Hello All! My name is Marcello, and I am the proud owner of a 2005 R53. As of today I've owned the car for 2 Months, and have loved every bit so far. It just passed over 145,000 miles. I've had one oil leak thus far, thankfully, it was only the crank sensor, and it was easily solved. Because I'm a bit immature, I decided to personalize it and make it a bit more my own! The door handles, mirrors, stripes, and union jack sunroof decal (which isn't really visible in this photo) are all my doing. I also added Hella 500FF lights, and a Pioneer AVH-3300NEX on the interior. (Which was a bit more difficult than I anticipated due to the HK system!) Everything I've done thus far, this site has been very helpful for tutorials and frequent issues, so I decided it was finally time I should join.

 

Welcome! Just installed the same Hellas on my R53

Greg

 

Hi and welcome to the NAM experience! It is a fine looking 05 MCS. Most of us personalize our cars. some do it with add ons and some do less showy but enhance performance and handling.and some do it all! It is all good to us, as long as you let us see it!
I am a gen 1 addict and have had a hard time understanding why newer Minis keep getting bigger. You can hardly call them Minis anymore, as they are getting as large as all the other stuff out there! Keep it Mini is my mantra! We love our street legal go-karts!
Keep sharing your exploits and let us see them!
Again, welcome new member, gcalahan!

 

Welcome looks good, and I like the way you just did the graphic on the sunroof only.

 

Nice, super clean BRG MCS,