WC50 Owners Group
#326
Thanks again JackMac!
#330
Found this post of #425 for sale in Raleigh from last month, seems like a killer price, wonder if it sold yet?
http://www.tarheelminis.org/showthre...-WC50-for-sale
http://www.tarheelminis.org/showthre...-WC50-for-sale
#331
Here are some of the WC50 edition items :
http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/WC50/
+1 That #425 looks clean. Love the CF pieces.
http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/WC50/
+1 That #425 looks clean. Love the CF pieces.
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Found this post of #425 for sale in Raleigh from last month, seems like a killer price, wonder if it sold yet?
http://www.tarheelminis.org/showthre...-WC50-for-sale
http://www.tarheelminis.org/showthre...-WC50-for-sale
#333
Hello All
I was the lucky one to find 425 for sale in time to purchase it from a great seller. Took some time and trust as I did it mostly over the phone or email but lucky for me he was very honest and took great care of this gem. 600+ mile drive home without a hiccup. Love this car. Only sad moment was when I had to move my r53 to the driveway to make room. Thanks Jackmac for the clear bra and JCW suspension - what a difference from the others I've seen.
BTW - 426 is for sale in northern NJ. I test drove that one first - ran great but I wanted something with fewer miles which 425 had. Was worth the extra effort to grab it.
I was the lucky one to find 425 for sale in time to purchase it from a great seller. Took some time and trust as I did it mostly over the phone or email but lucky for me he was very honest and took great care of this gem. 600+ mile drive home without a hiccup. Love this car. Only sad moment was when I had to move my r53 to the driveway to make room. Thanks Jackmac for the clear bra and JCW suspension - what a difference from the others I've seen.
BTW - 426 is for sale in northern NJ. I test drove that one first - ran great but I wanted something with fewer miles which 425 had. Was worth the extra effort to grab it.
#335
Glad you got one !
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#337
Hello Fonso86 ,
Nice to see a WC50 down in Columbia , wow that must have been pricey down there compared to other cars.
Here is the service bulletin: Does this sound like the same vibration problem ? Show your dealer this page. Might help.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...-a-c-on-5.html
CAUSE: 6499000 Installed VIBRATION DAMPNER 614WWM
1 64-50-9-231-714 Vibration absorber: 64999952
2 07-12-9-903-806 ISA SCREW: 071000
And the parts,
64509231714 Vibration Absorber, which is in stock.
http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/64509231714/ES2673360/
&
Screws 07129903806 which SS to 07129901130 x 2
http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/07129901130/ES2677580/
Thanks and hope that helps.
On the suspension and the poor roads. Do you have the factory runflats ( RF) ? If you do swapping to non runflats tires will help. Other then that since you have to run 17" wheels or higher. It will make it hard to keep it soft, tire will make a difference in the ride.
I would also get the our ECS Strut Tower Plates for the R56+, this helps with the Strut Tower in poor road condition and helps prevent mushrooming.
http://www.ecstuning.com/News/R55_R56_R67_R58_R59_MINI_Cooper_Clubman_CooperConv ertible_Coupe_Roadster_S_JCW_ECS_Tuning_Strut_Towe r_Plate_Kits_Silver_or_Black_2007_2008_2009_2010_2 011_2012_2013_2014_2015/
Thanks
Nice to see a WC50 down in Columbia , wow that must have been pricey down there compared to other cars.
Here is the service bulletin: Does this sound like the same vibration problem ? Show your dealer this page. Might help.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...-a-c-on-5.html
CAUSE: 6499000 Installed VIBRATION DAMPNER 614WWM
1 64-50-9-231-714 Vibration absorber: 64999952
2 07-12-9-903-806 ISA SCREW: 071000
And the parts,
64509231714 Vibration Absorber, which is in stock.
http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/64509231714/ES2673360/
&
Screws 07129903806 which SS to 07129901130 x 2
http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/07129901130/ES2677580/
Thanks and hope that helps.
On the suspension and the poor roads. Do you have the factory runflats ( RF) ? If you do swapping to non runflats tires will help. Other then that since you have to run 17" wheels or higher. It will make it hard to keep it soft, tire will make a difference in the ride.
