R56 Solutions for R56 rear looks
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Solutions for R56 rear looks
Im sorry for using some of our colleagues photos posted here, but i need to show them to point out this "R56 rear look" matter!
Well i realized that the rear of the R56 looks as if its stripped! What i mean is that the "control arms" and the exhaust, are viewed and not adequatelly covered by the rear spoiler. They are easily viewed even when one is following the car on the road! I dont know if the Mini design team did this on purpose, i hope not, but even if they did i cant think of a reason why, cause they did sutch a great job with the rest of the car!
And it gets even worse when you come to think that there are other cars, cheaper (Kia Ceed, Hyundai Accent, Golf TSI, Opel Vectra, Ford Focus ect.) that have their rear view, very well or at least better covered!
So take a look, id be happy to hear some advice on this matter cause its driving me crazy!
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Well i realized that the rear of the R56 looks as if its stripped! What i mean is that the "control arms" and the exhaust, are viewed and not adequatelly covered by the rear spoiler. They are easily viewed even when one is following the car on the road! I dont know if the Mini design team did this on purpose, i hope not, but even if they did i cant think of a reason why, cause they did sutch a great job with the rest of the car!
And it gets even worse when you come to think that there are other cars, cheaper (Kia Ceed, Hyundai Accent, Golf TSI, Opel Vectra, Ford Focus ect.) that have their rear view, very well or at least better covered!
So take a look, id be happy to hear some advice on this matter cause its driving me crazy!
http://xs321.xs.to/xs321/07451/TheProblem.jpg
http://xs321.xs.to/xs321/07451/TheProblem2.jpg
http://xs221.xs.to/xs221/07451/TheProblem3.jpg
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I totally agree about the control arms. My wife asked me 'what are those things, anway?', which says a lot, because she's not one to notice such things. These things are really bright and shiny, and stick out like a sore thumb, in my opinion. I've been wondering what sort of black paint I could spray on them, just to disguise them.
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But I think this is a preference thing. Not long ago a retiring colleague commented how he didn't like the look of open wheel designs today exposing the disc brakes ad calipers, saying, "Back in my day....."
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I didn't bother to search for the other ones....but here is an example: https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ol+arm+failure
In terms of the original poster....just buy coilovers and run 16 inch wheels with smaller than stock diameters (250/45 maybe?).....those two combined should get you low enough to hide the undercar. I don't have a problem with seeing the control arms.....but i do think something needs to be done cause i don't like the look of having your rear bumper 8 inches off the ground when LOWERED.
In terms of the original poster....just buy coilovers and run 16 inch wheels with smaller than stock diameters (250/45 maybe?).....those two combined should get you low enough to hide the undercar. I don't have a problem with seeing the control arms.....but i do think something needs to be done cause i don't like the look of having your rear bumper 8 inches off the ground when LOWERED.