this has been a long time coming. found these on a Japanese website and on a whim i emailed them using google translate. shockingly enough, i got a response a few hours later from them. with a 12-hour difference between NY and Japan, every email/response was delayed by a full day. at the end, finally was able to have money converted to yen and then transferred to a local bank branch. 2 weeks after that, they arrived. i've been away and had only this week to get it done. i leave tomorrow again for 2 weeks so i had just enough time to have the body shop install them, drove it home, and it will be parked until i get back. while they came with a simple clear-coat, they suggested i put a UV Clear-coat on it to prevent it from yellowing down the road. i also wanted to give it a bit more protection from these NYC streets.

i am loving the lip. i love the look, and probably moreso than the JCW bumper. the rear lip will only fit the standard MCS lip (not the JCW Lip).

attachments: the rear lip attaches via 3M adhesive. the front lip attaches to 7 (SEVEN) OEM clips that support the underbody splash shield. additionally, 6 more holes existed on the lip that drilled into the underbody splash shield. all in all, 13 screws were used. also, the part of the lip that touches the bumper is lined with 3M adhesive.

thickness: it adds about 1.5-2" to the bumper. i'm running on NM springs and combined with this, the front of the car is pretty damn low. although still not as low as some of you running coilovers.

pictures below...

 

That looks sweet!!

 

Very nice! My current R56 has bits of CF all over, I really like the look and will miss it when I get my F56.

 

thanks. i've always been a fan of body kits/lips/etc.. had it on my previous car ('02 Maxima) and was itching for this car. only issue now is that NY is just not for low cars...been having to dodge a few bad bumps and getting into some parking lots.

 

looks great, what brand are they?

 

[MON] makes the front spoiler and rear spoiler lip in both FRP and Carbon Fiber.

Garbino is another manufacturer. they make a similar front spoiler.

both are expensive. i was fortunate enough to speak with the [MON] shop directly and worked out a deal. PM me and i can tell you how i was able to get them paid. had to go through a few loops as they only accepted bank transfer (in YEN) for payment.

 

sadly neither of them have a splitter for the JCW bumper...guess I'll just keep waiting

 

Marco--I think your car's front end is how MINI should have designed it in the first place! Makes it look "finished." When you say expensive, care to give a rough idea of how expensive, including shipping?

 

i'd rather not give all the details of the cost as i worked out a deal with the shop, plus they had mentioned i was the 1st in the US to reach out to them so for them it was a good "exposure" deal. nonetheless, shipping was roughly $200 for both pieces together using TNT 10-day shipping. the cost i was originally given was:

FRP Front Spoiler: ~$570
Carboon Front Spoiler: ~$765

FRP Rear Spoiler Lip: ~$450
Carbon Rear Spoiler Lip: ~$540

and again, payment had to be made in yen, so i used a bank site to buy YEN and then a bank transfer to their local branch. it was a bit nerve racking but they pulled through at the end.

i agree with you, i like how it flows with the car. it does "complete" it and makes it look stock.

 

this is F sick!

 

Marco are those the Black Line headlight rings from Mini? If so do you know if they are the high gloss black? Thanks man!

 

no, these were from aliexpress when they had this insane sale. i think i paid $75 for front/rear as a set. it attaches via 3m adhesive and is just a plastic black. but i'll tell you, noone can tell the difference. it is a glossy black. how glossy? i'd say it matches up even with glossyness of the car in general. it does'nt stand out, if that helps.

a close-up shot, if that helps any...

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w...123_120027.jpg

 

I ok thank you for that info.

 

Hi,
Cooper look's very nice 😀
Can You make more rear photos of the car ? Need to see the carbon wing at the back of the car.

Front lip is also for JCW Bumper

 

^which company makes the JCW lip?

 

that looks like the MON brand as well.

 

traveling so not with the car for another week but these are the only pics i took...

https://goo.gl/photos/HXn1U3ihpKsjCWVr9

 

Coreect - MON.

Please look at this page:

http://www.hosokawa.co.jp/info/f56/

http://www.bond-mini.jp/diary/

 

Hi,
Thank's but I need a photo like this

 

When I get back next week

 

good find! ha, they used my photo in their blog. he'll have to change that. it was such a quick picture. i need a better background.

 

Hi,
Any photo update ?

 

here you go...

 

Marco, I'm looking at the underbody clips... They don't look long enough to attach anything to them. Did you have to get different ones or...?