Meanest Looking Cooper - Pics (Gen 1, R50/R52/R53)
 

As the title says, Meanest Looking Cooper - Pics (Gen 1, R50/R52/R53)

I saw it in the R56 section and decided we need one too.

Post a picture of your 'mean' Gen 1.

:)

You beat me to it Tigger! Let's see those mean R53s... :popcorn:

2002 Mini Cooper S
 

You got me in!!




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Nice. Pretty mean. Keep 'em comin'.

:)

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I prefer clean, not mean, on my JCW Cabrio.

Never been a fan of making all the chrome black. I think it makes the car look cheaper....but that's just me

Clean is good too. Clean & Mean is .. bad ass! Mine still has most of the chrome on it too.

:)

I don't think it's mean .. but here's mine.

Everyone is blacking out and it's getting a little old. I decided to resist and go chrome.
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I don't think I will black out the chrome. I kinda like it - keeps it balanced. My other black vehicle has kept most of its chrome too.

Not really mean, but I like it...

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I only de-chromed the extra chrome from the exterior chrome package.

Nice.

Dang, the Redbull mini is sick.

I'm in the process of rebuilding/modding my R53! Give me a few weeks and I'll get all up in here, I've been playing around with plastidip/paint quite a bit in between mechanically difficult stuff >:)

Eh I wish it was meaner but considering what it used to look like I'd call it meaner.

Pure Silver + S lites for life!
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Stripes and Checks on ANY Mini always makes them mean ....:lol:

Pure Silver + S-Lites until I've got the cash for better wheels

It's just so hard to know how good wheels will look on your car when you're looking at pics online :(

Definitely looks meaner. :)

I like Mdaz and Colins.

I can't say I'm a fan of the black wheels though, they look too obviously aftermarket IMO.

I love the union jack roof or wing mirrors (I am British) but I can't do the roof on mine as there is a massive sunroof I'd hardly see any of it. I just tried to wrap a union jack on my wing mirrors but after ages getting it smooth I found the lip of the mirrors wouldn't lock in to place very well with the wrap on the edge! Stripped it off again, lol.


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[I]Crappy union jack mirror wrap job >.

They make perforated sunroof graphics which also double as a sunshade. Here's a Union Jack


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Here's my old Space Blue that I still miss. I thought it was kind of aggressive looking for a MINI.


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That is a cool color!

I like the front end of a liquid yellow Mini...

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Wow, those wheels look really classy. And I usually hate aftermarket wheels. What are they?

What does mean mean? Do any of these qualify?
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Aero grill + stock bumper is so gorgeous (LY/B Masterrace) :grin: