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What did you do to your mini today?

Old Jan 25, 2011 | 02:03 PM
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decided to take off the cooper S Vag Badge and came out clean, my white behind looks much cleaner and as i was doing that, one of the guys that lives in my apt complex was walking by and complimented me on the car (he's British) made me feel good
 
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 02:11 PM
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Added more Rain X washer fluid, cleaned the headlights & tail lights of accumulated salty crud. Added 75 more miles to the odometer.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Tomas_siba
decided to take off the cooper S Vag Badge and came out clean, my white behind looks much cleaner and as i was doing that, one of the guys that lives in my apt complex was walking by and complimented me on the car (he's British) made me feel good
Did the same to my PW MCS a few weeks ago... such a subtle change but cleans up the rear quite well! Got a thumbs up from a guy in Civic the other day.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by gothmdoc
Did the same to my PW MCS a few weeks ago... such a subtle change but cleans up the rear quite well! Got a thumbs up from a guy in Civic the other day.

feels good dont it?
 
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 12:37 AM
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Put in a cheapo sub/enclosure I picked up a while back. Just enough oomph to fill the car and it only set me back $80. I considered the stealthbox at $450, but that's the cost of my pulley kit, the tools and the used CAI I ordered.
 
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 03:11 AM
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Originally Posted by ChiliTX
Looks nice! I had an Alcantara steering wheel on a previous 330. Did feel nice, though I was getting concerned about wear after a few years.

Hey, what is that GPS holder you have? It looks to be in the cup holder ... does it get in the way of the shifter? I am looking for a phone holder for my manual Clubman S.

Thanks!
The gps holder was my cell phone holder from my Jeep. The brand is Bracketron. It atually works pretty good for cell phones but not for the gps because of the power cable. It does get in the way of the shifter.

Moved the gps to the speedo for now. Still not sure where my loaner gps is going to end up.
 
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 05:26 AM
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Originally Posted by *Ghost*
The gps holder was my cell phone holder from my Jeep. The brand is Bracketron. It atually works pretty good for cell phones but not for the gps because of the power cable. It does get in the way of the shifter.

Moved the gps to the speedo for now. Still not sure where my loaner gps is going to end up.
Hrm .. ok, thanks for the info. Looks like I will be going the ProClip route then (more expensive than the cup holder ones, but more convenient to see). I was looking for something that did not get in the way of the shifter.
 
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 12:30 PM
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I got my Mini motoring kit.....put a pretty big smile on my face with all the cool stuff in it
 
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Black11mccs
I got my Mini motoring kit.....put a pretty big smile on my face with all the cool stuff in it
My wife called and said mine came today also

And I ordered a ProClip setup for my Mini today... two good things!
 
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 01:17 PM
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today was the first sunny/somewhat warm day we have had in over a month, so I scrubbed every bit of dirty off Zippy and took a ride with the window down and sunroof open!!
 
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 02:48 PM
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Style and Sound

So I wish it was nice and sunny here but unfortunately its just cloudy and snowy, so please pardon the dirty car.

But I did get a chance today to finish installing my new speaker which I am quite pleased with, check it out

 
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Black11mccs
I got my Mini motoring kit.....put a pretty big smile on my face with all the cool stuff in it
I got mine yesterday! Cool.
 
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by 06MINI-LNDS8PER
So I wish it was nice and sunny here but unfortunately its just cloudy and snowy, so please pardon the dirty car.

But I did get a chance today to finish installing my new speaker which I am quite pleased with, check it out

looks pretty kool,
 
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 03:31 PM
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What in the mini motoring kit? Could be a dumb question...
 
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 03:36 PM
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Minimike, my friend, let's see... a cool pen, a MINI logo'd notebook that I assume could be used as a driving log, a yellow antenna ball, a pad of stick on words for your windows, mouse pad, some cards (have to see them) in a business card holder. That's all I can think of off hand. Oh, a booklet... 101 Things about Motoring, or some such.
 
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 03:36 PM
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Hopefully you will get yours soon. Took just shy of a month to get mine.
 
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by ChiliTX
My wife called and said mine came today also

And I ordered a ProClip setup for my Mini today... two good things!
I got mine the other day, too. A very nice afterthought from MINI. I never got anything from all my years with GM.
 
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 04:10 PM
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hmm interesting... ya i got my car pretty much the same day as you so maybe mine will come soon...
 
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 04:50 PM
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 04:56 PM
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That's great! Is that Ed "Big Daddy" Roth's Rat Fink!?

Where'd you find it!

Dave
 
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 04:57 PM
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Installed a cool Rat Fink antenna topper...
 
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 05:19 PM
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Missing Power!!!

Originally Posted by Namikuz
I installed the 16% M7 pulley. Not what I expected for performance increase.
5 psi increase, I thought I'de feel MORE of a pull than It's doing, BUT I'm comparing the difference between my Dodge turbo and that kind of increase.... I KNOW, Apples to Oranges.....
The computer still needs to learn the mod, so HOPES it gets better!!!
Well I installed a BMP CAI, FOUND THE MISSING POWER!!!!!
Not all intakes are equal. I had a modified stock box and fire wall with a drop in filter. The pulley needed MORE AIR!!!!
'LIL screamer now....
 
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Old Jan 27, 2011 | 08:06 AM
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Not installed yet, but ordered and waiting for the parts to cross the pond:
- Alta Cat-Back exhaust
- NM Eng Charge and Discharge pipes
- Blackout kit to finish the front
- NM Eng Torque Arm inserts
- R55 letters for the rear :-)
- LED Canbus DRLs
- Hoehn True-White fog lights

Ordered here locally and waiting for delivery:
- JCW Suede steering wheel
- JCW Suede shift boot and e-brake handle
- Sprintbooster to finally liven up gas pedal, I know, no power gains

Ordering in March, but not sure which ones:
Enkei RPF1s 17"
Tenzo R DC-6 v1 16"
Still stuck on whether I want to +1 on rims or stay with 16"
 
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Old Jan 27, 2011 | 08:43 AM
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Shoveled her out.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2011 | 09:33 AM
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Where in Germany, Germarican? I was in Bamberg for 4 1/2 years. If it weren't for my good cushy gubment job I would consider moving back for good.
 
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