Hello everyone , I'm a 35 years old frogeater, bought a 2005 R53 Jcw with 145 K km , those cars are pretty expansive here.

i've read lot of topics here (and minitorque), and because of the yellow jackets and our french's strike habits i must register an account here because my french fellows are very slow to answer in our french mini's bible.

My Mcs is stock except milltek header (genuine cat exploded visibly, i have it too), i have removed the ITG filter in the flap modded airbox, i'am curently checking the health of the car but i have already bought :

Craven strut tower defenders
Ie engineering camber plate
Koni Active/FSD
Powerflex front wishbone

and i'm looking for 17" moderated weight rims (Rota grid/team dynamics pro 1.2/Oz)

Lot of things to do this summer :
gearbox and motor oil servicing
supercharger and water pump servicing
brake fluid servicing

sorry for my english level , it is cultural, here is some pictures








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Hello and welcome to the NAM family, Wolowizard!
Congrats on picking up an very nice 05 MCS JCW.
It is hard to tell, from your pictures, it looks like many things have been upgraded to aftermarket parts.
Has it got the JCW serial number on the cam cover? There are many fakes in the USA, but the serial number is unique to your Mini.
Give us a picture of the engine bay, as we like to see that too!
Thanks for joining!

 

Bienvenue chez NAM. Good looking jcw you got.

 

Vin decoder :

228 Sports Suspension Settings Plus
546 Revolution Counter
548 Speedometer With Kilometer Reading
823 Hot Climate Version
896 Daytime Lights Function

1CA Selection Cop Relevant Vehicles
2TA Limited Slip Differential
210 Dynamic Stability Control (dsc)
249 Multi-function For Steering Wheel
255 Sports Leather Steering Wheel
3AL John Cooper Works Kit
302 Alarm System
313 Exterior Mirror Package
314 Heated Windscreen Washer Nozzles
359 Visibility Pack
369 Lt/aly Wheels/s-spoke
382 Roof And Mirror Caps In White
4AA Roof Lining Anthracite
4FA Recaro Sports Seat
428 Warning Triangle
429 Interior Surface, Anthracite
431 Interior Rr Vw Mirror W Aut Anti-d
441 Smokers Package
450 Height Adjustment F Front Passenger Seat
473 Armrest, Front
493 Storage Compartment Package
494 Seat Heating F Driver/front Passenger
508 Park Distance Control (pdc)
520 Foglights
521 Rain Sensor
522 Xenon Light
534 Automatic Air Conditioning
550 On-board Computer
563 Lights Package
609 Navigation System Professional
650 Cd Player
657 Radio Boost
674 Hifi Loudspeaker System Harman Kardon
785 White Direction Indicator Lights
8SP Cop Control
845 Acoustic Belt Warning
854 Language Version French
863 Europe/dealer Directory
877 Deletion Cross-over Operation
881 French / On-board Documentation
895 Additional Ventilator

 

Mine is an 06 with engine # S12376 and is the factory JCW install. I think you are a year ahead, so yours would be an 06 here. The limited slip differential is good, but a bit too weak! @25%!
We were not offered the Recaro seats in the USA. I wish I had them! (I have seen a couple sets here)