What did you do to your mini today?
5th Gear
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 731
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From: Near Portland, OR, USA
So I will probably get the Optimum next. I called all around, no one has it on the shelf. Oriely's nor Napa in my town had any kind of rinseless car wash.
Finally I found some TurtleWax Brand rinseless car wash at Walmart of all places.
dang you sharp things in car washes!! argg!
metal sharp object 1, me 0, minus 2 tires. :( had a major leak on my driver side rear runflat and had to basically limp back to mpls from my parents farm. end cost, 2 new tires since continental can't be patched. however added full tire ins for all 4 at discount tire, best $92 warranty service ever. basically if i get a flat or any damage to the tire (ie since continental runflats can't be plugged), i get a new tire on the house.
3rd Gear
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 261
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From: baltimore, md
metal sharp object 1, me 0, minus 2 tires. :( had a major leak on my driver side rear runflat and had to basically limp back to mpls from my parents farm. end cost, 2 new tires since continental can't be patched. however added full tire ins for all 4 at discount tire, best $92 warranty service ever. basically if i get a flat or any damage to the tire (ie since continental runflats can't be plugged), i get a new tire on the house.
Today, I put in a new engine air filter. Getting that hose clamp to snap was horrible. I had to get someone else to help me...so now, search for a new hose clamp and coolant (mine leaked a little).
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metal sharp object 1, me 0, minus 2 tires. :( had a major leak on my driver side rear runflat and had to basically limp back to mpls from my parents farm. end cost, 2 new tires since continental can't be patched. however added full tire ins for all 4 at discount tire, best $92 warranty service ever. basically if i get a flat or any damage to the tire (ie since continental runflats can't be plugged), i get a new tire on the house.
If you haven't spent the 92 yet I would check around. Goodyear dealers patched my old GY runflats and would probably do those too...
2nd Gear
Joined: May 2013
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Who was the seller at eBay?
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6th Gear
Joined: Feb 2010
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From: North Denver Colorado
See thats how a Xenon ( HID ) light should look! My old Justa had the MINI Xenons and I thought they where weak and pathetic. I use to blame the funky projector... Turns out its really the bulbs and ballasts... Whoda thunk it?
1st Gear
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 44
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From: Oklahoma
Wash/clay/polish
Whoever did it before me didn't do a good enough job for my likings so I took matter into my own hands. Attached is some before and after pictures. You can see the swirls in the side shot
Whoever did it before me didn't do a good enough job for my likings so I took matter into my own hands. Attached is some before and after pictures. You can see the swirls in the side shot
I think we all deserve a deeper discussion of the detail, complete with links and a How To.
I want these on mine!
4th Gear
Joined: Aug 2012
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BTW, I did a ZKW-R lens swap on my R56 and it gave me great color and a very nice cutoff. The stock cutoff on the e46 lenses was super fuzzy, I hated it.
4th Gear
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 452
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From: RIGHT BEHIND YOU... Made you look!
The better-half's MINI, "Frau Blau", had her battery go t!ts-up (4 years, 63k miles). Started fine, drove 52 miles, stopped for gas, and wouldn't restart.
MINI roadside service came out and jump started her, but battery would not accept a charge. Jumped it a 2nd time, and we kept it running until we got home. Took battery to the local Interstate Battery store for testing. It was putting out 8 CCA, so 156 bucks later, "Frau Blau" has a new 730CCA batt.
MINI roadside service came out and jump started her, but battery would not accept a charge. Jumped it a 2nd time, and we kept it running until we got home. Took battery to the local Interstate Battery store for testing. It was putting out 8 CCA, so 156 bucks later, "Frau Blau" has a new 730CCA batt.
6th Gear
Joined: Jun 2013
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From: Western PA
I would think so. The way you can tell is by looking inside the tire. If you see tire powder/grinding tire pieces than it's gone for sure.
Interesting story, when I bought some Michelin PSS for the first time for my other car with a 225/45/18 profile, I got a flat. The thing is the profile was so low I did not realize it right away. I must have drove about 8 miles (half on the highway) before I parked and realized the tire was flat. It was on the rear on a FWD and I did not feel much while driving. All this to say RFT are not extraordinary. They just have a thicker side wall allowing you to drive some distance before the tire is totally shot from the rubber having grinned itself from the inside.
Interesting story, when I bought some Michelin PSS for the first time for my other car with a 225/45/18 profile, I got a flat. The thing is the profile was so low I did not realize it right away. I must have drove about 8 miles (half on the highway) before I parked and realized the tire was flat. It was on the rear on a FWD and I did not feel much while driving. All this to say RFT are not extraordinary. They just have a thicker side wall allowing you to drive some distance before the tire is totally shot from the rubber having grinned itself from the inside.
3rd Gear
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 231
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From: NJ
I would think so. The way you can tell is by looking inside the tire. If you see tire powder/grinding tire pieces than it's gone for sure.
Interesting story, when I bought some Michelin PSS for the first time for my other car with a 225/45/18 profile, I got a flat. The thing is the profile was so low I did not realize it right away. I must have drove about 8 miles (half on the highway) before I parked and realized the tire was flat. It was on the rear on a FWD and I did not feel much while driving. All this to say RFT are not extraordinary. They just have a thicker side wall allowing you to drive some distance before the tire is totally shot from the rubber having grinned itself from the inside.
4th Gear
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 355
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I already made a thread pertaining all the pictures in r53 chat!.
Also I am a retrofitter and have been doing cars as a small side business for years, its how I pay for my mods. I work for barter too :-D
No codes/warnings.
-B
Also I am a retrofitter and have been doing cars as a small side business for years, its how I pay for my mods. I work for barter too :-D
No codes/warnings.
-B
Did this yesterday!! MINI LED DRL retrofit kit. Kit was $438.00 from the dealer. No coding required. It's took five hours so there kinda plug and play.... I did not remove the bumper to accomplish the retrofit.
Last edited by scottab36; Sep 26, 2013 at 07:58 AM.
