I have an Astro Black MCS and was going through the threads and seeing how great MINI's look with different color headlight rings, door handles, mirrors, scoops, grills, etc. Does anyone have pictures of an Astro Black with these bits. For anyone who has seen an astro black, you know that the car isnt a true black and has sort of a midnight blue tint to it. I was wondering what these mods and what color blacks would look nice against the AB paint. I really want to experiment but rather see some pictures first.

So if anyone could point me in the right direction or drop some photos in here, that would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance!

 

I think the chrome exterior goes great with the Astro Black .
Herewith my MCS (wheels Descent Dark V 17" with Bridgstone Blizaak winter runflats ; summer wheels white crown spoke with Dunlop runflats (not shown).
Sport suspension, LSD, sport button, bluetooth usb audio .

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/c...blackbeast.jpg

 

Here is a recent shot of my AB R56 with the JCW CF parts installed.

 

Ooo, that is pure beauty...

 

Where's you get the little person on the roof?

 

Not exactly and '07.. but you get the idea..

 

Thanks!

I actually was just going to start a similar thread. I want to get rid of the chrome but not sure how true black will look on this wannabe blue black car of mine here.

 

LOL. That was someone standing in the distance at the top lot at Mt Wilson where that pic was taken. I just noticed that it looks like an antenna add-on.

 

Thought I'd throw up a couple of mine. On the showroom floor just before I drove it home.

 

Sorry, I forgot to add that I have the Chrome Line pack - interior and exterior. Initially I didn't really care for all the chrome trim on the exterior. Now I quite like it and don't plan on changing any.

 

hi astroS, is that mini yaletown where you got your mini from? another Astro black MCS in vancouver area! very nice!

we have a few members in our mini club that has the astro MCS too.. www.sizeminiclub.ca feel free to join

 

Updated pic from last week.

 

Yep, MiniYaletown. Thanks for the invite, I'll check it out for sure. Are you guys affiliated with VMCC ?

 

Dig them black wheels TrboKrt, what are they?

 

Looks like the OZ Ultraleggera's. Contemplating getting them for my PW/B. They look awesome on your AB, TrboKrt.

 

Are those 18's? How's the ride?
Those tyres look like rubber bands!

 

They are the 18" OZ Ultraleggera's with Yokohama S.drive tires in 215/35/18. The ride is better than with my former RF's but not bad actually.

The mat finish goes well with the plastic trim on the MINI so they don't look out of place to me.

 

My AB/AB JCW MCS.

 

Looks good Mike.

You're running some pretty meaty tires there. Did you do anything else to the suspension besides the JCW? How do you find it rides day to day?

I plan to basically head where you've gone with yours except I'm not adding the aero kit.

 

Everything is stock or JCW - nothing additional except, of course, the wheels and tires.

The tires are Bridgestone Potenzas and they are ultra high-performance all seasons. They were pretty good on the track, although, I will be getting a dedicated set of wheels and tires for next track season.

Since they are non-runflats, I think they balance the ride out nicely day-to-day (I had the stock runflats on there for 1000 miles.) It's firm and responsive but not distracting on an average road. I drove 250 miles last Sunday it was really nice (first "long" trip in the car.)

From the looks standpoint, I'd highly recommend the JCW aero kit.