What did you do to your mini today?
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From: North Denver Colorado
Scooter's Countryman could pull it off pretty good, or like Evasive said... If they are cloning the DSquared OFF ROAD MINI. Love it or hate it, it's happening.
With MINI now in the WRC and RALLY RAID, I forsee some cool rally clones in the future... OFF ROAD tires and all.
On a side note to EVASIVE and all the other SOCOM members in the springs: Hope you all are doing OK and staying out of the smoke.
Last edited by DICKS GARAGE R53; Jun 28, 2012 at 04:05 PM.
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From: Menasha, WI
Today, after having the MINI for a month, she got her first taste of being a grocery getter... I only had about 6 or 7 bags, and had to flip down the back seats. Not too bad, though, only getting used for groceries once in 3700 miles. I just wish I lived near more twisty roads.
I'm lucky to live on the eastern edge of Colorado springs, far far away from the fire. So at I have not heard of any SOCOM members directly impacted but we're all watching closely.
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From: North Denver Colorado
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From: Based in Mini-apolis, Mn.
5th Gear
Joined: Nov 2009
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From: Mount Doom, Mordor
Got pulled over on the way home from Applebee's 
for tail/brake lights not being red.
Upon closer inspection, the nice officer agreed that they were still a bit pinkish from fading. I told him about the original fogged stock units, and that these were aftermarket replacements I'd picked up used last year, and that I hadn't noticed that they'd faded, since I'm usually in the driver's seat.... He laughed, and didn't even write a repair order, he just suggested I fix it.
So, off to find a can of VHT Nightshades Red to make the tail/brake shine red again. Anyone know if they sell that at O'Reilly or similar parts stores?
C ya,
Dutch
for tail/brake lights not being red. Upon closer inspection, the nice officer agreed that they were still a bit pinkish from fading. I told him about the original fogged stock units, and that these were aftermarket replacements I'd picked up used last year, and that I hadn't noticed that they'd faded, since I'm usually in the driver's seat.... He laughed, and didn't even write a repair order, he just suggested I fix it.
So, off to find a can of VHT Nightshades Red to make the tail/brake shine red again. Anyone know if they sell that at O'Reilly or similar parts stores?
C ya,
Dutch
That's awesome.
Dutch, I think you can even get nightshades red from Summit www.summitracing.com if you can't find it locally. Pretty common stuff, that. OR... go with red LED's for bulbage.
Dutch, I think you can even get nightshades red from Summit www.summitracing.com if you can't find it locally. Pretty common stuff, that. OR... go with red LED's for bulbage.
5th Gear
Joined: Sep 2009
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From: Tallahassee, FL
Got pulled over on the way home from Applebee's for tail/brake lights not being red.
Upon closer inspection, the nice officer agreed that they were still a bit pinkish from fading. I told him about the original fogged stock units, and that these were aftermarket replacements I'd picked up used last year, and that I hadn't noticed that they'd faded, since I'm usually in the driver's seat.... He laughed, and didn't even write a repair order, he just suggested I fix it.
So, off to find a can of VHT Nightshades Red to make the tail/brake shine red again. Anyone know if they sell that at O'Reilly or similar parts stores?
C ya,
Dutch
for tail/brake lights not being red. Upon closer inspection, the nice officer agreed that they were still a bit pinkish from fading. I told him about the original fogged stock units, and that these were aftermarket replacements I'd picked up used last year, and that I hadn't noticed that they'd faded, since I'm usually in the driver's seat.... He laughed, and didn't even write a repair order, he just suggested I fix it.
So, off to find a can of VHT Nightshades Red to make the tail/brake shine red again. Anyone know if they sell that at O'Reilly or similar parts stores?
C ya,
Dutch
Sometimes LEO's want a closer look at an interesting car.
That happened to me once.
Could I spray my tail lights to make the orange go away?
TIA!
