The past 7 months of my mini r53 ownership i have been having fun making my car my own. So i decided to show the fourms what i have done and see what people think. Also please show me what you have done to the looks of your car small or big dont hesitate to share I started with the m7 carbon shift ****.

 

Then i decided to go to work on the stock grill which seemed too girly for me personally. I went with the aero grill from outmotoring which was a pain to install especialy with a broken ankle. However i managed all the grill modifications i had to do with a dremell.

 

I got really bored with my interior i wanted something to spice it up. since i am a skater and made regular trips to skate shops i would always get a few stickers with my purchases. I had no use for all of them until now. A nice sticker bomb for those boring downtubes would do

 

Everything was looking good, from the color of your MINI to the first few mods. But the deal breaker for me is the stickers. But the best thing about a MINI is personalization. So

 

where did u get the vinyl ???

 

Hmm if ur refering too the stickerbomb on the downtubes then that isnt vinyal its just a collage of stickers but u can buy stickerbomb sheets on like amazon or ebay

 

I wish someone out there in MOD LAND would make the lower aero grill modifications for us lazy folks, so it can just be ready to put in the bumper when we open up the box, dammit... It is crazy that nobody has thought about doing that. I'd easily pay a healthy percentage more for that part if it came to me ready-to-install.

The fact that it is a P.I.T.A. to modify is why I haven't pulled the trigger on the purchase of the aero grille yet.

Yours looks great; made me jealous...

 

Plasti-dip, m7 splitter, fubrication gp wing, cowl scoops, and a craven speed tow hook. Not sure why nam rotated my photo. You seem of to a good start I recently helped someone install the aero grill man that's a pain.

 

Outmotoring has two versions of the grilles one needs modifications and is a pain in the butt, but the other snaps right in, call them if you dont see it on thier site.

 

With only 1 in 1700000000000 Mini's identical, mods seem a lost cause. Sorry.

 

Opinions are like A-holes everyone has one.

 

+1

 

06 cooper S that I've had since new. Mods are:
- shorty antenna
- white front side markers in wheel arches
- tinted windows
- JCW upper and lower grille (it was not hat bad of a project folks, just do the low part too.)
- DINAN exhaust
- DINAN CAI
- DINAN stage 1 software
- OZ wheels (forgot the model) for summer
- Michelin alpin winter tires on stock 17 inchers

All the above mods on the R53 were done within the first year. Been enjoying it ever since.
Vibra Technics upper motor mount coming in the next couple of weeks.

Day one - fully stock:


A few months later:


A couple of weeks ago at 85k miles:


Exhaust:

 

Fredo, that's a really nice example of an R53. Really beautiful, nice work! Those wheels are fantastic.

 

Fredoin, that's beautiful. Mine is the same colour except I have the rally stripes. I was considering getting an aero grille and now thanks to this pic, I have a pretty good idea of what it might look like

 

I know exactly how u feel man i looked and looked for help but after about 6 hrs i figured out the simplest nd best way to do it is too cut the whole lower grill so that it fits flush with the body of the car then double sided tape tht bad boy right on mines been on since i got it solid as a rock if u want the jcw aero grill nd not the outmotoring one get a dremel mark how deep u need the cut nd cut all the way along the lower grill then get som sticky tape from auto zone.

 

Does anyone have those aero grilles which float around on ebay? Do those require any modification? I've seen some listed as "stock cooper S bumper"

 

Its not often you find such rude people as MINI owners.
Bradminator, I'm ashamed of you and for you.

 

Really? How am I rude?

 

Thanks. It's been a fantastic little car. Quick, reliable, fun, and surprisingly practical.

@ LethalR53. Do he grille. It really sets off the pepper white.

 

Bradminator - See your PM

 

Responded.

 

Finaly got the wheels and tires done here are the pictures. tommro morning im getting limo tint as well

 

looks great.

 

Great stuff. I can't wait foe warmer weather to start on my new (to me) 06 R53.