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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 06:09 AM
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^ Love those wheels.
 
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 12:21 PM
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I cleared my amber, while I painted the grill.. the results!

 
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by cHaNkStA
I cleared my amber, while I painted the grill.. the results!

Looks nice! Joey mod in your future?
 
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 01:18 PM
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is there a picture of the joey mod on halogen headlights
 
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 01:35 PM
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here's my halogen headlights aztec there's another forum itself for joey mod'd head lights.
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is there a picture of the joey mod on halogen headlights
 
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 01:39 PM
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Where did you get the clear ambers? or how did you do them?
Originally Posted by cHaNkStA
I cleared my amber, while I painted the grill.. the results!

 
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 03:11 PM
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--> ADAMSALTAMINI
Yea, I'm strongly considering the Joey mod in the nearby future. I've opened up headlights before (through the oven) but my friend has a heat gun so hopefully it'll be pretty straight forward.



--> tmo8462
Removing the amber was a piece of cake! Took me 20 minutes to do! I was doing it while I was waiting for my grill to dry. Here's the DIY:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...or-lenses.html
 
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 03:17 PM
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Thanks Chanksta So you just took them out? ahhhhh ok cool. I thought you found a clear lens vs. not having one. Oh and the heat gun is a good way to go. It's pretty easy once you get them apart. Taping is pretty much the hardest part to the Joey mod.
 
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by tmo8462
Thanks Chanksta So you just took them out? ahhhhh ok cool. I thought you found a clear lens vs. not having one. Oh and the heat gun is a good way to go. It's pretty easy once you get them apart. Taping is pretty much the hardest part to the Joey mod.

Yup, just took them out and they're super clean.
 
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 07:32 PM
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Don't the bulbs just flash white now though? Or did you change the bulbs?

As far as I know it's illegal (at least in NY) to not have amber flashing bulbs.
 
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 08:33 PM
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Drew the DIY he used says to change the bulbs in it to a type that look clear/white but flash amber when the turn signal is on.
 
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by drewstermalloy
Don't the bulbs just flash white now though? Or did you change the bulbs?

As far as I know it's illegal (at least in NY) to not have amber flashing bulbs.

Yea it's illegal in most places, I think here in CA as well. But there are so many damn rice rockets that do it, I don't think a mini cooper will make too much difference lol
 
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Old Apr 2, 2010 | 11:47 PM
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I want to take out my egg yolks too. Does anyone know where I can order bulbs so it can flash amber?
 
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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 05:33 AM
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I went with the silverstar 750ast even though I had the white lenses to start with. Here is a link where I purchased mine about a year ago,

http://www.amazon.com/SilverStar-750.../dp/B000AMBOQ2

 
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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 08:57 AM
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http://www.autolamps-online.com/products/svcentre.htm

PY21W is the type of bulb required. I had mine shipped from England.
 
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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 03:39 PM
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The little guy:
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And the wheels I cannot wait to put on him (TireRack sent me a dented one and its replacement is currently on it's way):

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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 03:53 PM
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drew love the wheels! good choice mi amigo!
 
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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 08:38 PM
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Thanks! I can't wait to put them on. Supposedly I'll have the new wheel by Tuesday.
 
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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 08:45 PM
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If you don't mind what size are they
 
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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by drewstermalloy
The little guy:


And the wheels I cannot wait to put on him (TireRack sent me a dented one and its replacement is currently on it's way):

I can't wait to see those wheels mounted!
 
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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 09:03 PM
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Me neither!!

17x7.5 with 205/45/17s on them.
 
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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 11:51 PM
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A night shot during the olympics with my winter wheels on
 
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Old Apr 4, 2010 | 02:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Tron Chief
I went with the silverstar 750ast even though I had the white lenses to start with. Here is a link where I purchased mine about a year ago,

http://www.amazon.com/SilverStar-750.../dp/B000AMBOQ2

Gracias car looks good
 
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Old Apr 4, 2010 | 08:06 PM
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 02:58 PM
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Here is a slightly different picture of my R56. With a 3 month trip with the Navy and my better half driving my car I decided that I should check on the contents of my new second generation BSH catch can. Located just outboard of the coolant tank.



When I installed this catch can I also installed the dual port plug and recorded the milage. Now with just over 32,000 miles total and 897 since install here is the results



BSH will tell you that for more money they could make a product that looks better, however when it works why mess with perfection. I got my dual port plug and catch can from Custom Mini Shop and the install was easy. Taking less then 20 minutes total for both parts. I plan on checking this again after I get back as it will only be driven once or twice a week as she really enjoys her cabrio better
 
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