This installation guide is designed as a guide for removing & installing Classic Mini padded dash rails. You will need to remove the padded dash rails from your Mini and send them to us, so we can retrim them for you.

Tools Needed (Recommended):

• Ratchet handle (1/4”)

• Flexi socket extension (1/4")

• 7/16 socket (1/4”)

• Ph2 cross-head screwdriver

• Contact spray adhesive (high temperature resistant)

Removal - Top Padded Dash Rail:

The top dash rail is held in place by 3 or 4 bolts (depending on your model).

To remove the top dash rail remove the bolts using a 7/16 socket:

• On models with 3 bolts you will find one bolt either side and one in the middle. To remove the bolt in the middle you will need to remove the ash tray.

• On models with 4 bolts you will find one bolt either side and then two bolts roughly 15cm off centre, either side of the centre.

Once you have removed the bolts lift the dash rail upwards to remove it.

For reference, you do not need to remove the front windscreen to remove the top padded dash rail, but removing the front windscreen does make the job of removing the top dash rail a lot easier.

Removal - Lower Padded Dash Rail:

The lower padded dash rail is held in place by glue and metal clips.

To remove the lower dash rail, first of all you will need to drop the heater unit and release the switch panel.

• To drop the heater unit remove the screws that hold the heater up at the front (the 2 little brackets behind the switch panel) and pivot the heater (so it falls at the front).

• After you have dropped the heater you can gain access to the nuts that hold the switch panel in place (one either side). Remove the nuts using a 7/16 socket attached to a flexi socket extension.

• To release the switch panel, pull the switch panel forward so it protrudes out of the dash rail.

With the heater unit dropped and the switch panel released you can remove the lower dash rail:

• First of all remove the trim-clips along the bottom edge and then simply pull the dash rail out (it is held into place with glue and it may take some force, but be careful not to damage the dash rail).

• To get it over the switch panel, twist it to change the angle (which will make the switch panel fit through the hole).

Installation - Top Padded Dash Rail:

The top dash rail is held in place by 3 or 4 bolts (depending on your model).

For reference, you do not need to remove the front windscreen to install the top padded dash rail, but removing the front windscreen does make the job of installing the top dash rail a lot easier.

To install the top dash rail place the dash rail in place, feeding the bolts through the holes fit bolts using a 7/16 socket:

• On models with 3 bolts you will find one bolt either side and one in the middle. To install the bolt in the middle you will need to remove the ash tray.

• On models with 4 bolts you will find one bolt either side and then two bolts roughly 15cm off centre, either side of the centre.

Installation - Lower Padded Dash Rail:

The lower padded dash rail is held in place by glue and metal clips.

To install the lower dash rail, ensure that the heater unit is dropped and the switch panel is released:

• Before installing the rail, spray contact spray adhesive to the inside of your padded dash rail and also onto the lower dash rail (in the Mini).
  Please Note It is vitally important that you wait for the spray glue to go touch dry before attempting to stick the covers in place. If you do not wait for the glue to be touch dry the covers will not stick correctly.

• Next step is to install the dash rail in place, to get it over the switch panel, twist it to change the angle (which will make the switch panel fit through the slice in the trimming). For reference, once pulled through, the switch panel will trap the trimming behind it and create a neat edge.

• Once located apply pressure across the entire dash rail (rub your hand from side-to-side) to ensure that the glue adheres.

• You can then install the trim-clips along the bottom edge.

With the dash rail installed you can reinstall the switch panel.

• To install the switch panel, push the switch panel backwards so it sits in the dash rail.

• Using a 7/16 socket attached to a flexi socket extension install the two nuts that hold the switch panel in place (one either side).

And with the switch panel installed you can reinstall the heater unit:

• To reinstall the heater unit pivot the heater up (so it sits under the dash rail) and install the screws that hold the unit up at the front (the 2 little brackets behind the switch panel).