaftbl 3 года назад

Where did you get the parts from?

@marky59 3 года назад

Gets my vote 👍

@aqua46784 3 года назад

A Mini in that color drove past me yesterday on one of our back roads. So pleased that I remembered to look in the three-or-so seconds I had to observe it. Chromed. I definitely like your dechromed version better.

@javezkeith2537 3 года назад

Nice to see some realism for car modification rather than the glossy Men and Motors car rebuild in 45 minutes. James steals the show in his bright Yellow puffer jacket ☀️

@craigvanderwoude9110 3 года назад

Love the dechrome look and this was a nice change of pace for a car mod video. I also think i have a crush on Lucy now.

@tamwestwater 3 года назад

Were you happy with how well the chrome was covered? My Cooper is black and I'm thinking of dechroming it

@SOT.321 2 года назад

The “alcoholic wipe” got me 😂 love it

@darrellkhill 2 года назад

The lower ground effects kit that is on the front of your brothers car. Where did he get it? Is there a walk around video of his car? Nice video..

@RogerBergqvist 3 года назад

The "Black" Mini is cooler than with chrome. Small things make a big difference.

@LizzyFerretOfficial 3 года назад

Black alloys would look cool now I’d say 👌

@anngigiusto1869 2 года назад

Where do you order that kit at & How much do they run. Good job on tour videos. 👍

@seasara 3 года назад

So cool how customizable Minis are. Digging the matte black. The biggest question is: would James say it’s standard or casual?

@RogerBergqvist 3 года назад

He would say: planty of it! Casual is my guess.

@viviangutierrez5712 Год назад

I want to do gloss black on my Mini. Nice job , it looks like people can just come and take it off.

@ravendano91 3 года назад

Where did u purchase this kit from and how much?

@michaelvargamian5901 3 года назад

It looks nice. Where did you get that karambit from?

@traceystringer1384 Год назад

hi how did you take the bottom strip off on your grill ? thanks x

@KhaledAlfaris 3 года назад

STOCK!

@grayson5307 3 года назад

Where did you order this kit?! I can’t find the not installment covers anywhere

@astonwinter 3 года назад

This is so lovely to watch and I hope you make more Love From Cap Town, South Africa 🇿🇦

@stevelee167 3 года назад

I like it!

@lanay 3 года назад

Dude, where did you get everything from?! Also, love it! *Edit: wording

@Wazigeside 11 месяцев назад

How did the covers hold up over time?

@joelisaacm 3 года назад

DIRTY!? You should see my car, Lucy. Awesome video BTW ;)

@AprilliaJAY Год назад

i had this kit but here in the netherlands just like england it's 8 months of bad weather after 4 months the adhesive tape came of i lost the front strip while driving and 1 emblem cover...:(

@adamrandall7400 3 года назад

Geeeezzer!!

@dmcwoodworx2968 3 года назад

does it go faster in black?

@jorgehurtado4173 2 года назад

How to install graphics on bottom of both doors, tools required etc.. Thanks

@AIRCOOLEDLIFE 2 года назад

Those stick on are bound to come off over time. Painting would be better IMO but I do like the de-chrome.

@bigmacdaddy1234 Год назад

Looks better with the chrome.

@bruceducker2029 3 года назад

That poor bump in the left side rear.... what did you back into?

@DI-tj3lb 3 года назад

Those double sided tape backing is a B to get off. Nice job!

@platypushatstand 3 года назад

With your car being pepper the black accents compliment it in a monochrome way, but I would’ve left it chromed, it makes the colours ‘pop’ IMO

@user-ky1ex8in6x 3 года назад

I really like the dechrome, could you tell me where can I order a kit like that for my r53??

@ellichristine6845 3 года назад

SMPS or killallchrome are good stores to go for

@timetotalkwatches7185 3 года назад

Good Job, when you wrote “de-chrome’ I seriously thought you were going to remove the chrome plating in some way!!!! But the only downside I see is that the extra thickness of the plastic covers may look strange in some places. Are they very thick?

