What did you do to your mini today?
Well I finished my front end work today. Upgraded control bushing. Plus changed the inner ball joint along with the wheel hub.
Then I tackled the rear. Removed the left rear brake caliper an hub. This is what I found.
Brake pad on the back side was seized. An looked like hell. My mini was in Germany for a while. I found this out by looking at the maintenance records.
Then I tackled the rear. Removed the left rear brake caliper an hub. This is what I found.
Brake pad on the back side was seized. An looked like hell. My mini was in Germany for a while. I found this out by looking at the maintenance records.
Well I finished my front end work today. Upgraded control bushing. Plus changed the inner ball joint along with the wheel hub.
Then I tackled the rear. Removed the left rear brake caliper an hub. This is what I found.
Brake pad on the back side was seized. An looked like hell. My mini was in Germany for a while. I found this out by looking at the maintenance records.
Then I tackled the rear. Removed the left rear brake caliper an hub. This is what I found.
Brake pad on the back side was seized. An looked like hell. My mini was in Germany for a while. I found this out by looking at the maintenance records.
Was time for a new battery..again!
The original battery and last one dealer put in both lasted only 2.5 years. My 2-mile commutes to-from work are really hurting the recharge cycle of the battery. I am out of warranty now so just went to local Autozone and got a Duralast H5-DLG that is OE fit. Managed to do the swap without hooking up to a power source and didn’t lose any radio presets. It was probably less than 5 minutes between removing the old battery and putting the new one in, so I guess the computer didn’t completely die on me?
The original battery and last one dealer put in both lasted only 2.5 years. My 2-mile commutes to-from work are really hurting the recharge cycle of the battery. I am out of warranty now so just went to local Autozone and got a Duralast H5-DLG that is OE fit. Managed to do the swap without hooking up to a power source and didn’t lose any radio presets. It was probably less than 5 minutes between removing the old battery and putting the new one in, so I guess the computer didn’t completely die on me?
The original battery and last one dealer put in both lasted only 2.5 years. My 2-mile commutes to-from work are really hurting the recharge cycle of the battery. I am out of warranty now so just went to local Autozone and got a Duralast H5-DLG that is OE fit. Managed to do the swap without hooking up to a power source and didn’t lose any radio presets. It was probably less than 5 minutes between removing the old battery and putting the new one in, so I guess the computer didn’t completely die on me?
haha be good on the way to work... it can get messy... but on the way home... ole!
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The MINI OEM battery is not very good. I got about 3 years out of the battery on my 2012 and a the replacement OEM battery is no better. We got about 4 years out of the OEM battery on our 2004, which I replaced with a NAPA battery which is going on 12 years now and showing no signs of quitting. The 2004 has been used mostly for grocery runs of 1 to 2 miles all this time. It’s not the driving distance; it’s the battery MINI uses.
Well I got my headliner installed today. Holly #@!%. Those damn clips on our panels are a pain in my ***. If there was a tool to remove them I would buy in a second. Liner came out great. No more sagging an stained headliner. I installed a charcoal black liner instead of the gray. Looks great.
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Very nice! Did you run a new wire across, or code the lights? I’ve been thinking about this, since the reverse light only on the one side stinks for output. I do have the rear fog light option, however....
dual rear backup lights
you have to disconnect the rear fog light if you have it, I do not, from what I know it is not an available feature in the US. Disconnecting it will cause a canbus error. I ran a wire across the back end under the plastic fascia trim the lights are on, super easy on my 2010, was not an obvious option on my '09
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