What did you do to your mini today?
Black and White looks awesome ! Picking up another MINI, a 2013 Just A Coopa with same color scheme, unless they come out with "pure gold" again......
Nice job !
Nice job !
4th Gear
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From: North Phoenix, AZ
NICE! When my husband bought his MINI, there was a red dragon just like that on the roof as well. He removed it because it was so sun damaged and discolored that it looked weird. Now there's just a silhouette there, which now looks kinda cool
This is how it looked the night he brought it home:
Added a rear chassis brace.
No hardware came with it, and the OEM bolts are bit anemic with built in aluminum washers....so made up my own harware kit with SS bolts and washers.
Had some black sheet vinyl and red striping from Countryman Roof striping kit, same as the rear seat delete.
No more creaking from the plywood in the roof, and it definately stiffens things up.
Cost was $120.00 + $8 for hardware and $0 vinyl which I already had.
No hardware came with it, and the OEM bolts are bit anemic with built in aluminum washers....so made up my own harware kit with SS bolts and washers.
Had some black sheet vinyl and red striping from Countryman Roof striping kit, same as the rear seat delete.
No more creaking from the plywood in the roof, and it definately stiffens things up.
Cost was $120.00 + $8 for hardware and $0 vinyl which I already had.
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Joined: Feb 2012
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From: OBX, NC
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...r-testers.html
6th Gear
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Eastern Long Island, NY
Thanks for sharing about the noisy Hankook's - I was thinking about them for my next set. I found the same thing with my Falken's and won't be buying them. My Potenza's, on the other hand, are performing beautifully so far; about 8K on them now.My Enkei's are supposed to be here. TODAY!
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From: Maryland, USA
Glad you avoided that tire. Thanks for sharing about the noisy Hankook's - I was thinking about them for my next set. I found the same thing with my Falken's and won't be buying them. My Potenza's, on the other hand, are performing beautifully so far; about 8K on them now.
My Enkei's are supposed to be here. TODAY!
Thanks for sharing about the noisy Hankook's - I was thinking about them for my next set. I found the same thing with my Falken's and won't be buying them. My Potenza's, on the other hand, are performing beautifully so far; about 8K on them now.My Enkei's are supposed to be here. TODAY!
Which ones did you go with??? In black, right?
Received my second set of Continental ExtremeContact DWS this week, will be installing soon... GREAT tire for a daily driver, stiff enough, comfy enough, grippy enough, quiet enough, sporty enough, with really good wet traction and rather good-enough dry traction. And they look good, for anything that's basically round and black...
Yeah, not as "manly" as an Extreme Performance Summer Tire, but... being brutally honest about my driving... most of my miles are slogs, I like to "wear" my BBS's into November when it can be a mite chilly in Pittsburgh, so a Really Good all-season was called for
If I'm in a sporting mood these are pretty dang acceptable on the street or even in light track use ("parade" laps, hee hee hee), especially since, if I'm in a MOTORSPORTING mood, I have autoX/track tires on another set of wheels.
Yeah, not as "manly" as an Extreme Performance Summer Tire, but... being brutally honest about my driving... most of my miles are slogs, I like to "wear" my BBS's into November when it can be a mite chilly in Pittsburgh, so a Really Good all-season was called for
If I'm in a sporting mood these are pretty dang acceptable on the street or even in light track use ("parade" laps, hee hee hee), especially since, if I'm in a MOTORSPORTING mood, I have autoX/track tires on another set of wheels.
2nd Gear
Joined: Jul 2012
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belt tensioner
It's fully adjustable. Kinda more of an upgrade replacement for the factory hydraulic dampener. When the belt goes, the tensioner now will not slam into the crank pulley. More of a reassurance thing than performance.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...r-testers.html
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...r-testers.html
6th Gear
Joined: Dec 2008
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From: World Championship 50 Fans
Your old ASA's will be mounted within a day or two on my son's Mini.
Picked her up Thursday evening...
Painted the calipers
Color matched the tail/head trim rings
Plasti dip grill chrome, door handles, gas cap
black trim tape on belt line chrome
35% tint all around & limo tint across the front
LED eyes
scoop insert removed
Painted the calipers
Color matched the tail/head trim rings
Plasti dip grill chrome, door handles, gas cap
black trim tape on belt line chrome
35% tint all around & limo tint across the front
LED eyes
scoop insert removed
Received my second set of Continental ExtremeContact DWS this week, will be installing soon... GREAT tire for a daily driver, stiff enough, comfy enough, grippy enough, quiet enough, sporty enough, with really good wet traction and rather good-enough dry traction. And they look good, for anything that's basically round and black...
Yeah, not as "manly" as an Extreme Performance Summer Tire, but... being brutally honest about my driving... most of my miles are slogs, I like to "wear" my BBS's into November when it can be a mite chilly in Pittsburgh, so a Really Good all-season was called for
If I'm in a sporting mood these are pretty dang acceptable on the street or even in light track use ("parade" laps, hee hee hee), especially since, if I'm in a MOTORSPORTING mood, I have autoX/track tires on another set of wheels.
Yeah, not as "manly" as an Extreme Performance Summer Tire, but... being brutally honest about my driving... most of my miles are slogs, I like to "wear" my BBS's into November when it can be a mite chilly in Pittsburgh, so a Really Good all-season was called for
If I'm in a sporting mood these are pretty dang acceptable on the street or even in light track use ("parade" laps, hee hee hee), especially since, if I'm in a MOTORSPORTING mood, I have autoX/track tires on another set of wheels.
Glad you like it. Did you find it extremely easy to mount?
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I also just put on some conti extreme contact dws's and very happy with them. I put 205/55/16's on mine since my speedo is off 4mph and the 50's would be about another 1mph off or so.
I did some hard corning this morning and they worked perfectly fine compared to the run flats but way smoother ride.
I did some hard corning this morning and they worked perfectly fine compared to the run flats but way smoother ride.
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Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Eastern Long Island, NY
So it turns out that my Enkei's are on 3-4 week back order through my tire dude's distributer. 
So we worked it out through Tire Rack - they should be here tomorrow (maybe Saturday) AND I saved $60.
So we worked it out through Tire Rack - they should be here tomorrow (maybe Saturday) AND I saved $60.
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From: Maryland, USA
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From: Vancouver, WA
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From: San Antonio, Texas
I waited by the phone, hoping to hear from the dealer where she was towed yesterday, optimistic that there will be a quick and cheap fix to the not starting issue that popped up.
I also made silent promises to my MINI to detail her immediately, mod her more, and drive her on scenic and curvy hill country routes.
I also made silent promises to my MINI to detail her immediately, mod her more, and drive her on scenic and curvy hill country routes.
Yes it was extremely easy to mount but I think I need to check on the Torque setting for the nuts. I believe I saw a post somewhere that it is about 25Nm