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Joined: Jan 2012
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From: Peabody, MA
You guys could buy these overlays to a. get your lenses back to their original red and b. to get your lenses fully red. I bought them like a month ago for my 02 MC and it's held up through several storms and whatnot. I had to trim a tiny bit when i first put them on but that's about it. And the vinyl is thicker than I expected too so you can just tell off the bat its high-quality. And no i dont work for Lamin-X 
http://www.lamin-x.com/Mini-Cooper-0...rs-p/mn205.htm
pics of my car:
looks oem. Also note the hairdryer in the first picture - the heat helps stretch the vinyl smoothly.
http://www.lamin-x.com/Mini-Cooper-0...rs-p/mn205.htm
pics of my car:
looks oem. Also note the hairdryer in the first picture - the heat helps stretch the vinyl smoothly.
5th Gear
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From: Mount Doom, Mordor
That's awesome.
Dutch, I think you can even get nightshades red from Summit www.summitracing.com if you can't find it locally. Pretty common stuff, that. OR... go with red LED's for bulbage.
Dutch, I think you can even get nightshades red from Summit www.summitracing.com if you can't find it locally. Pretty common stuff, that. OR... go with red LED's for bulbage.
Thanks!
C ya,
Dutch
Got curb rash on one of my black rims 
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From: Buffalo, NY
Hood scoop
Took advice from other threads after feeling disgusted with the honeycomb insert in hood scoop and just took it out. Was really easy and looks great. Not to mention actually letting air get to engine compartment. Free mod!
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From: Midway, Utah
Did you need to pop the hood scoop off?
5th Gear
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From: Minnesota
Yes. there ie a fastener under the hood that holds the scoop on, then from the outside, you need to gently pry the scoop up, use something so you don't scratch the paint, remove the scoop, and remove the four screws holding the insert. Voilà.
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From: Buffalo, NY
Yes - its actually pretty easy to do. I think it looks good without the honeycomb, but am a little worried about leaves,etc getting into the engine compartment.
Check out here for more instructions...
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ood-scoop.html
Check out here for more instructions...
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ood-scoop.html
3rd Gear
Joined: Jun 2011
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From: Las Vegas, NV
Yes - its actually pretty easy to do. I think it looks good without the honeycomb, but am a little worried about leaves,etc getting into the engine compartment.
Check out here for more instructions...
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ood-scoop.html
Check out here for more instructions...
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ood-scoop.html
I think all S's look good with nothing in the scoop!
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Joined: Nov 2009
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From: Mount Doom, Mordor
Removed the aftermarket Altezza-styled tails and threw 'em in the dishwasher to clean them up.
Next step: Let 'em dry, then spray Red Nightshade tint inside the tail/brake and rear fog lenses to make them red again. After that, I will likely also lightly tint the whole thing to pull the plasticky-chrome look back a bit.
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I'm also considering spraying my rims with the Black Nightshade to get the transparent "smoked" thing going on over the silver. That should also serve to make brake dust a little less apparent than it is currently.... Any thoughts?
C ya,
Dutch
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What I ended up doing:
I looked at them after they were clean, and thought about it a bit, and just shot the whole outside lens and left the inner lenses alone. I have to say, I like the all-red look. I feel a *little* silly with amber bulbs in the turn signals, but I don't have clear ones to put in, and you really have to look *hard* to see that the turn signals are just a hair less red than the brake/tail and rear fogs.
Next step: Let 'em dry, then spray Red Nightshade tint inside the tail/brake and rear fog lenses to make them red again. After that, I will likely also lightly tint the whole thing to pull the plasticky-chrome look back a bit.
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I'm also considering spraying my rims with the Black Nightshade to get the transparent "smoked" thing going on over the silver. That should also serve to make brake dust a little less apparent than it is currently.... Any thoughts?
C ya,
Dutch
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What I ended up doing:
I looked at them after they were clean, and thought about it a bit, and just shot the whole outside lens and left the inner lenses alone. I have to say, I like the all-red look. I feel a *little* silly with amber bulbs in the turn signals, but I don't have clear ones to put in, and you really have to look *hard* to see that the turn signals are just a hair less red than the brake/tail and rear fogs.
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