I was wondering if I can find aftermarket flares that would be just a bit wider than the originals, I bought 8" Hamann Wheels and would prefer to have a little wider flares that would accept a 225/40-17 tire without rubbing or trimming the original flare.
I found a web site that sell these but they say it's for the Cooper only, are they not the same on the MCS and MC?

 

MC->MCS fenders are the same as far as I'm told. The only thing that seperates them is the diffuser in the back.

 

Thanks, here's their description:
MHW NEW MINI WHEEL ARCH KIT
Fabulous looking extra wide body flare kit includes complete flares for all four fenders . These flares are a replacement for the factory fitted flares (wheel arch extentions). Cooper only.
I wonder if I can find MHW somewhere else? I'll search Google, these were from Minispares.com, I found them by fluke.

 

A couple of stores sell them. I can't remember off hand but I have seen them. I am gearing up to do a MCS->MC swap on body parts and I was assured everything mounts up to the same mount points.

 

I found MHW's web site but it's not in the US, here's a better picture of that car:

 

Yeah...It's funny. I see that kit ALL the time and I just spent 15 minutes trying to locate it again. With no luck. It figures.

 

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crap

 

I can't find a dealer in the US, time for bed, thanks and let me know if you ever find them somewhere in the US or Canada.

 

Moss Motors used to stock that kit but they had a clearance sale a few months back and I can't find it in their website.

 

As far as i know, they dont make that kit anymore.

They pop up on ebay every oncein a great while.

It was only for the cooper, as they never made a rear valance, rear corners or front bumper pieces for an S. Only 6 of the 12 black fender pieces are the same on the MC and MCS.

 

I wonder why they don't exist, after all the MINI is kind of a rebirth of the classic in a way, like Ford did with the Mustang, Chrysler PT Cruiser and all the others coming out left and right and when I look at Classic Minis, lots of them have wide flares and that's how I like them and would like to be able to add a little width to my stock looking flares and with the right size of wheels and tires I think it would look pretty good.
I drove the MINI today for the second time this year but first time with the top down and I sure love that little car.