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Your outside mirrors can be rotated a quarter turn towards the window and reduce side clearance.
They are on a spring-loaded latch, just slightly raise them as you rotate them.
There is also a "Power-Fold" option to do this with an electric motor on a switch.
Saw them unloading one of the completely enclosed 'MINI Carriers" from Brunswick at the new Fort Myers MINI Dealership, no room for mirrors inside the Transport.
__________________ 28April2008, 'Trixy' Cooper Automatic+Sunroof+AutoAir+HiFi+CruiseControl+15" Rotator Six Spoke
Mods: European Center Armrest+Wet Okole w/Lumbars over 4" Memory Foam(see Gallery)+XM-Radio+ScanGauge II
Whoa! That sounds great (folding the mirrors manually)! Can you post a photo of what they look like folded, or describe in a little more detail how to do it? (I'm afraid I'll twist the wrong way or too hard and end up breaking the mirror).
Thanks for the tip...this is one of the very few I've seen that I didn't know about.
Your outside mirrors can be rotated a quarter turn towards the window and reduce side clearance.
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Originally Posted by corcoranwtnet
Whoa! That sounds great (folding the mirrors manually)!
Ah, don't all cars do this? The mirrors on my 20 year old Acura Integra has spring-loaded side mirrors, and I know I've stumbled into other car mirrors that folded when hit.
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Whoa! That sounds great (folding the mirrors manually)! Can you post a photo of what they look like folded, or describe in a little more detail how to do it? (I'm afraid I'll twist the wrong way or too hard and end up breaking the mirror).
Thanks for the tip...this is one of the very few I've seen that I didn't know about.
To reduce the side clearance, turn them towards the window. If you look at the base, you can see the seam they they rotate on.
When returned to normal position, you can feel a very positive, spring-loaded 'detent' that keeps them in position.
Just grab with both hands and twist, you will not break anything and they will twist that quarter turn in either direction, so if you clip a pole backing up, it might save the mirror.
__________________ 28April2008, 'Trixy' Cooper Automatic+Sunroof+AutoAir+HiFi+CruiseControl+15" Rotator Six Spoke
Mods: European Center Armrest+Wet Okole w/Lumbars over 4" Memory Foam(see Gallery)+XM-Radio+ScanGauge II
So I tried to get the rear parcel shelf to fit behind the front seats and couldn't get it to sit correctly. Is it b/c I have the OEM armrest causing it to not fit?
this is how i do it. useful when the car is loaded with my kids and i need extra height/space in the boot.
this is how i do it. useful when the car is loaded with my kids and i need extra height/space in the boot.
Thanks for the picture! I never would have guessed that it would fit there.
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Ordered June 10 - Born June 16 - Shipped July 15 - Delivered August 5
^^^^^ And only if you are going to lay the seat backs down, lay the hat-shelf in the fold, fits great and more importantly, prevents the seat-belt attach points from marking the seat backs.
__________________ 28April2008, 'Trixy' Cooper Automatic+Sunroof+AutoAir+HiFi+CruiseControl+15" Rotator Six Spoke
Mods: European Center Armrest+Wet Okole w/Lumbars over 4" Memory Foam(see Gallery)+XM-Radio+ScanGauge II
It is probably in this huge thread somewhere, but I just picked up my 2010 MCS and there are Puddle Lamps under each door! I had no idea until I opened my door and noticed all this light on the snow on the ground below. Sure enough, I looked under the door panel and there was a light there. Cool!
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It is probably in this huge thread somewhere, but I just picked up my 2010 MCS and there are Puddle Lamps under each door! I had no idea until I opened my door and noticed all this light on the snow on the ground below. Sure enough, I looked under the door panel and there was a light there. Cool!
Hey, that's pretty cool! Gee, you'd think GB got a lot of rain or something...
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thanks lacning74 - I had to invert the colors on that pic to make it out.
From what I can tell the "good side" of the shelf is facing the front seats?
sorry. after you pointed it out, i realized it's still confusing how it's oriented, but yeah, "good side" towards the front, the "curve" goes over the hump, and that "lip" kinda wraps around the edge of the rear seats.
Not sure if everyone has it - it's part of the "storage pack" option, with the storage nets on the transmission tunnel and boot, etc. Australian cars all have the "pack" as standard now (early R56s missed out) - maybe US ones do too. I gather that if you order the CD 6-stacker, this is where it goes.
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My 2010 came with all the nets, nothing I ordered specifically.
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My 2010 came with all the nets, nothing I ordered specifically.
Same with 2007. Did you notice that the trianagular nets have two layers and an opening at the edge? You can put things inside them, as well as using them to hold things against the side of the boot.
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I only recently found out that the triangular nets were dual layered. I got very excited and sheer my girlfriend. She was not that excited
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I only recently found out that the triangular nets were dual layered. I got very excited and sheer my girlfriend. She was not that excited
And - depending on which way you fit them, you can have the opening either facing the hatch or the back seat (or one of each). I carry my fold-up umbrella in one of them, and with the opening facing the hatch it rattled on the hatch, but other way around it's fine. Also a good place for tyre gauge, spare driving light globes, and assorted other paraphenalia.
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I carry my fold-up umbrella in one of them, and with the opening facing the hatch it rattled on the hatch, but other way around it's fine. Also a good place for tyre gauge, spare driving light globes, and assorted other paraphenalia.
My compact bumbershoot goes in the net by the passengers feet. I've stuffed a ContiComfortKit in one of the triangular nets, along with needle-nose pliers, and a Dynaplug kit.
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The triangle net in the boot is perfect for a bottle of vino . You can even twist the net around the neck to keep it securely in place for any sharp cornering that may be required (or any sharp cornering for fun ;-)
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And - depending on which way you fit them, you can have the opening either facing the hatch or the back seat (or one of each). I carry my fold-up umbrella in one of them, and with the opening facing the hatch it rattled on the hatch, but other way around it's fine. Also a good place for tyre gauge, spare driving light globes, and assorted other paraphenalia.
I replaced the cargo nets with the boot box and really like it.
I replaced the cargo nets with the boot box and really like it.
I still use one triangular net with the boot box (great for groceries and twisty roads). The box doesn't go the full width of the boot, so there is room for the net with my flat tire repair kit.
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28April2008, 'Trixy' Cooper Automatic+Sunroof+AutoAir+HiFi+CruiseControl+15" Rotator Six Spoke
I never would have guessed that it would fit there.
Zippeee! is an '07 MCS, 6-spd, CR/W with Premium, Sport, and Cold Weather packages, LSD, Automatic Windshield Wipers, arm rest, Fluid Silver colorline, and Union Jack mirror covers. Week 3 build, delivered 2/21/07, one of the first R56s in the U.S. Currently at 79,000+ trouble-free miles, and I'm still smiling. (That's a heap o' fun motoring, too--I work out of my home and never commute!)
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. You can even twist the net around the neck to keep it securely in place for any sharp cornering that may be required (or any sharp cornering for fun ;-)
