R50/53 Stock MCS exhaust burns leg - photo
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Originally Posted by Red
Thoughts?
This is the third time he did it, and you are actually posting this?
This is the third time he did it, and you are actually posting this?
I appreciate the diversity of responses. I posted more in the spirit of raising awareness--if one other MINI owner avoids a burn, then this thread was worth it. Do I think this is a design issue, yes, I do. Why? Because this is the only car I've ever owned (nearly 20 over the years) where anybody has had this problem. Then with the MCS it happens to three different people in 9 months.
I'm going to get under the MCS this weekend and see if there is an easy way to shorten the exhaust a little. If I have any worthwhile findings, I'll post them here.
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Originally Posted by findude
I'm going to get under the MCS this weekend and see if there is an easy way to shorten the exhaust a little. If I have any worthwhile findings, I'll post them here.
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From: Goodbye Milwaukee, Hello Carson City, NV
Originally Posted by JackMac
Sometimes when I get out of my other car, I bang my nutz on the seat bolsters. Man that hurts. The price you pay for sport seats!
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I read this thread and went outside to see if I could even touch the exhaust w/my leg. I do have a Miltek, but when I tried, my leg doesn't get close. Perhaps if I had a stock exhaust it may. I am 6"1', maybe my height has something to do with it. 
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