Interior/Exterior Interior and exterior modifications for Cooper (R50), Cabrio (R52), and Cooper S (R53) MINIs.

Interior/Exterior Painting Headlight Housing (aka Joey Mod)

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Sep 3, 2006 | 12:41 AM
  #201  
Bar10girl's Avatar
Bar10girl
3rd Gear
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 172
Likes: 0
From: Irvine, CA
Originally Posted by fj0
Prototype or are they released?
Check your pm.
 
Reply
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 08:34 AM
  #202  
MSFITOY's Avatar
MSFITOY
OVERDRIVE
20 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 7,926
Likes: 40
From: Greensboro, NC
 
Reply
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 08:37 AM
  #203  
fj0's Avatar
fj0
5th Gear
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 950
Likes: 0
From: Sweden
What about painting the headlight rings black, or bodycolor?
 
Reply
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 09:23 AM
  #204  
anathema's Avatar
anathema
3rd Gear
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 210
Likes: 0
From: Denver, CO
Just for future reference, this pic is of a PW Joey mod on a PW/B car...

 
Reply
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 09:47 AM
  #205  
ImagoX's Avatar
ImagoX
6th Gear
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 5,692
Likes: 2
I like that lower splitter a lot... Is that part of the "PW Joey" MOD? Sorry to ask - I've never heard of it...
 
Reply
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 09:49 AM
  #206  
MSFITOY's Avatar
MSFITOY
OVERDRIVE
20 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 7,926
Likes: 40
From: Greensboro, NC
Originally Posted by fj0
What about painting the headlight rings black, or bodycolor?
I thought about body color but my theme needs some chrome to keep it "real"...

Black? Not for me...it looks like a racoon on light colored Minis
 
Reply
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 09:50 AM
  #207  
Drillslinger's Avatar
Drillslinger
6th Gear
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,140
Likes: 0
From: Germany
The term "Joey Mod" refers to the painting of the interior headlight bits I believe it began with the VW guys
 
Reply
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 09:55 AM
  #208  
ImagoX's Avatar
ImagoX
6th Gear
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 5,692
Likes: 2
Ah, OK thanks. never heard that term before. I still like that splitter, though.

I'll keep an eye our for some spare headlamps (sounds too risky to do with my actual lamps)... I think this MOD would look great with the interior parts painted a dark gray metallic color rather than my body color.
 
Reply
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 10:05 AM
  #209  
minimusprime's Avatar
minimusprime
6th Gear
iTrader: (1)
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 1,429
Likes: 1
From: Flying My Roflcopter
Originally Posted by MSFITOY
Thanks for the new background. That last one I had has been on my work laptop for like 6 months. I mean... it wasn't even still fall and i had to look at all those fall colors distracting me from the real eye candy.

:P

/endthreadhijack...

Again all of these look awesome. Im stalking sets of headlights so i can get a backup set to do this to. Do you guys think it's easier on non-xenons?

and are the non-xenon lights that much cheaper?
 
Reply
Old Sep 11, 2006 | 12:38 PM
  #210  
Bar10girl's Avatar
Bar10girl
3rd Gear
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 172
Likes: 0
From: Irvine, CA
Hey guys, here is another pic of the car taken by the infamous Dave Bunting.

 
Reply
Old Sep 11, 2006 | 12:44 PM
  #211  
MSFITOY's Avatar
MSFITOY
OVERDRIVE
20 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 7,926
Likes: 40
From: Greensboro, NC
Originally Posted by Bar10girl
Hey guys, here is another pic of the car taken by the infamous Dave Bunting.

Wow...what offset are your wheels
 
Reply
Old Sep 11, 2006 | 12:48 PM
  #212  
Bar10girl's Avatar
Bar10girl
3rd Gear
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 172
Likes: 0
From: Irvine, CA
Wheels are et43 on 16x7.5.
 
