I thought I would say Hi. I'm a long time lurker, first time MINI buyer. I've owned a 2011 BMW 535i and while it was a nice car it lacked soul. A couple of years ago I was very close to buying a R56 JCW but decided to wait for the F56. So last week I pulled the trigger on the following... I can't wait, it should be delivered in May.

Color
Midnight Black Body Color
Chili Red Roof/Mirrors

Packages
Cold Weather Package
Premium Package
Wired Package
Wired Upgrade

Exterior
Rear Fog Lights
LED Headlights with Cornering Lights
Auto Dimming Rearview Mirror
Heated Powerfold Mirrors & Washer Jets
Panoramic Sunroof
John Cooper Works Bonnet Stripes
Rear Spoiler
White Turn Signals
John Cooper Works Aero Kit

Wheels
18" Two-Tone John Cooper Works Cup Spoke

Interior
Heated Sport Seats – Leather Cross Punch Carbon
Center Armrest
Chrome Line Interior
Black Checkered Dash Surface
Carbon Black Color Line

Performance
6-Speed Automatic with Paddle Shifters
Dynamic Damper Control

Audio & Tech
Harman/Kardon Sound System
SiriusXM Satellite Radio
Alarm System
Connected + Visual Boost XL
Navigation System XL
Real Time Traffic Information
MINI Head-Up Display
Rear-view Camera + PDC
Rear Park Distance Control
Comfort Access System
Enhanced Bluetooth and USB/iPod Adapter

 

Is it already showing that it's in production on owners lounge? I ordered mine a couple weeks ago and it still just says on order.

 

Mine is showing on order as well. I was told it will go into production in early April.

 

Hey , guys! +1 for placing a custom order and suffering through the PAIN of the "Owners Lounge"! How can that system still be as poor as it was five years ago during order #1!?
Newest order placed on March 6th and was provided with a Production # that day. Owners Lounge stated "Scheduled for Production" and then seemed to take a step backwards as it now states "On Order". MA said all they could see is that it was scheduled for production.
Any thoughts? Maybe the MINI Reps at the official phone number know more? Then again, perhaps at least two weeks + is what it now takes to see a VIN.
Wishing good luck to us all!

 

Congrats!

You'll usually get a VIN the first day or two it actually goes into production.

 

Congratulations. Hope the wait time flies by quickly for you.

 

Nice build. Congrats.

 

Thanks for the nice comments. I just checked the Owners Lounge and I'm scheduled for production. Great News!

 

Heart be still, eh?

 

Welcome to the JCW club. That's gonna be a heckuva Mini, more $$ than mine that's for sure! If they're red stripes it'll look similar to mine. It's cool they let the roof be a different color than black/white/body. Part of me wishes I'd waited a year for the F56 JCW but what got me was falling for the Coupe body style. They're just about done making them. I'll have to test drive a new JCW when my dealer gets some.

 

Nice, congrats and we will need pics when it shows up.

 

I'll definitely share some pictures. I was just checking out the black light rings for the front and rear lights on ECS's site. They will look great on a Midnight Black car. Does anyone know if they make black out kit for the grill?

 

I agree, I chose the Chili Red roof because it's unique to the JCW. I see very few MINI's around here spec'd that way.

 

Great,

F56 Blackline Headlights and Taillights

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...stalled-2.html





Not yet for the F56, but give it some time and I bet a factory one will be out.

Thanks

 

I'm not sure if you can only get it on the JCW or if you could get it on a regular Coupe too. Looks great, I had the contrasting black roof stripes removed and just left the red bonnet and boot stripes.

 

I really liked the Eclipse Gray but they don't offer it anymore. That was my original pick when I looked at buying one back in 2013. Your Coupe looks great!

 

Thanks. It was the Coupe body style that kept me from waiting for the F56. There are quite a few Minis in Prescott, AZ, very few Coupes. And lo and behold I park at Dennys and there's one exactly like my JCW but a (2012). Go figure, I'll probably never see another one.

 

Ever since they introduced the contrasting red roof and mirrors, I fell in love and said I had to have that. What I like most about it, is its kinda exotic... When I race past people I see them turn in the mirror probably thinking "what was that?" It looks like nothing else on the road. Get a lot of people who don't even really like MINI's say " wow, that's a nice looking car."

 

It's getting closer... The car is built and waiting for transport.

 

Awesome, thanks for the update.

 

I just noticed the JCW doesn't come with the nicer extended front splitters. They are relatively flat compared to these.

http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/Site...038/ES2805463/

Why do they charge so much for a JCW part?

 

Damn.. There are Rear Spoiler Extensions available as well.

http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/Site...Pro/ES2805464/

My add-on list is getting expensive...

 

I have the JCW spoiler on my 14 MCS I wonder if it will work on it???

 

They should work. There is an image of them installed on the silver and red JCW Concept car if you google the mini part number.

There is also a JCW pro rear diffuser available. However I don't like the look of it as it looks cheap.

 

Yea they just install on the rear wing/ spoiler.

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