I would also get the our ECS Strut Tower Plates for the R56+, this helps with the Strut Tower in poor road condition and helps prevent mushrooming.
http://www.ecstuning.com/News/R55_R56_R67_R58_R59_MINI_Cooper_Clubman_CooperConv ertible_Coupe_Roadster_S_JCW_ECS_Tuning_Strut_Towe r_Plate_Kits_Silver_or_Black_2007_2008_2009_2010_2 011_2012_2013_2014_2015/
Thanks
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Last edited by ECSTuning; 09-25-2014 at 05:23 AM.
#339
Wow, my a/c compressor is just as noisy! Awesome to hear there's a fix, and amusing that it's such a simple, tacked-on haha, solution. Time to see if the factory will cover it out of warranty...
And Fonso, good luck with those roads and that suspension - you should ditch the run flats anyway, for grip and ride quality, and either those strut plates or a strut tower brace should help prevent the dreaded mushrooming on really bad roads...
And Fonso, good luck with those roads and that suspension - you should ditch the run flats anyway, for grip and ride quality, and either those strut plates or a strut tower brace should help prevent the dreaded mushrooming on really bad roads...
#340
Wow, my a/c compressor is just as noisy! Awesome to hear there's a fix, and amusing that it's such a simple, tacked-on haha, solution. Time to see if the factory will cover it out of warranty...
And Fonso, good luck with those roads and that suspension - you should ditch the run flats anyway, for grip and ride quality, and either those strut plates or a strut tower brace should help prevent the dreaded mushrooming on really bad roads...
And Fonso, good luck with those roads and that suspension - you should ditch the run flats anyway, for grip and ride quality, and either those strut plates or a strut tower brace should help prevent the dreaded mushrooming on really bad roads...
You are welcome. Service bulletin also marked above for reference. Encase your somehow under warranty.
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#341
"usually have to pay an extra 40% on top of USA prices"
Wow that is high.
Wow that is high.
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#343
That's awesome, always park together.
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#344
My goal is to try and keep mine as stock as possible but has anyone done any good bolt on bolt off mods like a GP2 diffuser? Thinking of giving it a shot but nothing else really. Maybe yellow fogs too but that's it. I swear. Thoughts? Pics?
Last edited by Enzof104; 12-31-2014 at 10:17 AM.
#345
I have the rear diffuser from the GP had to slso buy the under panels to finish it all off properly.
#347
Thanks for the pic lex! Looks great.
Yeah Jack I agree. This thing is just about perfect as it is. If I do anything at all it will likely just be that diffuser. I love the look of it. My thought is that's one of those things u mentioned that could easily be removed and doesn't really take away from the original intent of the car.
On another note, went on a run last night through NYC and a bunch of the regulars from our local club saw it for the first time. Several were unfamiliar with its significance. They loved it before but once I explained what a wc50 is they couldn't stop asking about it. People wanting to sit in in. Take pics. It's so great.
I guess the same type of reaction I had the first few times I saw a GP2 in person.
Yeah Jack I agree. This thing is just about perfect as it is. If I do anything at all it will likely just be that diffuser. I love the look of it. My thought is that's one of those things u mentioned that could easily be removed and doesn't really take away from the original intent of the car.
On another note, went on a run last night through NYC and a bunch of the regulars from our local club saw it for the first time. Several were unfamiliar with its significance. They loved it before but once I explained what a wc50 is they couldn't stop asking about it. People wanting to sit in in. Take pics. It's so great.
I guess the same type of reaction I had the first few times I saw a GP2 in person.
#349
The rear diffuser is here if you decide to get it. Or the other aero underbody add ons.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...p-speed-2.html
51747330558 KT
The WC50 has that nice Carbon fiber piece that would come off.
I really like the WC50 overall. Nice MINI.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...p-speed-2.html
51747330558 KT
The WC50 has that nice Carbon fiber piece that would come off.
I really like the WC50 overall. Nice MINI.
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#350
Interior question - the literature from BMW announcing that the U.S. would be getting 50 cars mentions that part of the kit is red stitching on the floor mats, to match the shift boot. Mine's got plain black floor mats - can anybody confirm if any U.S.-spec cars came with red stitching floor mats, or are they all black?