Heres what it looks like now. When i bought it, it was bone stock from the dealer. 15" wheels, no stripes, stock grill, etc. Anything you see is what ive done to it (+hardwired radar, GPS, and such) Wondering what else i can do? ive decided against putting my grill badges back on. Any neat looking, personable, tasteful mods you guys have done? im thinking ill put an "S" spoiler on if i run into one on craigslist, maybe sideskirts. Any input/ comments about my car is appreciated.

 

Lookin' good! Maybe lower it? Or just start on the suspension in general with a sway bar. Basically I recommend all mods listed in my sig!

 

i was thinking of lowering it but in NJ the potholes suck enough on my suspension anyway. I was thinking a sway bar as well. does it significantly help in cornering? i was also pondering over a dual exhaust. not the center twin exhaust like the S but another pipe on the other side of the rear bumper trim

 

A stiffer rear sway bar might tighten the ride. A friend did that with his R56 Cooper. It was an amazing change.

Motor On!
Chris

 

Yeah, the sway bar definitely helps in hard corners. For $150 or less it's a great mod.

Dual exhaust would look great! Not sure how much work it would be, but if you do it, keep us updated!

 

dude the "actual size" sticker is awsome where did u get it?

 

Just a couple ideas for a few [easy] mods-
Side skirts could be swapped with those of an S-model. The bevels on them look pretty good.
Swap orange side repeaters for white ones and install "Silhouette" bulbs for the front turn signals.
I've done each of these and they're fairly cheap and easy to do. I've got a number of pics in my gallery if you're interested.
There are before/after VMAXX coilover pictures too, fwiw. I've also added 20mm spacers (no pics yet) which I think look pretty good with stock rims.
All that said, it's lookin good as-is too-
Easy- J

 

Looks great. How is it riding on 17" wheels/tires?

 

Some ideas...

 

Is this your MINI? If so, I believe it is one of the nicest I have ever seen. Good job

 

This makes me want to mount my holies and see what I am looking like !

 

Makes me want to remove my stripes!

 

Thanks- It's been fun. Gotta credit the source for some of the ideas: Thanks Rally

 

Makes me want to white-out my sunroof!