Way to go Aaron!!! I also am interested in the Blackline lights. Do you think they will be releasing them for the U.S. market? Thanks!!!


-Steven

 

07147117693 is the bolt you need. I verified it with my MINI parts guy.

 

Thanks Scooter! Great info. Now maybe Aaron can source it for us


-Steven

 

Nice! Thanks man. Here's a picture of it from ECS:

http://www.ecstuning.com/ES16788/

 

Install took an hour. I'm going to make an install how to, even though it's fairly straight forward, to help the skittish people. I'll post the link when it's done.

 

Pics?.

 

 

That looks extremely good. The sun is already down here and I was wondering why your photos looked like that. Then I realized you're 3 hours behind, haha.

 

Did you add the two side under panels or did they come with your JCW?. I'm going to add them to my roadster as well as the front under panel.

 

Came that way.

 

^ Scooter thanks for the pics...looks fantastic on your Coupe! I have a theory that the Roadster does not come from Mini with the under panels because the Roadster has the extra braces on it which may not clear. I'm still going to try and fit a pair on mine.


-Steven

 

OK thanks. BlueToy's JCW roadster doesn't have them,( pic on page six). I wonder if it is because of the roadster braces?. And do they cause a problem for the under panels.

 

INSTALL THREAD

 

Looking forward to installing mine on my JCW coupe. So I have to ask, what are your thoughts about the kit? Has anyone noticed it? Any additional noise underneath? ETC...

 

So the bolts missing (part # 07147117693) are just M6x25 bolts. I bet you could goto an Ace hardware or something and pick up something that will work while also getting a washer to fit. Also MINI uses a ton of M6x25 Torx screws all around the car, so if the bolt option isn't available, you can find Torx head screws with washers all day long at your MINI parts center and they should fit just fine.

Something like this:

http://www.ecstuning.com/ES470813/

-Z

 

It's a solid OEM part. It would have made things easier if were installing the two under panels and the diffuser at the same time. There are actually four more mounting points that didn't reach that secure the tunnels to the under panels, but I would have had to loosen every nut and bolt on the panels to menuever everything around; it's still solid without doing it.

Then there's the obvious problem, since it's not really a "kit", it doesn't have all of the securing bits you need, which is why I made the install thread with part numbers.

No one noticed except for the guys at the dealership when I stopped by to show them.

It may just be me wanting to feel or hear a difference, but I swear there's a bit more wind noise near the top of my windshield, maybe caused by the extra downforce from smoother air flow under the car. It could also just be that I was listening really hard for a difference and finally noticed it.

 

Place my order with Outmotoring today. I'll post pics once they're installed.
I plan to use Scooter09's install guide - thanks Scooter.

 

I'd be interested to see if this would fit on mine, considering how big the tips are on my invidia exhaust.

 

What are you motoring around in?

 

Aaron. Any news from you guys at outmotoring on order updates? Been over two weeks since I ordered.

 

Whats the total hardware parts are you guys looking for?


Something like this:

http://www.ecstuning.com/ES470813/


Thanks as I can get most parts.

 

Those appear to be the the same bolts the come on the tunnels to hold them to the diffuser. They do fit. However, in the install thread I made I used a different bolt, mostly because it had a big washer.

 

http://www.ecstuning.com/ES16788/
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That's the one you used because it has the larger washer. Its M6x25. OEM part number 07147117693

 

Yes. With the size of the hole and the size of the head on the torx bolt, I decided it would be safer to use a larger washer. It would probably never happen, but, it looked like if the bolt was off center in the hole, the diffuser tunnel could pop off with enough shaking. Better safe than sorry.

 

Installing mine tomorrow....I'll post pics.