Attention R50 owners

I have available Stock R53 (Coopers S) Shocks, springs, rear sway bar from a 2005 Cooper S.
If you are looking to upgrade your Cooper to "S" suspension contact me.
Best offer and you pay shipping. 45k highway miles, no leaks, good stuff
Location S.F. By Area, Ca

 

I am in the market for a pair of front springs but can only use ones with the part numbers 31 33 6 759 388. These could possibly come from an MCS depending upon the option package of the car they came off of. You can find the part numbers from any MINI dealer by giving him the last 7 digits of the VIN. I also have the ETK ( Electronic Parts Catalog) that I can get the part numbers from.

 

Upon additional familiarization with the ETK (I just got the software last week), it seems that the last 7 digits of the VIN only identifies certian attributes of the vehicle such as model, right hand drive, year and month of manufacture. There are 11 additional parameters that affect spring part numbers.
1. National version Canada
2. Automatic transmission
3. DSC iii
4. Sport suspension plus
5. Head air bags
6. Glass roof
7. Storage compartment package
8. Headlight cleaning system
9. Fog lights
10. CD changer (6 CD)
11. Harman Kardon Hi Fi system

When I input the last 7 digits of my VIN, I still had to select the proper items from the list above. This gave me the part numbers of the springs that came on the car (SS not SS+), If I then add the sport suspension plus option it comes up with the spring part numbers for my car with the SS+ suspension. The springs also have color code bands on the spring coils but this is apparently just for manufacturing assembly use for I can find no info to associate these with the part numbers.
Now you know everything that I know about it.
Ben

 

I agree it's a nice swap. But don't you feel you'd get more attention by posting your for sale ad in the marketplace forum?

 

I have access to ETK and come up with the same part numbers no matter which options I select 389 front and 285 rears

 

You are right. In order to find the -388 front springs I need, I guess I will have to find a Cooper owner who had the SS+ suspension and went to after market setup.
Ben