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Old 10-28-2017, 05:40 AM
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Prettified the Vanity Cover
OK that is just awesome looking!

What kind of paint did you use?
 
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Old 10-28-2017, 06:32 AM
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OK that is just awesome looking!

What kind of paint did you use?
Left over caliper paint, 5 light-medium-ish coats and 2 coats of clear.

I liked it so much I’m going to do the Air Intake top cover
 
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Old 10-29-2017, 07:56 AM
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Installed BlendMount, MirrorTap, and Uniden R3 radar detector.
Switched front and rear chrome light trims to black.
Coded ASD off.
Coded convenient closing for the key fob.
 
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Old 10-30-2017, 05:32 AM
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Thanks for your service. Good lookin' R60!
 
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Old 10-30-2017, 05:39 PM
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Some staining and oxidation on the wheels of our new (to us) R60. Nothing some elbow grease can't fix...



 
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Over the last few days, installed a Gimini phone mount from Cravenspeed, ran a power cable for it, and blacked out the belt line. Great simple mods all for less than $100!
 
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Old 10-31-2017, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Centium
This has all been done over the course of the past summer... I keep forgetting to post here.

- 2" Lift from journeysoffroad.com
- 28.5" AT tires on 16" rims
- Detroit Tuned adjustable sway bar end links
- All LED lighting interior/exterior
- Full chrome blackout
- Broadfeet Brush Guard
- 2nd cat and resonator delete
- Intake muffler delete
- K&N Intake
- AEM GPS Speedo in ALTA Gauge Pod
- Upgraded LED trunk lighting
- ALTA Recirc valve spring upgrade
- Wagner FMIC
- Rear window shades by carshades.co.uk





Nice!
Always love seeing the Countryman go UP instead of down.
Just got mine a few months ago. This is pretty much the plan with mine. Living in West Michigan, some more ground clearance and off-road performance is a must. I just need to find someone around here who works on them!
 
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Old 11-01-2017, 11:03 AM
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new shoes

Got some new shoes... Downsized to 18" wheels with 225/50 PZero All Seasons. More sidewall for less harshness and noise. Yup, I'm gettin old.

 
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JB+ installed. LOVING the difference!!
 
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Been having some difficulty seeing down dark country roads up here in Canada. So today I fitted a LED light bar behind the grill of my Countryman. Makes such a big difference, could pretty much drive without headlights now lol. Here are some photos of it hidden behind the grill. I'll post some night time difference shots in a bit.


 
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New spark plug, ignition coils, a little heat control and cleaned up the engine baa bit.


 
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New spark plug, ignition coils, a little heat control and cleaned up the engine baa bit.


Nice!
 
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Old 11-23-2017, 09:50 AM
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Nice!
Thank you.
 
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Old 11-24-2017, 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by AWD_Rally
New spark plug, ignition coils, a little heat control and cleaned up the engine baa bit.


Very nice!
 
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I purchased a catch can assembly from ECS tuning while it was on sale to keep the turbo from ingesting so much engine oil ...
 
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Very nice!
Thank you!
 
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I forgot we had our own what did you do thread


New brakes. Much needed lol. Got a great deal on this whole Stoptech package for $350 shipped.







 
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Nice, yea, you were only getting a little bit of contact on the older brakes. Should make a huge difference.
 
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Cooper Crap trailer hitch baby!
 
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Old 12-04-2017, 02:57 PM
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Patched flat tire - this was inside.


Found inside tire
 
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^^ Looks like someone lost a crankshaft bearing? Thats crazy.
 
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Originally Posted by ig109
I purchased a catch can assembly from ECS tuning while it was on sale to keep the turbo from ingesting so much engine oil ...
After 8K with my CC I removed it as I found it to be useless on my '13 R60. After all that I only trapped about a teaspoon of oil and maybe a tablespoon or two of water.
 
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Old 12-06-2017, 09:18 AM
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After 8K with my CC I removed it as I found it to be useless on my '13 R60. After all that I only trapped about a teaspoon of oil and maybe a tablespoon or two of water.
I’m at 10k and I’m in the same boat. I’ve caught less than a teaspoon.

BUT before I re-seated the valves I caught almost 2oz in 5k miles which before I put the OCC on, my Mini had a Vaping problem
 
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Originally Posted by NM-1
After 8K with my CC I removed it as I found it to be useless on my '13 R60. After all that I only trapped about a teaspoon of oil and maybe a tablespoon or two of water.
Same here, only I have a '12 R60. Not really anything when I checked mine, that was well after a year of having it on. That N18 is a pretty awesome engine compared to the N14 nightmares I hear about.

I haven't removed it yet, although I may remove it soon to open up some room in the engine bay.
 
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Christmas spirit

I decided to get a little festive with my CM.
 


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