Cool MINI Cooper / MINI Cooper SE swag — gift ideas

For my birthday last month family got me rear all weather Mini brand floor mats to go with the front that did fit from my old car. Also a trunk liner lol.

What I have from my old Mini that is a must are these type of things to make your fobs like half the size https://www.amazon.com/Slim-Design-Alloy-Metal-Bulldog/dp/B07TCQ544H?th=1

 

Ha, the first thing that came to my mind is a smaller key fob shell. The stock one is enormous.

There's a 3D puzzle that's really cool and comes in various colors. I have this one.



There are also some cool metal signs out there of the original Mini. Here's one that my wife got me a few years ago.



Also check out the badges at https://www.gobadges.com/

 

Oh and the Lego Mini Cooper is really awesome, though they stopped making it a few years ago. You can still find it on eBay, though.

 

The older MINI logo on this face mask suggests this design was created before the MINI Cooper SE, but the slogan applies more to the SE than any other MINI Cooper. I gave one of these to my MINI Motoring Advisor and told him that whenever someone comes in looking for information about the MINI Electric, he ask them to wait a second, take a few steps away, and switch to this face mask before continuing. (Note: This smiling model is not me or my MINI Motoring Advisor.)

 

Very good question! I don't know the answer, but they also make license plate ones for the rear (and front if you live somewhere that requires front plates).

 

Here's a new-age badge for people to affix to the front of their 2022 MINI Cooper SE. Maybe it could be a sticker--stickers would work better on the 2022 grille.

 

This is the best SE "badge" I've seen, but it's not actually a badge. I'd like to get one, and also figure out how to put it on my car.

 

There are many companies that will turn a graphic into a sticker for you. It won't look like a real, flat badge, but it will be more aerodynamic. Perhaps clever use of a fake shadow, fake mounting screws, and a touch of fake rust could make a sticker look like a flat badge mounted on your front bumper. I'm happy with a small, removable vinyl sticker Sticker Genius made for me.

Speaking of stickers, it's cool that California allows the use of aerodynamic license plate wraps in place of flat, metal front license plates. It's too bad other states that force front license plates on their residents don't also allow them.

I don't know if the front bumper on either version of the MINI Cooper SE is tall enough to mount one of these license plate wraps. Perhaps with a touch of creative trimming...

 

I was looking at a badge sticker last night, but I worry about how permanent the adhesive is. The thought I had is using some strong 3M adhesive for the badge holder, and then using regular badges.

 

And here I am buying vinyl to cover up the bright yellow e badges on mine. Not that I'm ashamed of having an EV, I just don't like the yellow. Going for holographic glitter instead. Vinyl is great for many things.

 

This might be helpful for covering the yellow S emblem.

 

I had seen those and ones for the electric badge. I paid $12 for a 5x1 foot sheet of black holographic so will just do it myself. If I suck it up, I will order! This way I can cover the side scuttles too.

 

For me, the yellow-on-green is a throwback to my alma mater. I went to Clarkson University whose colors are green and gold. For others (like my wife), the colors just clash and look bad together.

 

I am in the camp of thinking the yellow goes well with the green, but I like the more muted yellow presentation of the 2022 "s" badging vs the yellow plug logos on the 2021.

 

The sticker I had made by StickerGenius has no adhesive. However, I would not be surprised if the paint behind the clear sticker ages at a different rate than the paint exposed to the elements.

 

I'm not sure if that's just the lighting. On the side scuttles in the promotional video they looked similarly yellow. To the point if I (as an Ohio state grad) had the Island Blue they would have to be changed.

The green isn't bad with it, but I just want them all a different color. I'm not getting any quotes annoyingly from any vinyl wrap places (not sure why, I requested them - maybe they have no clue what the grille is like on the SE). So I may be doing it all myself anyway. For now, the yellow badges and the side scuttles will be done over. I may just call body shops and ask about color matching the grille to the BRG. If I hate it, I'll vinyl over it. Totally wishy washy on that.

 

Poor wording choice from me (muted). I think the yellow is the same. I just think the "s" logos are not as visibly prominent as the plugs. I wish the plug was not on the back of the 2022.