Hello,
Today i was doing a little research on MINIMANIA.COM and came across the vented fenders that M7 have been developing and i thought i should share this with you all..... by the way look at the price

http://new.minimania.com/web/Item/NM.../InvDetail.cfm

 

OUCH!!!! I have seen some one with this, I can't remember his name though.

Heres the pic:

 

Those are pretty close to the eventual M7/Samtrak ones...


...these are on Randy's car, and they look deeper(not to mention better) than the ones from MiniMania below...

 

His name is Samtrak.... and he has been working on these for a while with M7 tuning.... i still cant believe the price on these...

 

was that a misprint on the price? ouch

 

First and formost we , M7 , have nothing to do with that product as it is shown there. We have been working with Samtrack off and on with his design but have not settled on a production piece. The two sets of fiberglass sets what we have hand made look and fit fine but are more difficult to mount than the metal remanufactured units as Mini Mania are selling. We have also looked into that style but they will be a good bit more expensive than the glass versions . If we do go that route however I can guarantee you they will not be anywhere near as expensive as what has been talked about here.

Randy
M7 Tuning

 

Thank goodness for that, I almost had a heart attack when I clicked on the minimania link.

 

There are a lot of links that give me the same feeling over there.

 

at that price they better be UBER

 

 

This is a different take on the vented fender. Dropped my set off at the body shop today. As with everything custom ... 2 weeks.

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...d.php?t=104372

 

Will the M7 units allow water to pass through? I can see many a grungy door panel as a result, if so.

I personally like the deeper indentation of the M7 unit myself, but wish that the top edge were not so sharp/severe. I was just looking at a 'Vette the other day and how they did it, and think that it would look better if it were more rounded:



Seeing as how everythign ELSE on the MINI is rounded/curved, I think making the top of the opening more rounded - even a little bit - would help integrate the look better. This might add cost, though, so...

Just my .$02.

 

Depends if you cut the finder liner to match as well. I don't plan on cutting mine allowing for some under bonnet venting.

 

Thats good Bart...but they don't have enough superlative ajectives in the discription to be UBER.

 

And they can spell....

 

Randy always seems to get the best stuff first!

 

For the fenders that Nathan has fitted you could try and ask this seller if they will ship to the US

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-BMW-MINI-C...QQcmdZViewItem

 

Another style of vented fenders.

 

Or...

I had them ship me two sets and have a set for sale. Already dealt with the international shipping and customs issues. They will be on display at MITM.

 

Those other vents are nice...but I guess I just like that M7 look.

 

First Randy and now Sid...the rich just keep getting richer!

 

And the rest of us keep getting poorer , buying all their stuff .

 

Ha! Yeah the fenders look great! Minimania's price not great.

You think the vented fenders will make your engine bay more dirty?:impatient

Sid, one day soon I'll have a mod before you...

 

As long as you're making a new panel, how about removing the stock vent?

 

looking good misfitoy and maxmini!

thought id poke my head in this thread. its about time. those knock offs are purely aesthetic.... the depth of the actual scoop is about half of our design. i think they do however retain use of the washer resivoir. the fiberglass peices are lighter than stock and he cost will be just a little bit more than the stock OEM fender cost.

ive never rocked the fenderwells and dindt want a grill , so ive opted to use 3M clear bra material in the "splash" area.


here are some pics of mine... installed!




i promise more pics!!!