BMW Mini Cooper R56 Trunk lid Tailgate Boot Lid Dark Silver Metallic - 871

BMW Mini Cooper R56 Trunk lid Tailgate Boot Lid Dark Silver Metallic is an original body component from the Trunk lids and tailgates category, designed for installation in the rear part of the vehicle. Finished in the attractive Dark Silver Metallic - 871 color, it provides a consistent complement to the factory MINI styling and allows for a technically correct body repair following mechanical or collision damage.

Specifications and technical data

• SKU: 2752015-DS
• Mark: Mini (Genuine OE)
• Condition: Used
• OEM Part Number: 2752015
• Substitutable numbers: 41002752015, 2752015
• Location on the vehicle: Rear
• Color: Dark Silver Metallic - 871
• Category: Boot & Hatch Lids

Purpose and fitment for the MINI Cooper R56

The presented trunk lid has been designed as a rear body component for the MINI, maintaining the factory mounting points and geometry characteristic of the R56 generation. This ensures correct panel gaps, proper closing, and compatibility with original components mounted within the tailgate area.

Its placement in the rear zone of the vehicle ensures full integration with the factory structure, which facilitates bodywork and painting processes and allows for precise alignment of the lid relative to the fenders, bumper, and roof.

Dark Silver Metallic - 871 color and paint aspects

The trunk lid is finished in Dark Silver Metallic - 871, a color characteristic of many MINI vehicles. For the user, this means the possibility of reducing the scope of painting work, especially in situations where the remaining body components have retained their factory paint in the same shade.

In workshop practice, this color selection allows for:

• easier shade matching during potential blending of adjacent elements,
• maintaining a consistent, aesthetic body line,
• reducing repair time compared to components requiring full preparation and painting from scratch.

Characteristics of the used component

The trunk lid comes from disassembly, meaning it is a used part that retains the original construction and parameters specified by the MINI manufacturer. Such components are often chosen in professional body repairs as a compromise between cost and maintaining factory build quality.

In the case of trunk lids, it is particularly important that the load-bearing structure, stampings, and mounting edges remain consistent with the original design, which facilitates the correct adjustment of the lock, hinges, and seals, and ensures the proper operation of the rear body zone.

Use in body repairs and installation benefits

Replacing the trunk lid in a MINI Cooper R56 is a typical stage of repair following a rear-end collision or in cases of advanced corrosion. Using an original trunk lid from the same model generation allows for:

• maintaining the proper structural rigidity of the rear body section,
• correct fitment with seals and lighting components,
• easier adjustment of the position relative to the hinges and lock.

For body and paint workshops, this means less corrective work, and for the user – a more predictable final repair result.

Trunk lids and tailgates for MINI – expansion and modernization

If you are planning a comprehensive repair or modernization of the rear body zone of your MINI and need other components from the same group, such as additional lids, rear panels, or trunk covers, check the available parts in the Mini Trunk lids and tailgates category.

If you want to learn more about the specifics of installing body components from disassembly and evaluate how used body parts can affect the visual effect and cost of repairs, read the article Replacing body components with used ones – can body parts from disassembly look like new?.