I wouldnt do it on mine, but I've never seen that on a MINI, so maybe you should do it and be original!

 

ehhh im not gunna do it... not like i can drive around with it anyways!

 

Did you get to the FYI section? It's so hilarius

"What is it?" "Love your ride!" It's a baby Hummer!" "Is it a mini cooper?"

BTW; where are the neon pictures?

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Brings to mind the oversized, underpowered fart-can pushed ricer. My personal opinion is: cheese.

 

Great web page design....

 

That page made me hurt inside over and over. That is quite possibly one of the worst designed websites I have seen. Those pictures are quality also.

Personally, I customize my cars by not customizing them at all. While everyone does stuff to their cars, I leave mine bone stock. But to each his own.

Medic

 

for sale

 

while we are at putting neon under our MINIs, why not add those glowing lights to the wheel caps?

 

Personally, I was thinking of putting a continental kit on my Mini.....

bwaahahahahaha....

 

Don't forget the spinners on the wheels and the welded chain steering wheel!

 

I personally agree that if the tubes are hidden, it can look pretty cool.


And with all the bronze wheels, huge tacky decals and magnets, pink stripes on green cars, and other unique stuff people on here do to beautiful MINIs, don't let NAMers influence you. Just do what you like and what you think looks good.

 

i dont think underglow is what the mini is all about. save that for wanna be street racers in thier dodge neons and honda civics. imo worst mod you could do to a mini.

 

Putting under glow lights on a MINI is no more "ricey" than putting stickers on them or clear indicators, exhausts, etc. You can say that's what started the Mini scene back in the 60's, but the same could be said about the guys with neon lights behind the grills and under the chassis of their Caddies back in the 50's and 60's. Nobody can say that this mod is not for a MINI. I payed $22K for my car, and if I want a glow emitting from underneath, then I'm going to do it. I'm military and meet people daily from all walks of life. To each his own.

 

We'll all laugh at you, and won't invite you to any Star-Belly Mini parties.

Seriously though, the glowing thing is super tacky. The mini is a classy european car, not a chincy Japanese import. Just because it may work on a civic doesn't mean it would work on a mini.

 

True to a point, but in all fairness, my 10 year old Suzuki Sidekick has been more reliable than my MINI has been, and it cost $11K brand new. Sorry, but the lights aren't any tackier than antenna toppers.

 

Im not gonna lie, I did put neon on mine. it looked pretty good actually. the bulbs went out really fast though and I decided to go back with the "classic" look

 

I like the idea of a soft glow coming from underneath a Mini at night...kind of cool. I don't think it would be tacky. If you want tacky...look at some of the galleries of extreme mods people have done to their minis. Go for it if you want to. It's your Mini and you can do with it what you want!!

 

I have neon on the footwell, and in the boot. Is that a bad thing too? I think it looks great. . Still need to see a good underneath job on a MINI. Do you remember the purple/silver cooper showed by 2003? OMG

 

Well, after doing this to the interior...



...I had some extra cathodes left over, and so I sort of constructed this light frame thing out of dense foam and silicone and put it inside my grill behind the front bumper plate... it fills the upper and lower grills with the same blue glow.

I don't have any pics yet (I haven't run the power wires, only tested it on a PC power supply I have), but it actually looked surprisingly good.

As for lighting the entire underbody... Hey, if I had the money I'd do it, sure why not? They're really only to be used at car shows (like someone said, they're illegal to run while the car is moving in many places), but they DO make people's jaws drop, and since the MINIs are so low, the glow would be pretty intense. Sure, the "purists" will say they're "Rice" and whatnot, but so what? Whatever can be put on can be taken off if you change your mind or go to sell the vehicle, so why not live a little?

By the way - you're much better off going with an LED kit like an ICELED or a Flowlight Blaze over neons... They draw far less power, are much better sealed and durable and some can be insanely programmed. Certainly NOT everyone's cup of tea, but they are certainly something different...

 

Sorry to say that there is a lot of nice Japanese Imports out there that are better than the Mini. The Fairlady Z, Mazda RX-8, Nissan Skyline, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, and the Subaru WRX Sti. They are all fine Japanese imports. Maybe not as classy as a Mini, but still great.

 

Street Glow makes a LED under car kit that I put on my JCW. The lights change to seven different colors and can be set to pulse to music beat or engine rpm, plus 10 pre-set patterns. The LED's are just as bright as neon and have more options plus they are less fragile than the neons. I paid about $220. for the complete kit.

 

Can we see?

 

Impossible to compare.
My last car was a WRX, and my best friend drives an RX-8. I prefer the Mini to both cars, but they are just not in the same class. Saying that any of those a-fore-mentioned cars are better than the Mini is a coment that is impossible to qualify. "Better" is simply a matter of opinion. Some people would claim that the Neon is better, but that sure doensn't make it true.

 

Some one tell me how this is not great looking. Matt you did a super job and it looks very, very good. I also know from reading your posts on this project, how hard you worked at it.
So here's on the results.

 

Gee, thanks, man... I appreciate that. It was hard work, but it was a ton of fun, and I learned quite a bit about my car.