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Wrapped the base board with marine vinyl for easy cleaning and a bit of water proofing. Will make a cover for back seat for the kiddies booster seats with the same material. (Forgot who it was) but I borrowed the idea of using marine vinyl to protect the seats from kiddie mess. Thanks!
Well it is not currently frozen outside so I decided to take out my rear interior and find my water leak. Every gasket leaks. Both turn signal housings, hatch handle, and third brake light. Found my third brake light is broken. Any recommendations?
Wrapped the base board with marine vinyl for easy cleaning and a bit of water proofing. Will make a cover for back seat for the kiddies booster seats with the same material. (Forgot who it was) but I borrowed the idea of using marine vinyl to protect the seats from kiddie mess. Thanks!
Hmmm thats a good idea actually, keep us posted. Also are you a hiker? I see the pack!
Yesterday (1/9/16) I installed Koni FSD struts and WMW strut tower reiforcement plates.
Today (1/10/16) I replaced the left and right parking brake cables.
I broke the head off the pinch bolt on the pass.side steering knuckle and was unable to remove the old strut. I could not extract the rest of the bolt, so I bought a used knuckle on eBay ($75 + free shipping). When the replacement knuckle arrives I will swap it in and then put the Koni strut in.
Yesterday (1/9/16) I installed Koni FSD struts and WMW strut tower reiforcement plates.
Today (1/10/16) I replaced the left and right parking brake cables.
I broke the head off the pinch bolt on the pass.side steering knuckle and was unable to remove the old strut. I could not extract the rest of the bolt, so I bought a used knuckle on eBay ($75 + free shipping). When the replacement knuckle arrives I will swap it in and then put the Koni strut in.
Let me know how you like the FSD setup when its all done. I am debating the same setup. But believe it or not a friend and I broke the bolt in the outer balljoint on the steering knuckle..had to get one from a junk yard it was not too bad though. I feel your pain
Let me know how you like the FSD setup when its all done. I am debating the same setup. But believe it or not a friend and I broke the bolt in the outer balljoint on the steering knuckle..had to get one from a junk yard it was not too bad though. I feel your pain
It may be a couple of weeks before I get Jasper back on the ground, but I'll definitely let you know.
Any new struts will be better than the ones I took out. lol They are completely shot. When I push the shaft down into the strut it just stays there.
Woke up to a DEAD BATTERY. The cold Kansas mornings did I number on my Barnaby. Got a jump from USAA, headed over to autozone and confirmed the battery was TOAST, and bought a new Duralast Gold for $180. Now I am back on the road again. All in a day of MINI ownership ..
Well it is not currently frozen outside so I decided to take out my rear interior and find my water leak. Every gasket leaks. Both turn signal housings, hatch handle, and third brake light. Found my third brake light is broken. Any recommendations?
Sounds like all the leak points in the rear that can happen did happen. If needed - trunk lid gasket here, rear hatch grip here (either chrome, primed, black, or carbon fiber), third brake light here. You can shoot me a PM if you have any questions or need anything else. Good luck with the repair.
Woke up to a DEAD BATTERY. The cold Kansas mornings did I number on my Barnaby. Got a jump from USAA, headed over to autozone and confirmed the battery was TOAST, and bought a new Duralast Gold for $180. Now I am back on the road again. All in a day of MINI ownership ..
Oh that sucks! Happened to me about 6 months ago!
I like the Gold... Pricely little btards but good. I also recently found out that you cannot "service" that battery. It is sealed. so when it goes, it goes!
I like to watch the water levels and add water as needed. So all I can do is charge it up every 6 months and hope it lasts the 4.5-5.5 years!
Well it is not currently frozen outside so I decided to take out my rear interior and find my water leak. Every gasket leaks. Both turn signal housings, hatch handle, and third brake light. Found my third brake light is broken. Any recommendations?
"Every gasket leaks. Both turn signal housings, " Tail light housings ?
I like the Gold... Pricely little btards but good. I also recently found out that you cannot "service" that battery. It is sealed. so when it goes, it goes!
I like to watch the water levels and add water as needed. So all I can do is charge it up every 6 months and hope it lasts the 4.5-5.5 years!
Yea typical MINI Monday haha! So far so good the battery seems to start the car up A LOT better than the past few months. Its weird but it seems to run smoother actually. Could all be in my head though.
I wonder if that is it actually. I was having an issue with cold start/sputtering and was told it was the CAM Sensor and now I am not even getting that issue after the new battery..I wonder if I even need to install the CAM sensor now..
Have heard that same basic symptom on some Hybrids when 12V battery gets weak. Yours could have been a combination of dying battery and CAM Sensor. I'm not an authority, but had read about hybrids running rougher as a weak battery demanded more charge. New battery installed and the car ran smoothly again.
Yea typical MINI Monday haha! So far so good the battery seems to start the car up A LOT better than the past few months. Its weird but it seems to run smoother actually. Could all be in my head though.
Nope! Totally agree with you! New battery = smoother running car! I can totally relate to that as well.
My car started fine this morning even in the 10 degree weather! Thanks new battery!!
Yea, its been every cold on the east coast and snowy. Glad the battery is pulling through. This is the time you don't want to be stuck . We have jumper kits just incase.
and WMW strut tower reiforcement plates.
