All of these steps will be updates as I do them, so the full list will take up until when the project is completed to be fully accurate for my individual project.
- Do some research into what type of Mini is best for your individual needs
- Find one that is perfect for you and get it for the best price you can
- Collect the car
- Clean/polish – to see what is dirt and what is rust!
- Remove the battery from the boot (Black part first)
- Remove boot lit and boot cables
- Take off the rear lights and rubbers
- Remove the rear fog light
- Take off the front lights and indicators
- Remove the front grill
- Take off all of the door accessories (handles, window winder, etc) which then enables you to take off the door card
- Unbolt the front seats from the car floor
- Unbolt the front seatbelts
- Take out the back seat and backrest
- Unbolt the rear seatbelts
- Once all of this has been done, you can remove all of the carpets from the car
- Take off the gear stick knob and rubber
- Remove the rear windows and window rubbers
- Take off both of the doors (make sure to take out the split pin and the peg before you undo the bolts under the wheel arches)
- Remover the rear-view mirror and the sun-visors to allows better access to the headlining
- Take off the headlining as best you can (it won’t come fully off until the front and rear windscreens are out)
- Take off the plastic seal from between the windscreen and rear window rubbers