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JCW GarageInterested in John Cooper Works (JCW) parts for your 2nd Generation MINI? This is where JCW upgrades and accessories for the MINI Clubman (R55), Cooper and Cooper S (R56), and Cabrio (R57) MINIs are discussed.
This is my 09 JCW. This Astro Black car is unusual in the number of options that it has. I'm unaware of any option that this car doesn't have, except the body kit
. It's also the only one I've ever seen with a full Alcantara (Dinamica?) "racing suede" interior. The headliner, doors, dash, A-Pillars, B-Pillars and C-Pillars are covered with the stuff. It appears to be a factory job since the markings for airbags and such are present.
I've had Porsches (yes, I'm another who went from a 997 to a JCW). Porsches have an "Exclusiv" catalog of options that are hand installed and special ordered. Is there something similar for MINI? As with all my cars, I bought this used and have some but not all of its history.
I'm unaware of any option that this car doesn't have, except the body kit
The car does have the "factory aero kit", which includes painted wheel arches and is different from the dealer-installed JCW aero kit. I think the suede interior must have been a custom job by a previous owner. You can look up factory installed options on your car: http://bimmer.work/
The car does have the "factory aero kit", which includes painted wheel arches and is different from the dealer-installed JCW aero kit. I think the suede interior must have been a custom job by a previous owner. You can look up factory installed options on your car: http://bimmer.work/
Wow, I had no idea you could get factory painted wheel arches on a Mini, you sure couldn't with the R56/F56 models. And to have it done costs like $2,000k. Very cool. I agree, the Alcantara interior trim probably isn't factory. My Recaro seats are the only Alcantara options I've seen on the R56 Minis. I think the JCW leather seats in the F56 come in it too.
Wow, I had no idea you could get factory painted wheel arches on a Mini, you sure couldn't with the R56/F56 models. And to have it done costs like $2,000k. Very cool. I agree, the Alcantara interior trim probably isn't factory. My Recaro seats are the only Alcantara options I've seen on the R56 Minis. I think the JCW leather seats in the F56 come in it too.
You could get the arches painted from the factory on an R56 if you got the aero kit. I had the JCW aero kit arches (and all the other trim at the bottom of the car, bumpers, side skirts, etc) painted for $450 locally since it came with unpainted arches.
EDIT: Red door panels? Now that's something I haven't seen before on a MINI.
03-03-2017, 06:02 PM
