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Old Apr 24, 2011 | 01:44 PM
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Sick Mini.. How do you like your 3K fogs? I've been considering them. Are they an improvement, were they hard to install?
 
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Old Apr 24, 2011 | 02:01 PM
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Sick Mini.. How do you like your 3K fogs? I've been considering them. Are they an improvement, were they hard to install?
Easy to install, but the stock foglight housing is so small, it doesnt put out the type of light i thought it would, but definitly brighter than stock bulbs and they look better
 
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Old Apr 24, 2011 | 02:03 PM
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I want to do something similar to my fogs, but the stupid washer fluid bottle sits rights behind the driver side housing and is a pain to get into to. Oh wells. I love the yellow look, though.
 
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Old Apr 24, 2011 | 02:24 PM
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Ok where did you find those blue dice valve stem caps? They look like they will line write up with m y electric blue...
 
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Old Apr 24, 2011 | 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Charleston│Mini
Easy to install, but the stock foglight housing is so small, it doesnt put out the type of light i thought it would, but definitly brighter than stock bulbs and they look better
Is there a way to explain it for a complete car DIY n00b?
 
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Old Apr 24, 2011 | 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by tydude789
Is there a way to explain it for a complete car DIY n00b?
I ordered http://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/DD...ast-35W-or-55W

in the 35w due to the small housing 55w will be to hot, popped tire off,took out wheel wells, easy swap and good spot to mount ballast right there, used screw in zipties to hold all together and screwed the ballast in

And heres the guy i got the dice from
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWNX%3AIT
arrived pretty quick
 
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Old Apr 24, 2011 | 08:25 PM
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Nice thanks for the link!
 
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Old Apr 24, 2011 | 08:26 PM
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ddmtuning is awesome, their hid kits work well
 
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 07:13 PM
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Nice thanks for the link!
No problem, post pics if you get
and yes ddmtuning is great
 
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Old Jun 18, 2011 | 02:12 PM
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Have had senior graduation, senior trip to bahamas and moving into my own place with 3 friends in downtown charleston for college so ive been busy and now have to pay rent so mods are slowing down, but i messed around with my dash not done but i like the style art, alot of people dont but... idc
oh and need advice on a rim color, im blacking out tailights i want to tint headlights and blackout door handles and headlight rings also, but im stuck between white/baby blue/gold or red for the rim color



 

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Old Jun 20, 2011 | 02:03 PM
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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 09:50 PM
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love the sticker bomb! wish i had the ***** to do it.. or all the stickers..haha
 
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Old Jun 29, 2011 | 10:42 AM
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I was wondering if id like it to, and i do for now, thats the great thing about it $20 for all the stickers with a couple custom ones here and there and being able to remove them is great
 
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Old Jun 29, 2011 | 10:53 AM
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Those wheels are gorgeous on your mini, I didnt realize that black and bronze could look so good! Great job!, did you plasti-dip your side view mirrors?
 
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Old Jun 29, 2011 | 12:06 PM
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Thanks, and yea i plastidipped the side mirrors and then clearcoated over them, they looked good but have a small chip on one now
 
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Old Jun 30, 2011 | 02:11 PM
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Keeping the mini!
also un bombed dash, forgot how clean minis look with stock interior
stickerbombing was dumb, but was fun and cool for some time....
 

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Old Nov 21, 2011 | 02:56 PM
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Havent beenon NAM or MU in some time, got a job and some extra cash so im back to modding the dinan mobile, My Rims and Tires are up for sale msg me for info!
As of right now the mini is with Total mini and bmw of charleston getting a new S/C put in and i cant wait to get it back
im looking to give my mini a completely new look, starting with all blackout of chrome, headlights, tailights, and then to a set of 16" gold bbs reps...(i know, cant afford real rs's but love the look)
i ordered my tailight covers and headlights from Lamin-X, anyone had problems with them??
 

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Old Dec 12, 2011 | 10:14 PM
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Found some pictures




the 25th cant come sooner, the mini needs work
 
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Old Dec 16, 2011 | 07:57 AM
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wow I like the bottom grille thats missing
 
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Old Dec 16, 2011 | 09:16 AM
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Thanks im thinking of cutting and sanding down the little knotches that stick up to hold the grill but cant decide if i want this as a permanent mod on this bumper it would look alot better imo looks especially good on aero bumpers
 
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Old Dec 18, 2011 | 08:27 AM
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Nice car. Do the lower grille job properly and it will look even better. It's pretty easy to remove the bumper cover and dremmel out the spots where the grille tabs snap in.
 
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Old Dec 13, 2016 | 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Charleston│Mini
Found some pictures




the 25th cant come sooner, the mini needs work
That's a great photo shoot!
 
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