Ha, Jordan I tell him all the time that.

 

Here's a couple of my '09 Cooper after my buddy and I spent about seven hours this past weekend putting on the new stripe. Have a black mesh JCW upper grille on order with the dealer, hope to have it in next week!

 

makes it look like a scion xb
dont like it

 

What do you guys think?
Likes? Dislikes?

 

 

I also dig it LittleBlueBeast It's a tasteful combination of blue, white, and black going on. I've seen lots of blue / black with blacked out chrome, but not too many blue / whites. The tinted taillights are a nice touch as well. Your car looks light in the front, and dark in the back - not sure if that was what you were going for but I think it's a cool look. Have you thought about blacking out just your rear emblem?

 

well here's the good ol' clown car up in seattle. i finally got some time to wash it with out the rain messin it all up.

 

New shot.. shoulda waited till sundown and gotten more creative.

 

Thanks alot silhoette i have actually thought of blacking out my rear emblem, but just havent figured out how yet.

 

Check this out LittleBlueBeast, I'm going to be ordering the full kit pretty soon, all the chrome is driving me nuts. You have to buy the sticker separate but a buddy of mine has one and it looks pretty legit.

http://www.aestheticreations.net/moldedparts.htm


Oh and nice MINI!

Here's mine

 

Looking good as is.

 

Thanks alot thecomet So i just got to buy the wing emblem covers if im not mistaken, and i am good?
And you guys a nice MINI yourself

 

Yeah, unless you want the the mini logo in which case you need the sticker also.

 

Looking good! Bold man (like me) and skipped the sunroof! You planning to track the car at all? You have some serious rubber, wheels and suspension already!

No matter what, great looking car!

 

Drew -- Your MINI Really looks good !

 

Sweet ride, just get rid of the orange and red arches lens reflectors and make them clear and it will look super clean

 

hello from spain!!
sorry for my English, I hope to understand, I put some pictures of my coopers,
I hope you enjoy and that you give me your opinion greetings

 

Hola Faro!! Tu MINI es fantastico!!! Me encanta! LO siento, pero mi espanol no es muy bueno tambien! Pero me encanta tu MINI!!! Es fabuloso.

 

thanks, I did not expect a reply in Spanish, thank you very much, is well understood!
This helps me to practice my English

 

Very nice faro!

 

YO Faro, great looking MINI !! And this is coming from a Dark Silver owner no less. Don't worry about the language, your English is a damn site better than my Spanish, LOL.

 

Thanks Adam. My track & autocross days (few that they were) are probably behind me. I also have a Z4 M Coupe that I'd like to track some day at PIR with the local BMW chapter, and would probably do that before tracking the Mini. I've tracked a few of my past VWs at Spring Mountain in Pahrump, NV in the past and would love to take either car out there, it's an awesome venue.

Skipping the sunroof was an easy call, here in the desert. It was already 110 today, and we're 2 weeks away from the start of summer (!!). A massive sunroof just isn't a good thing out here for about 4-5 months out of the year. Plus I didn't want that extra weight up top, and wanted a light-colored lid, hence Pepper White was an easy and practical choice too.

As for the suspension, I like it but I'm not crazy about it. It's a quantum leap in daily driver comfort, compared to the crummy stock "sports" suspension setup and runflats, but I find it to be a bit on the soft side and handling is not as good as I expected from this setup. I might move to NM springs & Bilstein Sports eventually, which I think would produce better (for my tastes anyways) results. I'm also not crazy about the "raked" look that this kit (H&R touring cup) provides with a less aggressive drop at the rear than front. But it's a great value and completely practical for daily driver duty.

 

Thanks for the info. I agree on the roof choice from both side (heat and weight) I took one out of an 08 to repaint the roof and I was AMAZED how heavy it is!

On the suspension, you might skip the NM and Bilstein and go to H&R Coilovers (Sport or RSS) to get a firmer setting and fine tune the ride height. I have used both on my MINI's so if you have any questions, I can answer em via e-mail or PM. Happy to help!

 

One more from me, with the JCW upper grille I fitted today. I never really had a problem with the chrome, but I think this is a much nicer look!

 

Neat lookin' MINI Mike ! Just in case you weren't already aware, that JCW grill also provides increased air flow to the Rad! I went with the black on mine as I'm one ot those minimum bling types LoL. BTW, what's that wet looking stuff on the hood? Don't see that very often in these parts.