What did you do to your mini today?
So I've been zipping around Austin the last few days, unfortunately haven't seen too many MINIs somehow! But I did notice once in traffic from 620 to 71 towards downtown, that every single car going the opposite direction had a front plate. Not one car I've seen (in my limited recollection) has no front plate! I'm glad you haven't been pulled over though, once I get back to StL I'm pulling off this contraption ASAP
6th Gear
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From: Pacific NW
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Dave
Dave
I was, but I changed my mind. I want a 135i badly so I'm going the N55 route.
5th Gear
Joined: Jan 2013
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From: Orange County, NY
Aww!!!! Before you sell your MINI.....Don't you want to sell your headlights to me?!!! :-)
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From: Warner Robins, GA
Yesterday, jacked the clubman and bled the brakes. Today, the wife and I changed all the pads and rotors before lunch. Just as I finished torquing the wheel bolts down, UPS shows up with NGK spark plugs so those got installed after lunch. Whew!
Last edited by Bigdaddy0128; Mar 13, 2014 at 04:58 PM. Reason: felt like it
Haha I would but I'm not going to take the headlights off the car. Why not get Spec-D's with an HID kit?
5th Gear
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From: Mount Doom, Mordor
Packed in some stuff, hooked up the little trailer, and rolled out of Phoenix in a rush towards South Carolina, but got the call that the trip was (thankfully) unnecessary by the time I was in Heber.
Got in a nice 350 mile dry run with the trailer, though, and on varied roadways from freeway to 2-lane, including up some pretty decent-sized mountains. if/when I do have to make the trip, it will hopefully go as smoothly as today went, and maybe a little faster due to having got a lot of the last-minute prep out of the way, so next time I can just get in the car, hook up the trailer, and roll on outahere....
C ya,
Dutch
Got in a nice 350 mile dry run with the trailer, though, and on varied roadways from freeway to 2-lane, including up some pretty decent-sized mountains. if/when I do have to make the trip, it will hopefully go as smoothly as today went, and maybe a little faster due to having got a lot of the last-minute prep out of the way, so next time I can just get in the car, hook up the trailer, and roll on outahere....
C ya,
Dutch
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From: Orange County, NY
No Spec D's for me just yet unless I find some used ones to see if I like them (most of what I read tells me I will not like them at all) Might go with Black Flame Customs...they're not far from me so I can just drop off a set of OEM headlights.
I'd definitely take it to them, they have good customer support! Post it up when you do, I'll still be on the forums when my car is gone.
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From: Seattle
Installed my SSR Type C wheels. I painted them red, which I know certain people find absolutely terrible looking on pepper white, but I really like it, so those people can kick rocks 
The difference in the feel of the car is night and day versus the stock "S-Lite" wheels. I'm on 205/50/16 Continental DW tires but haven't messed with them much yet, still have to scrub them in. The total weight loss going from S-Lites with stock run-flats to these wheels and tires is 62lbs. Everything feels better and easier, even my gas mileage is better by a little. The ride is a little better now with the taller sidewall as well. The wheels are 16x6.5 +44 so the stance isn't exactly what kids think is cool nowadays, haha, and the tires are a little ballooned, but it's not bad, I really like it.
I need coilovers now for sure, probably going to order Megan Euro coils along with adjustable rear LCA's next month.
The difference in the feel of the car is night and day versus the stock "S-Lite" wheels. I'm on 205/50/16 Continental DW tires but haven't messed with them much yet, still have to scrub them in. The total weight loss going from S-Lites with stock run-flats to these wheels and tires is 62lbs. Everything feels better and easier, even my gas mileage is better by a little. The ride is a little better now with the taller sidewall as well. The wheels are 16x6.5 +44 so the stance isn't exactly what kids think is cool nowadays, haha, and the tires are a little ballooned, but it's not bad, I really like it.
I need coilovers now for sure, probably going to order Megan Euro coils along with adjustable rear LCA's next month.
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Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Eastern Long Island, NY
Yesterday had the full Akra Evo exhaust installed, as well as the GFB DV+.
http://www.etektuning.com/blog/mini-...xhaust-gfb-dv/
Today, I washed, polished, and waxed the car!
-Z
http://www.etektuning.com/blog/mini-...xhaust-gfb-dv/
Today, I washed, polished, and waxed the car!
-Z