My checkerboard sunroof is no more. I took advantage of this week’s heat wave to help remove the vinyl. It was becoming increasingly tattered (see below) in the past year, and no longer looked that good. The chex were one of my first mods, actually purchased just before I got my MINI, now almost three years ago. It was from CooperFlags, which has since changed ownership and perhaps materials as well.
I really liked the perforated sunroof vinyl, it did a good job of filtering sunlight and heat but still allowed you to see through from the inside. The heat is a bit less of an issue now as my MINI sits in the garage at home, and usually in a parking garage at work as well. I do have another design in mind, we’ll see if I can afford to do it again in the future. But I will definitely miss it as the chex were the single most identifying feature of my MINI.
