I am currently in the process of rebuilding the front end of my mini and I'm on the fence about fitting a flip front or restoring it to normality. I have to say fitting a flip front would be quite a bit cheaper as Im pretty sure the flitch panels need replacing, to where as for the flip front I can just cut the bad areas off. For the whole of the flip front it is cheaper than the flitch panels and then ontop of that I would need the front and the wings. Apart from the price are there any large benefits of having it original or with a flip front. To be honest I couldn't really see myself using the flip to much at all. Thanks in advance.
Flip Or Flitch?
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vincent300
, May 08 2011 09:32 PM
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Posted 13 May 2011 - 07:45 PM
I am currently in the process of rebuilding the front end of my mini and I'm on the fence about fitting a flip front or restoring it to normality. I have to say fitting a flip front would be quite a bit cheaper as Im pretty sure the flitch panels need replacing, to where as for the flip front I can just cut the bad areas off. For the whole of the flip front it is cheaper than the flitch panels and then ontop of that I would need the front and the wings. Apart from the price are there any large benefits of having it original or with a flip front. To be honest I couldn't really see myself using the flip to much at all. Thanks in advance.
Well, a flip/removable front end certainly makes any work considerably easier to carry out, I guess it all depends on how often you're in the engine bay and what you're doing.
I also think there are some IVA issues with cutting away the inner wings?
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Posted 13 May 2011 - 08:00 PM
welding it all back to standard will be cheaper than flip front and BIVA test
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