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Old 12-02-2007, 07:37 AM
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Let's see if I uploaded this right. I took a SS/B and edited it with a white roof. Another SS badge I saw looked a bit too silver and less champagne.
 
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here's mine! i think it's a great color

 
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Mine is on the way, fellow SS owners. I am on the TASCO... should be here mid January.
 
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Mine should be here by this time next week (if not before!).
 
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I got a sparkling silver cooper and I love it, such a great colour! I love how it doesn't show the dirt during the winter like my black truck used to. I also like how well the black roof and bonnet stripes go with it. I'm glad I bought it over the pepper white colour I was originally looking at.

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Originally Posted by Joey D
I got a sparkling silver cooper and I love it, such a great colour! I love how it doesn't show the dirt during the winter like my black truck used to. I also like how well the black roof and bonnet stripes go with it. I'm glad I bought it over the pepper white colour I was originally looking at.

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Looks great, Joey!!
 
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Originally Posted by Joey D
I got a sparkling silver cooper and I love it, such a great colour! I love how it doesn't show the dirt during the winter like my black truck used to. I also like how well the black roof and bonnet stripes go with it. I'm glad I bought it over the pepper white colour I was originally looking at.

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Funny, because my first MINI was actually Sparkling Silver but I chose to go Pepper White this second time around. To each their own Regardless they're both gorgeous colors and your MINI, especially with the black, looks great.
 
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Old 12-15-2007, 02:58 PM
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Min18, what are those purple lights in the headliner/beams. Those are flash. Extra? Aftermarket? Stock?
 
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hpaco, thanks for the pics. Our cars are nearly twins, mini has no bonnet stripes. It looks great to me but mine's still on the boat. The pictures look great so I can't wait to see it in person!
 
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Our color group needs a bump...so BUMP!
 
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Another bump. Nicodemus with his phat bonnet stripes from Aesthetic Creations.



And his boot with his name below the license plate. Thinking about removing the Roadshow emblem and getting another set of chrome letters saying 1:1.



And with his new friend (my bf's) Deimos, and '08 NFR/NFR who will soon have his own set of spaced pin black bonnets from AC. Will and Steve, interesting color scheme coincidence eh? (Though we obviously didn't opt for the S's - we're too environmentally minded, lol.)



 
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Will and Steve, interesting color scheme coincidence eh? (Though we obviously didn't opt for the S's - we're too environmentally minded, lol.)
Very nice looking cars! I think the SS/B combo is going to be a classic, but the NFR/NFR looks pretty cool too.
 
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Don't you hate it when the dealers put their adverts on the back of your car?! It bugs me to no end. I did not spend a heap of cash to advertise their shop!!!!
 
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Eh, I don't mind it so much. A hair dryer should take care of it. We did manage to pick up Mark's car either before they had a chance to stick it on or they just didn't worry about it since we were getting it so quickly (it came in Friday evening, we picked it up Saturday afternoon).
 
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I wouldn't mind a set of silver letters. Where do you get them? My car is named "Flash" for now {as in "flash car", british slang (I think) for showy}, and that could look pretty cool on the back...
 
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I got mine from Badge Your Ride. They were like $2.50 per letter, so not bad for a short name. However, Nicodemus and Deimos added up! Hah, it's cool though, well worth the expense IMHO.
 
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BTW, the contrasting SS and NFR are sah-weet!
 
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I do kinda wish I could've gotten the letters in black now that I'm wanting to black out several things on this car. Also, it would look a little less...commercial? We took Mark's car over to our insurance to get it added, and he kept looking at his computer mumbling something about not being able to find the Deimos edition! lol Forgot all about that. Mark's car's name is up where my Roadshow emblem is, so it looks pretty official.
 
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RV, did you do your bonnet stripes yourself?
 
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The Deimos edition. That is hilarious!!!
 
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Oops, make that $2.15 per letter right now at BYR.

Yeah, we installed the Phat stripes ourselves. It went pretty well, especially considering how huge the stripes are and how cold and windy it was. There are a couple of small creases that couldn't be removed and I think I have one or two air/water bubbles still I need to pop because they haven't gone away. But other than those, they look pretty well professionally done (not my words, btw).

We tried to install a set of regular bonnet stripes on the NFR last week and it didn't go so well. They were a cheap buy off Ebay and just barely fit, so I'm not sure if it was poor grade vinyl or weather conditions or what, but it was crap. Bubbles all over the place, creasing, etc.
 
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We just got Daphne on January 8 and love her and the color. "Champagne" seems to work the best at describing her.

07 MCS SS/B, black bonnet stripes, english oak interior, custom graphite & nutmeg leather seats, chrome bonnet scoop, still working on wish list for what's coming next
 
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I need my IT guy (hubby) to help me!
 
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I am SOOOOOOO happy I opted for SS over Astro "Black" (blue).
 


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