Reply
Old Sep 11, 2006 | 12:49 PM
  #213  
dave's Avatar
dave
pug poo picker-upper
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 9,803
Likes: 30
From: California
Karen: are you running the spacers too with those?

also: The thread Title has been Edited to make it descriptive of the thread contents
 
Reply
Old Sep 11, 2006 | 12:51 PM
  #214  
Bar10girl's Avatar
Bar10girl
3rd Gear
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 172
Likes: 0
From: Irvine, CA
Yup...15mm H&R Spacers!!
 
Reply
Old Sep 11, 2006 | 12:53 PM
  #215  
MSFITOY's Avatar
MSFITOY
OVERDRIVE
20 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 7,926
Likes: 40
From: Greensboro, NC
Originally Posted by Bar10girl
Yup...15mm H&R Spacers!!
28ET
 
Reply
Old Sep 11, 2006 | 12:55 PM
  #216  
dave's Avatar
dave
pug poo picker-upper
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 9,803
Likes: 30
From: California
Here's another photo of bar10girl's MINI I took on Saturday.

 
Reply
Old Sep 11, 2006 | 12:58 PM
  #217  
Bar10girl's Avatar
Bar10girl
3rd Gear
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 172
Likes: 0
From: Irvine, CA
Dave: Thanks again for the pics. They look great as usual.

(btw: I have calmed down and have come to grips with the results of Sat.)
 
Reply
Old Sep 11, 2006 | 01:12 PM
  #218  
DrPhilGandini's Avatar
DrPhilGandini
My little dose of LITHIUM
iTrader: (1)
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 2,435
Likes: 2
From: Albuquerque New Mexico
Oy Vey! I can't believe the offset on those wheels! And you've solved my problem about what spacers to get - 8mm for sure seeing how much those 15mm spacers push the wheels out. They are outside the body--woohoo.
Love the Joey mod--I just can't see myself explaining to my wife what the headlights are doing in the oven... Honey, I baked my MINI--I read about on NAM (she hates all of you already, btw!)

laughing...
 
Reply
Old Sep 11, 2006 | 01:27 PM
  #219  
fj0's Avatar
fj0
5th Gear
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 950
Likes: 0
From: Sweden
Originally Posted by gandini
Oy Vey! I can't believe the offset on those wheels! And you've solved my problem about what spacers to get - 8mm for sure seeing how much those 15mm spacers push the wheels out. They are outside the body--woohoo.
Love the Joey mod--I just can't see myself explaining to my wife what the headlights are doing in the oven... Honey, I baked my MINI--I read about on NAM (she hates all of you already, btw!)

laughing...
 
Reply
Old Jan 16, 2007 | 07:08 AM
  #220  
Jonmorgan's Avatar
Jonmorgan
1st Gear
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 33
Likes: 0
From: Staffs / Cambridge
think i need a weekend off to do this...
 
Reply
Old Dec 16, 2007 | 08:47 AM
  #221  
Coen_de_K's Avatar
Coen_de_K
4th Gear
iTrader: (1)
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 538
Likes: 3
to do or not to do




without

 
Reply
Old Dec 16, 2007 | 11:29 AM
  #222  
Wake|MCS's Avatar
Wake|MCS
6th Gear
iTrader: (1)
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 2,744
Likes: 0
From: Miami, FL
I'd go with Pure Silver if you do the Joey Mod...
 
Reply
Old Dec 16, 2007 | 02:16 PM
  #223  
danbanger's Avatar
danbanger
4th Gear
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 302
Likes: 0
I would go with black, a little contrast is always nice
 
Reply
Old Dec 19, 2007 | 07:55 AM
  #224  
VicSkimmr's Avatar
VicSkimmr
6th Gear
15 Year Member
iTrader: (2)
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 2,278
Likes: 14
From: Myrtle Beach, SC
Originally Posted by Coen_de_K
to do or not to do


DO IT, that looks awesome!
 
Reply
Old Dec 19, 2007 | 08:39 AM
  #225  
Wake|MCS's Avatar
Wake|MCS
6th Gear
iTrader: (1)
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 2,744
Likes: 0
From: Miami, FL
Originally Posted by danbanger
I would go with black, a little contrast is always nice
But too much is not. That's where people often make mistakes with MINI's, they go over the top IMO...
 
Reply



All times are GMT -7. The time now is 03:55 PM.