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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by walk0080
It is ethanol with additives. To keep people from drinking it... because heaven forbid having someone mix drinks with it!
Thanks but where do I get it? Grocery store or automotive store?
 
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Yoda Mini
Thanks but where do I get it? Grocery store or automotive store?
Home Depot, Lowes in the paint dept.
 
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 12:07 PM
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You all are just plain CRAZY but I love it (lol). Some of these comments really makes my day.
 
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeremy Brooks
Removed the airbag warning stickers. I think this is the single best thing you can do to improve the look of a car.

Used the denatured alcohol on a rag for 20 minutes method. Stickers peeled right off. You can hardly tell they were ever there.
Good to know! And a great touch, I am putting that on my list....
 
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 03:37 PM
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Today: we took SKWRLZ out to play...with some other MINIs.

the MINI of San Antonio dealership organizes drives through the TX hill country...and treats us to lunch

was a beautiful spring like day...in January! ..very bright though...tough to get good pics:

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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 05:52 PM
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Thanks for the pics, J&M - not too many things better than motoring with other MINIS!
 
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 05:59 PM
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yep, are the times we enjoy the MINI the most.
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 06:18 PM
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Jeremy Brooks: What a difference that made! Nice work! Just denatured alcohol huh? Did you saturate the rag and then let it rest on the labels? I want to do this with ALL my cars!
 
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 07:01 PM
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Replaced the blown fuse for the power outlets (cigarette lighters). I've had the car less that two months and I have no idea why it blew. I did put a splitter in the one outlet in the front to plug in my phone charger and Garmin charger, but I can't imagine that would have blown the fuse and I had the splitter in for over a month before it blew. After all, there are two outlets in the car (one up front and one in the boot) so I ought to be able to plug in two things at once as long as there is nothing plugged into the one in the boot, right? Anyone else have this fuse blow?
 
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 07:58 PM
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I put it up for sale.
 
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 05:54 AM
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^ :-(
 
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 08:22 AM
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Hot him washed. They put two tiny scratches on the inside of the windshield. :(
 
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 10:32 AM
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In the UK we don't have those stickers on our cars...There is one on the inside pillar of the door but that is it..

Originally Posted by Jeremy Brooks
Removed the airbag warning stickers. I think this is the single best thing you can do to improve the look of a car.

Used the denatured alcohol on a rag for 20 minutes method. Stickers peeled right off. You can hardly tell they were ever there.





 
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 10:34 AM
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Installed a JCW grill and NM Engineering torque arm inserts
 
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 11:03 AM
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Started work on my own custom design CAI/airbox and external battery shutoff.
 
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 11:11 AM
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I used mine as a snow plow this morning.
 
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by AKIndiMini
I used mine as a snow plow this morning.

Snow...isn't that that white stuff I see on TV?
 
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by chaswyck
Snow...isn't that that white stuff I see on TV?
And the rest of the nation can say "Earthquakes... isnt that the thing i see in movies" Have fun in SoCal
 
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 12:28 PM
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We definitely get our fair share of earthquakes here too.
 
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 12:31 PM
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was going to buy a ebrake boot but then i did this instead... when i have more time im going to do the seats too... and i need a lot of time haha took forever
 
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 12:33 PM
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Looks better than store bought IMHO.
 
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 12:38 PM
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No snow in Indiana, 56f & Super Bowl everywhere! So I dropped top on lunch & drove around just because...I mean, 56f in January, in Indiana...crazy! (even warmer tomorrow)

Here's a couple of shots I snapped.

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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Achilles honor
And the rest of the nation can say "Earthquakes... isnt that the thing i see in movies" Have fun in SoCal
A little shake every once in a while is nothing to worry about! 70 degrees and sunny here today and the ground isn't moving! I think I'll go out and wash Habanero this afternoon.
 
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by DICKS GARAGE R53
Looks better than store bought IMHO.
Thanks my man. It's not to my mini but for my mini I guess. I got one of those gobadge key holder things. I couldn't resist for some reason. The black with red stitching got me.
 
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Achilles honor
And the rest of the nation can say "Earthquakes... isnt that the thing i see in movies" Have fun in SoCal
ummmm....didn't you guys just have an earthquake in Virginia last year??


EDIT: ahh yes.....here it is. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Virginia_earthquake
 

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