Interior/Exterior Interior and exterior modifications for Cooper (R50), Cabrio (R52), and Cooper S (R53) MINIs.

Interior/Exterior New wheels, tires and springs

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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 09:10 AM
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New wheels, tires and springs

Lowered on Mach V springs with 16x7 drag dr-16 and 215/50/16 rubber. Im pretty satisfied. Let me know what your think.

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and a couple more:

 
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 09:19 AM
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man i did it again. sorry guys meant to post this in the gen 2 forum
 
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 09:36 AM
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looks good
 
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 05:20 PM
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Looks nice, I would have gone with a bigger wheel though.
 
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Creeve
I like the drop a lot, but I think the wheels have relatively 'thick' chrome lips. With smaller darker middle spokes, the illusion makes the wheels look smallish. The new wheels look even smaller than the OEM ones even tho I believe they are of exact same size.

Well, it does give it a different look. Almost one of those neo-retro look. If you like the looks, that's all that matter.

 

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