i posted this on the post your r56 here thread but i got a reply with a picture that was done through photoshop... i want to see a real picture!

anyone actually have this combination? i know there are a lot of lightning blue with black tops but i have yet to see any with a black sport stripe... very close to ordering a mini, its just comming down to the colors. any suggestions? are there any of you guys who after a year of driving your mini are like, damn i wish i got a different color?

 

 

Is that the smallest photo you have?

 

fair enough... i guess cuz no1 has the sport stripes on a lightning blue mini... guess ill have to be the non conformist and DO IT!

any regrets for those who have this color?

 

I have lightning blue with white stripes, but have seen it with black and it looks AWESOME. My next one might be blue black instead of white.

 

Taking delivery of my lightning blue with black roof/stripes in 2 days- here's a bunch of pics that helped me make my decision.

 

oh thanks a lot! funny thing is i too saved a few of those same pictures on my computer!

blue it is... nice to see all of them under together like that... the roof rack is rockin... good thing i mountain bike
thanks!

 

No trouble, man. I'm thinking I might need to pick up a roof rack myself; wish the factory one was easier to put on/take off.

Good luck with the order- weather permitting I should have a few pics of my own in just a few days!

 

Well this thread successfully verifies my decision in colour!!! Thanks for the pics!!

 

damn thats a pretty mini

 

Now i wish i got black stripes and not white! :-(

There is always next time!

 

can someone dig up pictures of a Laser Blue/Black with stripes as a comparison test?

 

wait... whats midnight blue look like...
correct me if i am wrong, there is lightning blue (pic. above, and laser blue) what is midnight blue?

also... i think the laser blue looks better with a white roof... i know helix one with a black top and doesnt look too bad.... i really want to see one with sport stripes... lightning or laser... its something about that white outline on all the bonnet stripes that just doesnt suite me. maybe if i get the sports package.. the dealer can replace to two.. free of charge... hopefully!

 

cool, I didnt expect to see my car's pic in the list =P

 

Congratulations, you made the cut! And I hope you don't mind that I followed in the footsteps of your good taste.

 

Those stripes are just vinyl anyway. If you paid [the ridiculous] $100 for the OEM stripes, just leave them on for long enough to justify the expense, then yank them off and replace them with black whatever-you-want stripes. That's what I'm doing with the OEM stripes on my CR/B. I'll be replacing them with reverse sport stripes (black on red, red on black) from the front bumper to the back. And better yet, I have a custom vinyl guy nearby who will do the entire thing, plus blacking out most of the chrome aspects of my car, for around $200 for everything. You want want to shop around and see if you can find a custom vinyl shop - they're an asset to have around!

 

Wow ! I also want to thank you for posting these pictures. I am about to place a order for a Mini cooper . " non - s " . But was undecided between Chili Red, Spark Silver, Midnight Red or Lightnin Blue.
I think now after seeing these pictures . I will go with Lightnin Blue with Black roof and stripes. The car just pops in the blue and black

Woot !!!

 

Thanks to those that posted photos here. I found this thread by searching for Lightning Blue Black and bingo. The cars looked so great I ordered mine in the same config! I love this forum!

 

stilll no1 with extended sport stripes!
in that case... here is the evolution of my LB/B enspired by this particular thread...
1. i dont know why it looks so purple... most likely because of this silly cell phone picture


2. Dechroming starts at 250ish miles...


3. At 750 miles... prob not recommended but the strut bar and the DYI CAI was installed.


4. TINTS! 20% 3M film


close up...


THANKS NAMERS!

 

Great looking car

Can I ask why you wouldn't recommend the strut bar and CAI? In particular, the CAI, as I've been planning on throwing my own together in the next few weeks and I'm curious for your perspective.

 

i think you are suppose to do that after the break in period... the strut bar you can prob put in whenever but something with that maf and a brand new car...

 

Ahhh, right. No worries here, then- I just broke 5k two days ago.

Thanks

 

flyinace - stripes are simply vinyl stickers and not painted on. If you want to swap black for white its not a big deal.

 

Not black top, and not an S, but the stripes are right (I considered the same combo, but eventually went to the bonnet stripes.)

 

Thanks for the pics! The second picture pretty much sealed my decision for a color scheme on this thing.