Hey I bought a new car off a dealers lot and I am wondering how you could go about finding the build date? It is a 06 cooper

thanks
james

 

Try calling 866-ask-mini and tell them your VIN. I think they might be able to help. Congrats on your purchase, by the way!

 

Drivers door post shows that on data plate.
F.

 

Look at your drivers side door jam. There is a plate there, it should have "xx/xxxx" on it, thats your build date.

 

sweet, thanks guys, is there a build date for 06 coopers I should be worry about?

 

Not really...all the 06's have the same quirkyness for the most part.

 

You can also get the build week off of your odometer
Look at this link (under 1.4):
http://www.mini2.com/forum/draft-f-q...l-display.html

 

I found it, 11/06 so it was one of the last 06 of the line?

 

Mine was also built in 11/06! :tumbsup:

 

what color is yours? coopr or S? i have pics in my gallery

 

Since you have a November 2006 car, there is one thing that you should be aware of. Your car has the larger 14mm X 1.25mm lug bolts, not the older 12mm X 1.5mm bolts. This is going to become significant if you switch to aftermarket wheels, since many of them don't have bolt holes large enough to accept the 14mm bolts.

Also, even though the lug bolt change happened in July 2006, the owner's manual wasn't updated with the new torque values, and still lists a torque speciication of 88 lbf-ft. The bolts on your car are the same as the bolts in the new R56, so you should probably use the same torque spec as the R56 (102 lbf-ft).

 

So my car will fit the new 07 rims?

 

Yes - all of the factory rims will fit either the 12mm or 14mm bolts.

 

Never mind...