Love the new Orciari body kit from MINI-Madness but I don't have the "S" so how am I going to beable to use this kit. I eMail them and see if this kid fit my MINI Cooper and if so I'm ordering it. The kit show that it has additional fog light install. That look sooooooooooooooo Cool. I want it now and the price is not that bad $1,192.00.

Any of the MINI owner out there have this kit install to their MINI? If yes can you please post some pic. Thank you

http://www.mini-madness.com/product....=228&3=157

 

Here is another source for the kits
http://www.promini.com/products/orciari.shtml


The new ProMini aerodynamic kit by Orciari of Italy is truly one of the nicest designs we have ever seen. The front spoiler features a very aggressive upper and lower grill opening, with additional fog lights and brake cooling ducts. The complete kit consists of front spoiler bumper cover, front grill assembly, rear bumper cover, and left & right side skirts. The optional pieces are the front air intake scoops, rear 3-piece roof spoiler, ergonomic seat supports, and instrument bezels. All items are made from ABS and come ready to be painted.

As for the use of the kit with an MC.
Look at the rear picture- see the center opening for the tailpipe? That would be the problem since the MC has the side tailpipe. Otherwise it would seem OK to mount the kit on an MC from the front and sides. So if it is only the back that is in question you could do some sort of mod on the rear bumper or leave it off completely and wait for them to make a different rear bumper for the MC or tell them you want to be the first and create a prototype.

Look above and note there are "Brake cooling ducts built in" to the front sides of the bumper! besides the fog lights.

 

>Look above and note there are "Brake cooling ducts built in" to the front sides of the bumper! besides the fog lights.


I can't see what you are telling me about the "brake cooling ducts builtin" . Where

 

On each side of the front bumper are black areas which contain several lights on the inside area but on the outside facing edge you will see a small slit running up and down or vertically. This allows a little air from the front to slide in past the bumper directly to the front brake pads and cool them down a bit. This helps the brakes to stay a little cooler and reduce fade. This is a nice feature and one that is not present on any other kit at this time. Almost worth the upgrade in my opinion providing that it works and provides enough air to the right spot. Not really difficult to do.
If you can't see it, don't worry. It's there.

Nobody has pictures or much to say yet because it is brand new and there are not many. I ordered the dual scoops and they were backordered but arrived a few days ago. Very nicely done and all high quality materials. It is possible that if another company made a good aerokit at a lower price we could get a price war going. Notice how the kits are all hovering around $1200? Same thing could be said about all those pricey big brake kits for $2000.

 

I was at the BMP event in Tyler TX yesterday and saw this kit on an EB and a PS MCS, very nice kits, especially for the money. I'm guessing that for the $1500 you spend on the kit alone with MINI you can get this kit and have it painted, and then install it yourself. The kit appears to be well built and had a nice fit. I regret not taking pictures, I could have posted them for you. There were a number of MINI enthusiasts there, perhaps some one else got a shot.

As for the MC application I agree with minihune, there should be no fit issues with it on a Cooper other than the exhaust. You might contact a quality muffler shop and look into the cost and performance issues with modifying the location of your tail pipe.

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