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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by BoCRon
Just picked Mozart up on Saturday. Let the mods begin!



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Mozart looks great.
 
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Achilles honor
wuts the first thing you gonna do to it? dos cai?
Probably not LOL. I'll do some blacking out first, then I have the driving lights that need to be installed. Also getting a clearbra and the windows tinted, too.
Oh, and the exhaust .



Originally Posted by MINIxB
Mozart looks great.
Thanks, I wasn't sure about the color, but I have grown to love it and am now totally into what I can do with it.
(Love your sig, wish we could do a classic, too. Sigh, one day...)

We are a 2 MINI family, now ,too, we just went the other direction.
Here's Mozart with his big brother, Wulfric.
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by BoCRon
Just picked Mozart up on Saturday. Let the mods begin!

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Great color combo! Very unique. Can't wait to see the upcoming mods.

Your R60 looks amazing too. I'm really diggin' the Countryman.
 
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 08:16 PM
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Annette, it's the perfect color for the Black Jack theme! What's the word on the driving lights? Going OEM? How long will you have to wait?
 
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 02:40 AM
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Originally Posted by morphix
Thanks, posted bigger pics in the Countryman thread. The wife and I got such a great deal on the Cooper S we splurged a bit and got the Countryman S sooner then we had planed.
Jealous... I have been looking at a countryman and maybe a JCW Clubman. Black W/ red Black checkered roof.. I mean is there any other way.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 05:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Melangell
Annette, it's the perfect color for the Black Jack theme! What's the word on the driving lights? Going OEM? How long will you have to wait?
Actually Outmotoring got me the OEM driving lights. They are sitting at Harrison Motorsports waiting for Mozart to come have them installed. I decided it was better to do the clearbra and tint before the lights so will do that first.
Cooperation made me a bunch of new sigs, and he put everything in the sig. Got me psyched to get everything done and blacked out!

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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 05:20 AM
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Originally Posted by BoCRon
Probably not LOL. I'll do some blacking out first, then I have the driving lights that need to be installed. Also getting a clearbra and the windows tinted, too.
Oh, and the exhaust .

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where do you get the clearbra from? and am i sencing a magnaflow exhaust or is that too loud for you
 
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 05:28 AM
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The dealership will do the clearbra and they do a nice job. But since I'm having someone come to the house to do the tinting, I'll have them do the clearbra at the same time. The tint people I'm using do all the tinting for the local Bentley and Mazerati dealerships, so they are top notch.
I still haven't ordered my exhaust, but I'm really liking the NM Engineering one. I have a Borla on my old car that my son is now driving. I like it, but it's a bit loud for long drives.
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by sooper_cooper
Took a quick photo of mine to add to the thread. Hopefully I'll have more to add soon.



Used it as my sig for now too.

I just love your car! Tire and wheel specs please?
 
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by BoCRon
The dealership will do the clearbra and they do a nice job. But since I'm having someone come to the house to do the tinting, I'll have them do the clearbra at the same time. The tint people I'm using do all the tinting for the local Bentley and Mazerati dealerships, so they are top notch.
I still haven't ordered my exhaust, but I'm really liking the NM Engineering one. I have a Borla on my old car that my son is now driving. I like it, but it's a bit loud for long drives.
Annette
is a clearbra some like coating or sprayon stuff?
 
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by go_kart_6
I just love your car! Tire and wheel specs please?
Those wheels are sweet, look right off o a mini classic. I had the opportunity to buy a emerald green classic when I was in Italy and I passed it up.. I feel like an idiot now.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 07:20 AM
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You guys and gals cars are AWESOME it's amazing how they all have their own personality.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by VYPUR
You guys and gals cars are AWESOME it's amazing how they all have their own personality.
thats the best about minis.. there never alike.. think of like a range rover site or somthing... that would be just boring.. just the same car over and over again lol
 
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by go_kart_6
I just love your car! Tire and wheel specs please?
Thanks! It's riding on Rota RB wheels, 17x7.5, on the Nitto NT05 at 235/40-17.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by sooper_cooper
Thanks! It's riding on Rota RB wheels, 17x7.5, on the Nitto NT05 at 235/40-17.
Do you have any rubbing issues with that tire size?
 
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by sooper_cooper
Thanks! It's riding on Rota RB wheels, 17x7.5, on the Nitto NT05 at 235/40-17.
Also, what kind of suspension are you running? Lowering springs?
 
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Achilles honor
is a clearbra some like coating or sprayon stuff?
It's a clear vinyl type material that you apply to the front of the car to protect it from paint chips from road debris. You can add it when you configure your car through Mini and I think you can buy it aftermarket as well.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by sooper_cooper
It's a clear vinyl type material that you apply to the front of the car to protect it from paint chips from road debris. You can add it when you configure your car through Mini and I think you can buy it aftermarket as well.
can it be applyed to the whole car?
 
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by go_kart_6
Also, what kind of suspension are you running? Lowering springs?
I'm running the TSW spec KW V2. Great coilovers, the ride is amazing. I also added H-Sport lower control arms and the H-Sport competition sway bar. Vorshag camber plates will be installed very soon as well.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by sooper_cooper
I'm running the TSW spec KW V2. Great coilovers, the ride is amazing. I also added H-Sport lower control arms and the H-Sport competition sway bar. Vorshag camber plates will be installed very soon as well.
Sweet!!!!! Do you have any rubbing issues with that tire size?
 
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by sooper_cooper
Took a quick photo of mine to add to the thread. Hopefully I'll have more to add soon.



Used it as my sig for now too.
Love it! My eventual dream is to find an '06 Astro Black to add to the pack here.
The wheels look pretty similar to the ones I had on El Kabong.

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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by go_kart_6
Sweet!!!!! Do you have any rubbing issues with that tire size?
Very little and only under extremely aggressive driving. Once I install the Vorshag camber plates I don't think I'll have any rubbing issues at all with some negative camber dialed in up front.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by BoCRon
Love it! My eventual dream is to find an '06 Astro Black to add to the pack here.
The wheels look pretty similar to the ones I had on El Kabong.



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Thanks Annette! I love the Rota RB. Give it a bit of a vintage/retro look kind of reminiscent of the wheels on the original Mini.

Your R53 looks great. I love the color scheme on your new R56.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 10:12 AM
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Bought a 2007 S a couple days ago. You know when your cosmic blacks clean because it turns blue
 
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 10:22 AM
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Whoa whoa whoa whoa.... Dont make clean remarks around here


Its not clean unless you got some good stuff and did some work!





Looks good lol


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Bought a 2007 S a couple days ago. You know when your cosmic blacks clean because it turns blue
 
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