Yah, I hated trying to keep the black plastic arches clean on my old MINI. So I opted to not have them on the R57.

 

PM Sent...

 

Responded.

 

Yes, it is a bit of pain to clean black honeycomb inserts on mine too, as they do accumulate some water...

 

Met with Zanary today. He turned out to be a really nice guy!

 

I see brothers!

 

More like twins born a few months apart! LOL

 

Nice... Unfortunately or not, I have the only IY JCW on Hawaii.

 

Please add me to the list. We are a rare breed.

 

You do have two Gen 2 friends ouu there... They've logged over 100 hours each, so they must be enjoying Convertible weather in Hawaii.


Indeed, Interchange Yellow is a acquired taste

 

Hi, I'm about to order my first MINI--I'm getting a (non-S) convertible, and I'm thinking about Interchange Yellow, but I've never actually seen one in the flesh. I did see a 2002 hardtop, which was a lemon yellow; and a newer (2009 maybe?) convertible that was a greener yellow. Are either of these colors Interchange Yellow? Thanks!

 

The greenish Yellow is the new Interchange Yellow. Here's an old thread that provides actual photos of Mellow, Liquid and Interchange Yellow.

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...cs-inside.html

 

The Interchange Yellow is VERY unique and almost everyone I have run into loves it....including ME!

 

Hi jansean, you are correct the Greenish-Yellow 09' cabrio you saw is Interchange Yellow. This special color isn't for everyone because of the slight influence of another color. The color was such a money generator that mini was considering using it on the other models We IY owners are so passionate about this color that we even lobbied mini to only use IY on the convertible line Hope this was helpful, WE LOVE INTERCHANGE YELLOW!!

 

Hey Zanary, MiteeMini & MileHiMini: Thanks for the info!

 

I went to the dealer and ordered mine on 4/2/10. Tracking the progress everyday and am hoping it gets here on the early side of the 6-8 week estimate my MA gave me.

 

Hi mini632, those are sweet wheels you chose for your 10' JCW!

 

Well thank you. Whatcha driving? Don't see any info or pictures . . .

 

My Wife and I have a 09' S IY cabrio. Blk bonnet stripes | Premium, Cold, Sport Pkgs. | 17" Blk web spokes | Wht turn signals | C. F. rearview mirrors | Rear Park Distance Control | Xenon headlights | Run Flat Tires

 

I liked those black web spokes wheels also. I had thought about those.

Please tell me that that the rear park distance control works fairly well.

 

I picked it up on 5/14 but it took me some time to finally get pictures taken & figure out how to post here. These pics are from yesterday after having a clear bra application applied on front bumper, headlights and full hood for paint protection.

 

Something is wrong in the last picture...

 

+1

 

I can assure you that I have no plans for it to look like this way if I can help it. . .

 

LOL. That is what I just wrote to you in our PM exchange... keep the top down the rest of the spring and into summer as much as possible.