Been over a year since I bought the car and FINALLY, a picture has been taken. lol.
Few things added that's not on the sig...
- JCW mesh grill, except that the chrome part has been powercoated black.
- Body colored headlight rings, tail light rings, door handles
- Blacked out belt line

 

sorry to keep jacking this thread, but it looks like the car finally sold.

i've got some stuff I want to give the new owner, like my spare key, roof rack key, etc. so if you spot the car around here on nam or something, direct them to me, please.

 

A recent pictures. I posted a couple of others in the the thread for R56's.

 

'10 LB/LB MCS w/aero package and black wheels. On order as of late September. Should have it home in 3-4 weeks (hope!) My '06 MCS HyperBlue/silver will be the down payment. It needs a new, good home, soon. I love California!!

 

I have receive my new Laser-Blue yesterday... the exaust is the JCW 211, magical sound...niceeeeeeeeeeeeee

bye bye my Clubman....this hatch is our 7 Mini, second Laser-Blue....

 

Love the white wheels, get ready to clean them after every drive though...

 

NEW!

 

 

Dec. 18, a deer kamikazee's my bonnet. I just got the MINI back. Waiting for the clear coat to cure, before re-striping with white........or should I?

I like how the chrome scoop stands out now.....

 

It finally arrived!

 

Congrats, Roadsurfer. Nice choice in wheels. Would love to have those on mine.

 

Went from the factory aero kit to the JCW aero kit.

Before:



After:

 

Can you post a bigger picture of your car? I am also considering chrome scoop...

 

nevermind. you already have the photos in your gallery.

 

Can someone answer a few questions about stripes?

Are sport stripes (the closely placed sripes on the bonnet and boot) a dealer applied accessory?

Are the bonnet stripes (the wide spaced stripes on the bonnet only) a factory installed stripe?

Anyone with an older mini (Moree than 5 years) having any problems with the striping coming off?

Just starting to look at the MCS in Laser Blue on-line and have yet to make the trip to the dealer (about an hour away).

Thanks!

 

Dealer can install or you an get them installed yourself from a place that does vinyl graphics.

 

Stripes are one of the options with the sport package. You cannot see it in the photo, but I added stripes to the rear also to make it a more conformed look. janet

 

Ok so anyone out there with a 5+ year history with the stripes to give me an idea how well they will do over the long haul.

FYI my current car is 17 years old and me previous car I had for 14 years so if my MiniCooper is not a lemon I probably will have it for 10 or more years.

 

^ fwiw, I'm not too impressed w/my bonnet stripes. they have numerous water stains/bird poops stains, and chips in them. I've only had my MCS from May of 2008. I would personally rather have them painted on. Of course, I have heard of ways to remove said water stains but none of them have seemed to have worked for me. I guess I just like a low maintenance stripe...
But I'm not sure if one were to get the clear bra installed if it goes over the stripes, or if the stripes are one top. But if the stripes go under the clear bra I think that might be worth it.
I do like the way they look, though (minus the stains).

 

The clear bra can be either over or under your stripes. The aftermarket installers I called upon, preferred putting it UNDER the stripes. Their reasoning being that most MINI owners modify often. With the stripes on top, they can easily be removed, leaving the clear bra intact.

With stripes underneath, should you ever wish to remove them, then so to will the clear bra have to be replaced ( it cannot be simply peeled back and re-applied).

Still, they will do whatever the customer wishes. I decided to leave mine "as is". The usual application is about 18" up (leaving some room for damage anyway). The co$t for this minimal protection wouldn't be much different than a fresh paint job, a few years down the road. Or a vinyl blanket wrap - who knows, by then

 

how can i get rid of the chrome on my MINI, its been driving me nuts
a pm would be greatyled apprieciated LASER BLUE FTW

 

Here is my new 2010 MINI Cooper S, Laser Blue. Previous car was a 2008 BMW Z4 roadster, liked it but didn't "love" it. I was in love with the MINI on the other hand from the first ride, as you all probably experienced.

See gallery for more pics.

Picked it up in March in San Diego and added the following mods: Kyowa kr228 17" wheels, "add a brake" rear light kit, chrome trunk lid handle, chrome mirrors, stubby antenna, roof rack and fork mount bike rack, glovebox organizer, rubber trunk mat. Also removed the warning stickers on the sun visors. Minor thing, but it was annoying me Also thinking of getting some tinting done.

Took it to Vegas once, freeway driving, not too exciting, especially in heavy traffic on the way back. Then a week later went to Death Valley National Park, there are some awesome drives there, both paved twisties as well as dirt roads. My favorite was 20 Mule road, a one way dirt road ~2 miles in length carved right between the canyons. Drove it hard, but my car was brown with dirt by the time I was done and there was a huge cloud of dust behind me. If any of you ever go there, drive it, you'll love it! Hopefully there's nobody in front of you slowing you down.


Original specs: automatic transmission with steering wheel paddles, premium package, sport package, black sport stripes (parallel), grey/carbon black leatherette, anthracite headliner, chrome and piano black interior, carpet floor mats, center armrest, foglights, blue tooth and USB/ipod adapter, Sirius radio.

 

Welcome to the LB club Vypper. Very nice car. First thing I did was tint the windows, but living in Cali, that is a must. I was originally going to go with CR, but as soon as I saw the LB, I fell in love.....j.

 

You forgot to tell him that you also went from a Z4, be it a 2003 convertible, to a Mini

 

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