Hey everyone, I'm new to the forum and I'm having an issue with my 04 Cooper S. I spun out on a patch of wet leaves last week and slammed my front driver's side wheel into a curb and bent the lower control arm. When removing the bent control arm yesterday, a rubber gasket that says MINI 145 came out. Now I can't figure out where it came from. I called 2 dealerships and they have no clue what it is. I'm attaching pictures.






Thanks everyone!

 

It's not a gasket, more of a bumper to keep the control arm bushing from deflecting too far in any which direction. You can't buy it separately as far as I know, you'll need to buy a new control arm bushing, but at that point I would highly recommend replacing them with a Powerflex option. We also carry pre-pressed ready to go control arm brackets, so all you have to do is install them, no press required.

Let us know if we can do anything to help.

Nick
Detroit Tuned