2022 Mini SE - In Focus: Active Grill Shutters

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Puppethead said:
This is a big deal! When I got my SE the dealer hadn't gotten it fully charged, and I don't think I'm the only SE owner who experienced that. Part of the problem is the SE is defaulted to a slower charge rate, even for level 2, and dealers may not realize to change the setting.
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This happened to us. When we picked the car up the dealer said it was charging all night on their Level 2 charger but still only had 60%. Got home and plugged it in to our brand new Juicebox 40 and it took forever to finish the charge. After hours on the phone with the dealer, Mini USA and Enel (Juicebox) the tech person at Enel suggested I check this setting and it was indeed at the lower level. [emoji849]

Easy fix though. Duh.


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I finally had time to get out my bright spot light and look a bit closer to the back side of the shutters. It looks to me like there are two small plastic ‘brackets’ that retain the shutters in place. On the cars where the shutters are ‘loose’ I’d be curious if those ‘brackets’ we’re broken or if the shutters were simply not inserted behind the bracket during assembly. Inquiring minds and all…


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It's been a few months with a fair few new SE owners on this forum - is everyone checking their active grill shutter assembly? I would be curious to know if they are still getting shipped with the assembly not properly attached.
 
Carsten Haase said:
What a bummer! I went and checked mine and it's solid on both sides so definitely not normal.

If it is actually cracked and is also an expensive part, a plastic welder may be a decent option between duct tape and replacement.

It's essentially a soldering iron with a flat tip that you use to melt the plastic back together. This kit comes with wire mesh that you form around the crack on the back side then melt it into the plastic for extra strength (kinda like a patch for a rip in clothes).

https://smile.amazon.com/Jounjip-Plastic-Welding-Black-Rods/dp/B07RG8K18D/
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You might also consider a plastic welding product made by Bondic. It is a UV cured adhesive similar to that used by dentists to attach crowns.


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GvilleGuy said:
It's been a few months with a fair few new SE owners on this forum - is everyone checking their active grill shutter assembly? I would be curious to know if they are still getting shipped with the assembly not properly attached.
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Mine is loose on the drivers side. Going in tomorrow for warrantee repair.
 
Had mine re-fastened yesterday. Interesting observation— the work order said they had to remove the front bumper and grill to inspect and repair it. It was not a quick fix; I waited nearly two hours for the work to completed.

All seems good now.
 
moofpup said:
I asked the dealer to check mine at delivery and he said it's ok and that the dealers got a memo about this. It was going to be addressed at the factory because of the number of complaints.
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I wonder if the memo that was sent to dealers and the attention this is getting at Plant Oxford was all prompted by your discovery and subsequent video, @GvilleGuy? I bet at the very least your involvement was a contributing factor. :D
 
wessy said:
I wonder if the memo that was sent to dealers and the attention this is getting at Plant Oxford was all prompted by your discovery and subsequent video, @GvilleGuy? I bet at the very least your involvement was a contributing factor. :D
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I think it was a combination of (1) showing them the problem with my Mini, (2) pointing out that the new SE they had sitting on the curb had the problem, PLUS (3) I told them about all the other owners reporting the same problem from my video, that it got escalated up the chain pretty quickly. So I think it may have helped a bit.
 
Thanks for the reminder. I just checked and shutter assembly is loose on driver side. I picked up mine at the end of December but missed to check it out. Will visit dealer to get it fixed.
 
My 2022 SE also have the left side shutter loose. What if is a bad design. Maybe the front wind will take off the shutter again? Did you checked the shutter after the dealer fixed ?
 
Miguel A Dessavre said:
My 2022 SE also have the left side shutter loose. What if is a bad design. Maybe the front wind will take off the shutter again? Did you checked the shutter after the dealer fixed ?
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Welcome to this MINI Cooper SE forum. I love your avatar image! If that's your SE, then we need to see many more photos, please. We'd still like to see your SE even if it doesn't have that superb paint job, great stripes, and amazing rims.
 
insightman said:
Welcome to this MINI Cooper SE forum. I love your avatar image! If that's your SE, then we need to see many more photos, please. We'd still like to see your SE even if it doesn't have that superb paint job, great stripes, and amazing rims.
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Thanks for the welcome o this forum. I wish to have this SE model I got it from the BMW website. This SE is the 2023 prototype. Mine is Iconic Black 2022 MINI SE .webp
 
My shutters have been solid since they were attached properly. I don't think we've had anyone report them coming loose a second time. My Mini even had a very hard impact which blew a tire since then, and the shutters did not pop loose.
 
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