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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 07:22 PM
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MINI Woody Exterior Mod

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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 07:24 PM
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you know...it's very unique....and frankly it's done well...every thing fits...nothing stands out to me...I am not saying I would do it..but heck...if the owner loves it...than that's good by me
 
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 07:30 PM
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I like the wheels. That's about it.

The stripes clash horrifically with the fake wood and the tint.

This is roughly the 100th time that I've thought that this site needs a barfing smily.
 
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 07:43 PM
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The wood makes it look too much like the PT Snoozer but I like any MINI that is this personalized. It would be a great beach car!
 
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 07:50 PM
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that mirror has to go.
 
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 08:05 PM
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Are those chrome A-pillars?!
 
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 08:09 PM
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Toss a coupla 'boards on top, park in at the beach, it'd be perfect. Not my cuppa tea, but still unique enough.
 
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 08:30 PM
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 08:31 PM
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only in Japan huh?

That A-pillar either looks like tin foil or a metalic stick-on

It also looks like it has the MINI rear sunshades but.... it also looks like it has some lame front windshield roller shades (what do they do behind the shades is their privacy )

I wouldn't trust the 'suction-cup" roof rack
 
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 08:38 PM
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To each his own.

Bad taste aside, the owner sure is creative and brave.
 
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 08:43 PM
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It is probably owned by the manufacturer of those parts !!
 
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 08:56 PM
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I would love to do something like that with real wood.Maybe iron wood or some nice purple heart
 
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 05:42 AM
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A little overboard for my tastes.

It also looks a lot like photoshop to me. (Look at the leading edge of the rear wheel well. A magnetic stone guard that goes under the wood grain?)
 
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 05:52 AM
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Originally Posted by KevinR
A little overboard for my tastes.

It also looks a lot like photoshop to me. (Look at the leading edge of the rear wheel well. A magnetic stone guard that goes under the wood grain?)
Ditto...

Way overdone, but if it's gonna be done, go full pimp and make the white walls on the tires wider too...
 
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 06:18 AM
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It looks like a shortened version of the station wagon Clark Griswald gets stuck with in the original National Lampoon's Vacation.
 
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 07:25 AM
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AGG panasports with whitewalls ? It does look well done but like said before way too pt cruiser.
 
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 11:02 AM
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If it were real, and I agree its not, it's questionable. Get rid of stripes and bully bars.

But whatever floats your boat. I don't have to drive it.
 
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 11:13 AM
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The wood would (wood-wood) work best on a pepper white, I think, without all that extra crap stuck on to it. Less is more.
 
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 11:16 AM
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Well executed for the most part I'm amazed at what you can do with the Mini
 
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 11:17 AM
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The wood I can handle. for the wheels and the gas cap.

Just say no to:
Bull bars
Whitewalls
that mirror
whatever is going on with the headlights
Chrome A and B pillars
Chrome on the wheel arches
What looks like a rock chip guard partially under the wood
The front sunshade
The roofrack

I'll give it an A for effort and a C for execution.
 
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 01:01 PM
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WHITEWALLS? Interesting!
 
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