ECOTRICFront Upper & Lower Grill Compatible with 2002-2006 Mini Cooper R50 R52 R53 Bumper Hood Honeycomb Mesh Grille Glossy Black 2PCS

Great fitment and looks 💯 times better!!! Don't hesitate. Easy install just save the old upper grill locking nuts.

The price is right on this kit compared to some other more expensive options, HOWEVER, part of me would have rather paid a little more for a better kit. The install took longer than expected which is not my issue, I don't mind drinking a whole 6 pack of Coors installing a grille. The lower half for me went on with ease. The top half required some work, specifically I had to pre-install the factory nuts on my work bench using pliers to press down and turn them, then finish with a 10mm socket to create threads in the 'tabs' for the new grille. Doing this on the car was not possible due to gravity working against me. There were about 10 tabs if my memory serves me so it was tedious, afterwards I installed to car and threaded the nuts with no issue. Overall 3.5/5 for cheap mounting solution entirely, otherwise looks great and again was cheap.

Pretty solid fitment, gotta finesse it a bit to get it to snap in place but overall, good look

They look great after the install, but the little plastic clips don't want to hold the ends in since it comes straight and the grill is curved, a little double faced tape helps.

Perfect fit! And high gloss

Quedó perfecto y por el precio está muy bien

This transformed my r53 in a good way. It’s fits well, but the front driver’s side corner of the bottom grille does not stay snapped in on its own. Plan on some kind of adhesive. Also, be sure to retain the OEM nuts—no hardware is supplied. And those nuts are fiddly, so watch some YouTube before you get into it.

Does not line up correctly with the holes on the hood keeps popping off on one side for both the hood and bumper grill I had to zip tie the hood grill to keep in place