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Old 05-06-2009, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by AZblackOUT
This car rocks... too bad its not a first gen

Right on!
 
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Originally Posted by Malcon
i dont think taking the beltline off is really necessary. This mod is super simple. i think we're looking into it a little to hard.
you can buy the strip of black vinyl and you just wrap it on the car over the belt line. its just black vinyl so it comes off really easily and quickly.
takes about 20 min to install. just use your thumb and an exacto knife.
I guess it's worth a shot!
 
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Originally Posted by miniman101
Right on!
Does it count I used to own one? An 03 MC Indy blue and white.
 
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Does it count I used to own one? An 03 MC Indy blue and white.
Sell out!


 
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Old 05-06-2009, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by miniman101
Sell out!


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Old 05-06-2009, 11:12 AM
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why'd you get rid of the 03 MC? too many miles?

i'm a fan of the first gen ... but i love what you've done to the Night Fire.
 
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Where did you get "Oh The Shame"?????? Very cute.
 
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Originally Posted by Jacq
why'd you get rid of the 03 MC? too many miles?

i'm a fan of the first gen ... but i love what you've done to the Night Fire.
No. It only had 34K on it. Listed it on cars.com and sold it the next day. It was one of those domestic drama things.
 
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Old 05-06-2009, 11:48 AM
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Black out GOOD

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What tires do you have on that puppy? How you like?
 
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Originally Posted by n733lk
What tires do you have on that puppy? How you like?
215/45/17 BFG KDW/2 and I like a lot . Fourth set and not that we see a lot of it in sunny So Cal but AMAZING in the wet.

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Old 05-06-2009, 01:23 PM
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215/45/17 BFG KDW/2 and I like a lot . Fourth set and not that we see a lot of it in sunny So Cal but AMAZING in the wet.

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VERY Cool looking! How are they for daily driving? I hate the noise and ride of my stock RFs!
 
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The word is that those tires a bit noisy for regular driving, but like he said, they are great in the dry and just as fantastic in the wet.
 
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VERY Cool looking! How are they for daily driving? I hate the noise and ride of my stock RFs!
Like the other poster said their only downside is that some people have found them to be on the noisy side. I found that by rotating them more frequently it has minimized that situation. I have put about 40,000 miles on them combined over the past 4 years .

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Old 05-08-2009, 06:52 AM
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I Plasti-dipped my grill and headlight trim last night

Plasti-dip is my new best friend It was soooo easy to work with, and the pieces were sooooo easy to remove AND replace. Now, I'm looking around the house to see what else I can Plasti-dip

How do you remove the door and boot handles?
 
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Originally Posted by n733lk
I Plasti-dipped my grill and headlight trim last night

Plasti-dip is my new best friend It was soooo easy to work with, and the pieces were sooooo easy to remove AND replace. Now, I'm looking around the house to see what else I can Plasti-dip

How do you remove the door and boot handles?
So where's the proof? Pics!
 
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Old 05-08-2009, 08:09 AM
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Here you Go!
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So where's the proof? Pics!

 
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Very nice!!! Plasti-Dip, huh? It looks great!
 
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Originally Posted by carjoy
Very nice!!! Plasti-Dip, huh? It looks great!
Thanks! 5 minutes to remove all the pieces, 3 minutes to replace. I put on 4-5 coats of the Plasti-dip over 3 hours. SUPER easy!
 
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I think it is funny how Mini probably put the chrome accents on the car so it didn't look so plastic-fantastic and fit a retro look... and here we are vinyling, scratching and spray painting, and now Plasti-Dipping.

What can you say? The "black out" looks so much more aggressive!
 
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Plasti-dip on the headlight rings, grille, and gas cap. I used electrical tape for the belt line. (Also have done the DIY Hope Depot front Lip)















 
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Looks great Tom, and great photography work too! I too will be plastidipping my grille until i get an M7 one that is. It looks good, now I am excited for mine. The electrical tape ... never saw that before. Did you just heat it up a bit and all that?
 
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looks great!
very nice.
when do the springs get there??

great looking mini!
 
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Great job with the "Plasti Dip" as well as the belt line ! The pictures really show how well it all came out !
 
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Originally Posted by miniman101
The electrical tape ... never saw that before. Did you just heat it up a bit and all that?
I don't quite understand how this works either.

 
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