Handles like a ****, damn this thing is crazy. I've had the biggest grin on my face since i laid eyes on it. oh, and its a bit faster than my C4 Audi A6 =D Heres what you guys wanna see, the pics =)
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Running through Herb Chambers looking for the car- of course it was at the VERY last spot in the garage.

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Sittin in it for the first time, dam its hot.


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All Smiles

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Three Miles on the ODO when I got in, 24 hours later, 130 miles on it =D

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At Dinner with the brother that night

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The next morning... Let the modding begin!!

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The awaiting alta stubby antenna gets screwed on =D

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Uh oh, I haven't owned her for 24 hours and is that my MINI at Tint King???! I think sooo!

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Nasty- all this rain has gotten it dirty VERY quick.

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35% tint all around, and laminate on the headlights-

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All done!

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Final shot outside.


Got home and did the V1 & Garmin Hardwire.

Interior shots to come.

 

Wow, looks great! i may be wrong, but I think you're the "youngest" modder I've heard so far! Less than, what, 24 hours??

 

Did those wheels come blacked out like that? Looks awesome.

 

hahahaha, yeah, i am ridiculously surprised too, i wasn't expecting to do more than the antenna... but since I'm doing the bristol run on Saturday, I didn't want to look too stock- but i LOVE the JCW wheels. The pictures do them no justice, they look 10x better when i saw them in person for the frist time vs seeing them on DS MCS's on NAM

BTW- my exhaust, for some reason, looks like the tips are bigger than the previous build minis... AFAIK sport package doesn't give you a different exhaust.. But from all the MINI's i've seen previous to getting mine, I always thought the stock exhaust was really small and oogly tips (

but mine seem to be bigger for some reason??? picture 23, they dont seem to 'close up' at the tip as much as seen in the other picture.... is it just me??

 

Yes- they are the matte black R105 JCW wheels.
They gave them to me off the showroom floor because they ordered the crown spokes instead of my wanting the web spokes. SICK deal for me. I paid for 4 TPS(tire pressure sensors) though, at 120$ each, whichwas a rip off, but i would of paid 500$ for the crown spokes anyways, so 480$ for much nicer rims, i'm very happy.

 

thats pretty sweet looking.. me wants one now....

 

Love the car, looks beautiful, and much respect on the acquisition, but shouldnt this be over in 2nd Gen?

 

haha yeah, i realized that after i replied the second time, whoops. im new to the 'new forum setup' as i was on an old school one at audiworld.com - but i cant figure out how to 'move the thread', i kinda just reposted in 2nd gen, sry

 

no need to be sorry.

Its not even worth mentioning.
Love the car!!

edit: BTW, change your sig. No need to say "en route" because that mean SOB is in your driveway.

 

Thanks for all the great pictures. You have good reason to look so happy.

 

How much did it cost to have them do all the tinting???

 

$230

50$/window, with a 20$ discount for coming originally from the audiworld forum.
They did my avant(wagon) which is 7 windows, for 250 though.