@LucyBrownVids 3 года назад

Not that thick, only about 1mm I reckon, they clip on in a way that they don’t really stick out.

@timetotalkwatches7185 3 года назад

;) nice to see a young lady who doesn’t mind getting her “hands dirty” working on their ride!

@Thereal_prettyinblack 3 года назад

@@timetotalkwatches7185 didn't really got dirty at all. There's nothing complicated in putting trims on.

@Timjacks01 11 месяцев назад

Hi Lucy, few year on, did it wear well?

@melraine919 2 года назад

Nasty! well done!... Mel UK

@undercover_skr7576 3 года назад

Wherer did you get those Parts???

@AA-ke2ns 3 года назад

Nice 👌🏻

@bob88pct 3 года назад

How much does a kit like that cost?

@goncalovasconcelos6407 3 года назад

Got to love that Karambit crimson web from csgo xD

@rollapane 3 года назад

yo lucy can u bless the link of where u ordered the de-chroming kit from? would preciate it!!

@LucyBrownVids 3 года назад

shop.mwuk.uk/collections/body-styling

@Mr_Secondaries 2 года назад

Run for the gate, hahaha 😆

@beon3181 3 года назад

Awesome video! Where did you get this kit? I’m trying to dechrome my 2017 four door Mini Cooper s and need help lol! Love your content btw

@LucyBrownVids 3 года назад

Thanks, I got the dechrome hit here shop.mwuk.uk/collections/body-styling/products/black-headlight-taillight-surrounds-mini-r56-r57-r58-r59

@matthewlewis2072 3 года назад

@@LucyBrownVids coo, not cheap but looks good.

@TheGrandTourFans 3 года назад

I expected you would take off every piece of chrome and give it a plastidip. Not sure if I like this way, just see how long it stays on.

@therelaxingmind1241 3 года назад

Next do the belt line

@1658iain 11 месяцев назад

What's an alcoholic wipe? Is it like an alcohol wipe?

@SteveMikre44 3 года назад

Was the dechroming kit expensive?

@LucyBrownVids 3 года назад

I’m not sure, I got everything at cost from the supplier for about £230, so I’m guessing a little bit more than that.

@paullynch6977 Год назад

your first mistake was using Kill All Chrome! LOL!.. overall decent result though :)

@nate8088 3 года назад

Good job. I honestly don't understand why any car has chrome after about 1960.

@Chevycamaro-rg6sd 3 года назад

What about the 70s? You missed a whole decade. After the seventies though, I’m not sure about chrome, but I do like myself some chrome.

@maxw7910 3 года назад

Hey where did you get those dechrome parts? Greetings from Germany

@LucyBrownVids 3 года назад

I got them from my brother's shop :) shop.mwuk.uk/

@jayhom5385 3 года назад

Can we just mull over, "my mum has a Mini workshop."

@avelonpereira 3 года назад

Matte Black Everything! 🤟🏽 That Karambit knife though! 😅😂

@simonwatson5299 3 года назад

How did you dent the rear corner? Sure your brother could help with that.

@LucyBrownVids 3 года назад

It was dented when I got it, getting the bodywork fixed is next on the list though :)

@simonwatson5299 3 года назад

@@LucyBrownVids cool beans!!

@zafmo9829 2 года назад

L E G S 😍

@Civilarmz 3 года назад

? Did any of those fall off while driving ?

@LucyBrownVids 3 года назад

Not yet :)

@lupislune 3 года назад

Also it seems odd to close at 7:30 #notreallyhelpfulcomment.

@jannyman5670 3 года назад

Yeah, I thought that was stupid as hell too.

@johnkey1682 3 года назад

Wash it?

@jonathanmaybury5698 3 года назад

Seeing that James May was not there to correct you I'll say it for him, "for the second time, It is not a bumper trim, it is for the grill. "

@michaelvanna8982 Год назад

Glossy would have been nicer?🍁

@donise8406 3 года назад

Lucy's car; I've been sitting in a hot sun all day I am so hot Any car in Florida USA; Hold my beer

@f1f278 2 года назад

Fix the rear bodywork.... that would have been priority then doing the dechrome after.