Looks great....I like your strips a lot, clean and neat!

Happy Motoring days Ahead!!

 

Very nice.

 

Did that kid beat you up right after this picture?

And how much did the powder coating cost?

 

Sweet!

What springs did you use? Those wheels are 17 or 18 inch?

 

x 2

 

18's with H&R springs, and the powdercoating with sandblasting them first came to right about $60 a wheel. I can't complain I got the wheels for a flat $100 each so total they cost me $160 a piece. Thanks for the comments. I am actually looking into coilovers right now. I want the rear to squat a little more. As for the kid.....when I snapped the picture he was yelling "I want my two dollars!"

 

I'm still a newb so please don't bash me for this... But what is the "joey mod" you guy/girls speak of?

 

It's the mod that consists of taking your headlights apart, and painting the insides. As you can see from mine, that it isn't chrome anymore, it is astro black and white.

 

looks great, the door handles are easier than the Joey mod. Don't forget your tailpipes. I had mine jet coated.

 

Well now knowing what it is i really like it did it cost much to do that? and was it a total pita?

 

I was thinking of the Alta stealth exhaust. Are you serious about the door handles? They just look like it would be a PITA.

As for my headlights, the total cost for me was...two cans of spray paint, fine steel wool, and some acetone. The total time it took me to do the mod was about 6 hours. The first light took me about 3.5 - 4 hours and the next light was simple. Once you figure out how all the stuff comes apart it's a piece of cake.

 

Have you ever considered a white belt line? It'd match your theme perfectly! I think you should go with white door handles as well.

 

To the OP,

Where did you get your stripes from? Are they available to order online?

 

http://www.mightystripes.com/Stripes.htm They are the offset style. As for the white, I have debated white handles....who knows what I will do. It all depends on if I feel up to the task of taking the handles out for Lyle.

 

The lights are unbelievable...love the white touch. Would love to do the same with mine but in Hyper blue (in place of the black, not the white).

 

Here's a picture of mine with white handles and gas cap (kinda hard to see ni the shadow). I thought about white headlight rings but didn't think it would work, but they look better (on your red one above) than I expected (also like the white belt line...again, unexpected).

Lyle hasn't yet found a good Hyper Blue vinyl so I'm patiently waiting. I've put on an aero grill since tis was taken and have white subzeros waiting to be cleaned up, PC'ed and mounted.

 

Jet coated? Cost, pictures?

 

To my fellow spaced roof stripes MINI:
I chose white mainly because everyone was dechroming their MINIs by "blacking" them out, so I decided to be a bit different and "white" out instead. It worked!

 

The white looks nice! Are your sub zeros going to be white again? I have some new brake pads on the way...the stock pads pretty much make it so I have to at least rinse off my wheels after every drive. But then again I am OCD about the wheels being clean.

 

Thank you.

 

If your question was directed to me...yes, the wheels will stay white (only two really need the powder coat).

 

Sin MINI do you use wheel armour? I have it on the inner part of my wheels right now, but I still need to get my aftermarket low dust pads. Should be here friday!

 

haven't tried it...in fact, I was about to research to fnd the best way to coat a wheel to allow the dust to wash off easier.

 

Prima Wheel Armor plus Hawk Ceramic pads will set you free...

 

I have the Prima Wheel Armour and I have the Bobcat pads on the way.