Looks great you have to include more pictures of the front as I want to get the chrome line lower grill for Mr B. You are member #6 was you pickup date 3/31/2009?. Is that a tsx next to the MINI? Small world our cars were on the same boat and I had a tsx and a clubman(untill I traded the tsx for my Hzb S).

 

Yep I picked up 3/31. The TSX is in the family. Actually 3 of my family members all bought new cars in the past year so it's like a car show going on in my driveway! I'll have to see if I can find a good shot of the chrome line grill in the front. It's definitely not as noticeable as the one on top.

 

Looks like the Club is growing ! I am almost up to 800 miles now. But I sometimes drive my old car to work when bad weather is predicted - Don't want my MINI to get too wet !

 

The break in is over but I still am taking it easy for a few more miles. It's crazzy fast even with part throtle and only 4500 rpm The Sun finally came out in Atlanta so this is my first picture not in the shade.

 

I hear ya, brotha!


Spike

 

Hi Everyone!!

I've been lurking around the boards here for about two months now - Trying to get ideas as to how this new Horizon Blue Metallic color would look. I wanted to see the color in person, but the dealers here wouldn't be getting an allotment until late March. After a little back and forth on colors, I decided to order the car, fully loaded but still sight unseen.

After I placed the order, I kept searching for online pics of actual Horizon Blue Mini's - Not the online configurator color, not the color swatch at the dealer - Real live Mini's, just to make sure I had made the right decision...You folks had the best pics on the web and I would like to thank you for that!!

Anyhoo, It's been just about 4 weeks since I ordered and I just wanted to share pics of my '09 Horizon Blue MCSa (Blk roof, sport stripes on bonnet and boot, wheels). I picked her up last night and have been out and about all day today. I took these with my cell phone, so they aren't the greatest. I will post more/better pics soon!!

 

I'm going to wait until June at least before I get OCD about washing and detailing the car.

I'm at about 800 miles on my car now and I love it. I'm driving about twice as many miles as I did with my old car but it'll probably go down some after I finish breaking it in.

Glad you like the color, erok72. I ordered the color based solely on the configurator (no dealer swatch for me), and then when I first saw actual pictures of the color a couple of months ago online I was worried because it looked completely different, but once I saw my MINI at the dealership I was hooked.

 

Welcome erok72 you are Hzb Member # 7 You are the first car I have seen with the factory black wheels. While I think my car with the white top wants a little more chrome with the chrome line lower grill I think you car would look very bad *** with the black out JCW kit like grill and other de chromeing. Can't wait to see some more pictures. BTW you have got to have the best combo for wheel cleaning. Crown spokes are simple to start with but then make them black and you have it made. Now mine on the other hand are no fun with all the shapes but at least they are not white(which is what I wanted).

 

Thank you for the kind words...

Utti - Just before I got to the dealership I was thinking about what other color combinations I could choose and what options I had to have, just in case I had to walk away from Horizon Blue because I was so awful! But after a quick scan of the lot, I locked onto her boot with the black sport stripe and I was hooked! There were 4 or 5 other customers (BMW and Mini) that were also admiring the color combo I had chosen.

SaltNPepa - Love your car!!! It was a tough decision between going with a white or black roof... After seeing yours and the others posted here, I would've been happy with either combo.
I was thinking about the black out kit, but the funny thing is I was also thinking that I wanted a chrome boot handle, just to break it up a little

 

Here's a somewhat better picture of the CLE on the front:

 

Thanks I just have to get over the fear of taking the bumper off to install it.

 

Thats a really nice ride erok72. I kinda wanted the black roof with the black wheels to go along with my aero kit. But I'm happy with mine. Got it on 04/06/2009

 

Brocky your member #8 I would love to see a picture of the front of the aero kit and sport stripes in Hzb.

 

I'm excited to join the club SaltNPepa! My grill is currently off right now and is receiving a blackout treatment at the moment. This is the only other picture I have of my car which I took the very next day after I bought it. I will take more pictures this weekend after I'm done with the grill and headlight rings!

 

Great lookin' ride, brocky!! Love the color combination you've got going on there

I was thinking about blacking out my grill, but wasn't sure what to do with the headlight surrounds. I can't wait to see how you're going to do it

 

Hey all. I just recently purchased my 09 Horizon Blue MCS. Black roof with black racing stripes. I don't have a good pic yet, but I will post one soon. I am glad to be on the forums. I traded in my 02 MCS for this one, and though it was sad to see the old one go, I am loving the new ride.

 

Just ordered mine, so put me on the list #9

 

I think Djase is number 9. Djase what was your pick up date?

 

SaltNpepa, I picked up the car April 13, 2009. Loving it, by the way.

 

Here is Perry...pic is from phone so quality not great.

 

So I finished the black outs this past Saturday, took the pictures on Sunday and finally uploaded it just now. The black outs were very tedious and it took me 3 tries and 2 days to get it right. I used about 7 cans of plasti-dip and 2 cans of Gloss Clear. It would only take about 2-3 total cans of plasti-dip to finish the job but me being OCD, I felt like I could've done better each time I finished. If any of you guys want to do it, it takes PATIENCE! Don't ever rush! Simple directions: after you pull out your chrome pieces (if you need help just PM me), lay them down flat on some cardboard boxes and do 3 coats of plasti-dip. Between each coats, wait about 30-40 minutes to dry (BEST if done inside a garage or a closed area). After the last coat of plasti-dip is finished wait about a couple of hours (I just waited til the next day) and spray 2 coats of Gloss Clear with about 30 minute wait time in between each coating. After the last coat of gloss clear is sprayed wait AT LEAST 3-4 hours til it completely dries (depending on the weather). If you don't wait until it dries completely, you'll leave some major finger prints on your trims and you'll have to do it all over again. (WEAR VINYL or RUBBER GLOVES DURING INSTALLATION!)

here are the final looks:






I'm gonna blackout the chrome side markers as well. For the door handles I'm thinking of purchasing the black Union Jack door handles later on down the road. For now it's just time to enjoy the ride

 

Got you listed. Perry looks great. I am glad to see so much Horizon Blue out there though I have yet to see another one in real life other that mine. Any one else seen another Hzb while out motoring?
My wife and I ordered some "Happy *****" for out MINI's this is my happy pilot antena ball

 

Nice ride, djase! I was torn between the bonnet and sport stripes... It's good to know that both look great with the black top

 

I'm lovin' the new look, brocky!! The blackouts look awesome, but I don't think I have the patience to do all that work. My OCD would probably get the best of me and I'd mess it up somehow

on the aero kit, too!!

 

Thanks Erok, yours looks very sharp. Nice Work.