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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by DChap
i can't make up my mind whether i like PW or not. sometimes i think it looks great, other times i think it looks aweful and too yellowish creamy like gone off milk.
All I can recommend is seeing it in person (if you haven't already). Pics don't do the color proper justice as a result of white balance and other camera dependent settings. In going through a PW owner's gallery (mine included, shamefully - hopefully I'll be getting my DSLR soon! ) you can see what I mean.

I generally despise white cars. But PW on the MINI in particular is stunning. I'm very partial to PW/B, but PW/PW is nice as well. Also if you park it next to a white car you can truly see how not white the color is. I guess good or bad depending on your taste. For me it was a major relief!
 

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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 08:58 PM
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i have my camera set up quite nicely to capture the pepper white pretty accurately

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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 04:30 PM
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 04:54 PM
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everything is nicely blacked out except your door handles.
 
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 04:58 PM
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JCW Aero kit is simply amazing. Great car...

No side skirts?
 
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 04:59 PM
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Very nice PW/B

I'm sure mine will look like this for a while until I tackle those door handles. It's a pretty intense install.
 
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 05:08 PM
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still needs some blackout work done...maybe even whiteout...hmmm...

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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 05:11 PM
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^Sweet!!! Love the grilles. Which are they?
 
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 06:17 PM
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thanks! they're the M7 grilles. A bit pricey, but I like 'em. I've got no love for the honeycomb plastic!
 
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 06:35 PM
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Got my new seats installed...Soft glove black leather with Alcantara insets with the JCW logo embroidered in...came out great,they also threw in some alcantara on the center console ansd the door handles...Thanks to Brooke's car for the inspiration...
 
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 06:42 PM
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i really like that interior - good job...came out fantastic looking!
 
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by ichy600
thats very nice, i would like to have a pepper white like that
 
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 09:33 PM
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Just lowered my MCS this past weekend using the Mach V springs, now it looks like what it should have looked like from the factory!

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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted by ashboomstick
thanks! they're the M7 grilles. A bit pricey, but I like 'em. I've got no love for the honeycomb plastic!
Thought so - I'm highly considering them for a future mod. Just wish they'd come out with the rear grille as well....

ichy600 - Just recognized your stripes, sweet!!! I've never seen that done on a PW MINI (constrasting roof and bonnet stripes). Are they on the boot as well??? Also are they an exact PW match?
 
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 04:41 AM
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New Stripes....er, checks

Tough time of year to add graphics, its damn cold and icy, but the upside is the Mini hasn't left the garage for a week......good for checks, but bad for me
 
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Optimum CableGuy
Tough time of year to add graphics, its damn cold and icy, but the upside is the Mini hasn't left the garage for a week......good for checks, but bad for me
This mini looks WAY TO GOOD to be in a garage, it should be on the roads !
 
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Mark Kurzius
Got my new seats installed...Soft glove black leather with Alcantara insets with the JCW logo embroidered in...came out great,they also threw in some alcantara on the center console ansd the door handles...Thanks to Brooke's car for the inspiration...
Dude, those seats are teh sex!!!
 
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by rattmobbins
Dude, those seats are teh sex!!!
Thanks so much and even better their really comfortable..take care
 
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark Kurzius
Got my new seats installed...Soft glove black leather with Alcantara insets with the JCW logo embroidered in...came out great,they also threw in some alcantara on the center console ansd the door handles...Thanks to Brooke's car for the inspiration...
...
Have gotten a couple of PM's about the seats..they were supplied by Classic soft trim
www.classicsofttrim.com
They have shops all over the country...nice folks to work with...made it real easy..they also made up the JCW logo for the seats which came out great...They look much better than in the photos....
 
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 03:24 PM
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Hello everyone! I promise I´ll have better pictures later but as you can see we have two mini cooper S, mine is the blue one,manual transmission and my brother´s red mini is an automatic no mods yet but then again we only got them yesterday.
 
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Optimum CableGuy
Tough time of year to add graphics, its damn cold and icy, but the upside is the Mini hasn't left the garage for a week......good for checks, but bad for me
Looking good! Your MINI is definitely one of the best looking PW R56's around.
 
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Wind Diesel
This mini looks WAY TO GOOD to be in a garage, it should be on the roads !
If you spent all your time in the Mini, you'd never get to admire the exterior. Personally, I'd like to have some way to get it into the living room
 
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 10:35 PM
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hahaha make a ramp in to the living room from the driveway, then a 45 degree angle ramp up to the bedroom for late night admiration haha
 
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 10:01 PM
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New SS/B

My baby is now two weeks and 550 miles old. I LOVE this car.
 
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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 10:36 PM
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I really like the roof rack on the gry mini, I'm sorry but didn't catch the manufacture of it.
 
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