What did you do to your mini today?
Much better with the tint. In FL you really need it.
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Um, no ... it's a physical hitch receiver for towing things. At etrailer.com enter the details on your car and they'll point you to the hitch that'll work on your car. :D
I have a 4ft x 7ft Lil Guy Joey trailer. It's a double bed, with a teardrop built over it. Period. I can move it around the garage by hand (with a trailer dolly) so it's quite light.
Deb
I have a 4ft x 7ft Lil Guy Joey trailer. It's a double bed, with a teardrop built over it. Period. I can move it around the garage by hand (with a trailer dolly) so it's quite light.
Deb
Check the parking brake cables, too. Mine was seized on one side.
On topic: I rotated Jasper's tires yesterday. Drove him to work today.
I'll have to check that too, at this point I don't think anything will surprise me on this car. I should probably replace them even if still functional since the car is now 13 years old. Don't want it rolling away down a hill after I thought I parked it.
Dahhh Moment This Morning.
Last two days I have struggled to un-plug Ethel. This morning I unlocked the car to put my bag in the back seat before un-plugging and voila. Green light came on pushed the button and the plug came right out.
Guess I should have read the owners manual in more detail. I knew the plug door locked when you locked the car but didn't realize it also locks the plug in when you lock the car. Kind of makes sense, so it made me go Dah.
Guess I should have read the owners manual in more detail. I knew the plug door locked when you locked the car but didn't realize it also locks the plug in when you lock the car. Kind of makes sense, so it made me go Dah.
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gregsmini (07-20-2017)
brand new key
Today I panic worrying one of the Mini's keys may not function from 12 years of disuse - so it never got recharged from driving. I have a habit of storing away one set of keys in brand new condition for all my vehicles.
I was afraid the battery may have self-discharged completely after sitting around for 12 years causing irreversible damage. To my surprise the remote functions of the key work from great distance like the other key that I use regularly. I wonder if it is nuclear powered - with halflife of over 12 years.
Time to put the other key in storage.
I was afraid the battery may have self-discharged completely after sitting around for 12 years causing irreversible damage. To my surprise the remote functions of the key work from great distance like the other key that I use regularly. I wonder if it is nuclear powered - with halflife of over 12 years.
Time to put the other key in storage.
The goodies I ordered from WMW (Way): WMW break package, Powerflex lower engine mount bushings, WMW resonator delete, and the PIAA wipers got installed today by my local shop here in Huntington Beach. My R55 feels healthier somehow but i also definitely have a lot more idle vibration (seems vibrations reverb off back doors quite loudly at idle 1000rpm but dissapear as soon as you accelerate) which was expected considering the bushings help hold the movement or "slop" of the engine. Also got to detail my car with some new cloths and cleaners so all in all a great day to have a MINI.
Last edited by Kupona; 07-26-2017 at 01:27 AM.
Ethel went to the drive in "Field of Dreams" last night (our first trip to the drive in in 30 years) with the N.E.W. club. We only stayed for the 1st movie but using the car on in non-driving mode. (hit start without foot on the brake) the climate control ran for the movie so we didn't have to let the bugs in. I had to find how to shut off the DRL's since they want to be on in that mode and are quite bright. It was a great time of games before the movies and fun was had by all.
Last edited by MIminiclubman; 07-30-2017 at 07:55 AM.
Good job! Im being lazy on this... I have to replace my driver side actuator as well. Now time to find a couple of hours... haha