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

Interior/Exterior My Red S just got new wheels :)

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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 01:57 PM
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My Red S just got new wheels :)

17x7 O.Z. Racing Superturismo GT Bright Silver





And 17x7.5 Elbrus I04 BDC ICE





Tires are Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2. I have a place for a spare (donut) under my rear seat delete.

And I know there is wheel gap, but I have to deal with some annoying speedbumps...



Racin' on the driver's side, and cruisin' on the passenger side...kinda like an awesome car mullet. haha

What do you guys think?
 
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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 05:02 PM
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looks great ! i really like the OZs nice looking car
 
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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 05:10 PM
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Wait....why do you have two different wheels?
 
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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 05:50 PM
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What Size Tires

I'm a Michelin fan. What Size are the tires you are running?
 
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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by miniman101
Wait....why do you have two different wheels?
I wanted two different looks. You've never had a hard time choosing between race wheels and cruise wheels? The way I look at it is it's the best of both worlds.
 
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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Milton Mini
I'm a Michelin fan. What Size are the tires you are running?
205/45/ZR17

So far so good, but I only have 300 miles on them so it's not time to break them loose yet.
 
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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 09:22 PM
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Dude, you can totally go an inch lower and still clear that speed bump. I dig both the wheels, btw.
 
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 03:00 AM
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You can only see one side at a time. This concept has been used on hotrods in the past where one side would look "50s" and the other would be modern. The engineer in me would not allow it on my own car but it sure is a good way to help make a final decision. Or leave it that way...it does'nt matter. Looks good either side.
 
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by SteveB625
You can only see one side at a time. This concept has been used on hotrods in the past where one side would look "50s" and the other would be modern. The engineer in me would not allow it on my own car but it sure is a good way to help make a final decision. Or leave it that way...it does'nt matter. Looks good either side.
Well, the engineer in me was skeptical (I'm not a mechanical engineer btw, so my opinion really carries no weight ), but the wheels are within a pound of each other and the offset within mm. The only thing that kinda bothered me is that the rims are 17x7.5 on one side and 17x7 on the other. I'm not sure what the effects are/might be.
 
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by MoxieMini
Dude, you can totally go an inch lower and still clear that speed bump. I dig both the wheels, btw.
And I could always file down the air dam . I've gotta let my bank account recoup before I look at coilovers though...
 
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Old Jul 19, 2009 | 10:33 AM
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I love the first wheels!
the second ones not so much.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 07:49 AM
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Ok........now that's just weird.
 
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