Year 2006
Make MINI
Model Cooper Cabrio
Color Chili Red
History
Purchased new from Ralph Schomp MINI in Littleton, Colorado. Ordered 5/23/06 and took delivery 7/7/06. Purchase price $28,000.
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Exterior
First added stirpes at MITM. Then went UJ with mirror caps and eyes. Added UJ door handles and a UJ decal on the gas door. Center cap UJ and valve stem cap UJ continued the theme. Finally got new UJ badges front and back.
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Interior
Went with the UJ in grey for the gauge faces. Painted the down tubes chili red and added new boots from red line. Bought the wind screen - expensive but worth it. Added the UJ mirror cover and painted the dash vent chili red.
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In-Car Entertainment
OEM H/K with DICE iPod connection
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Under the Hood
I just had to trick out the engine bay. Added Magnecore wires (red) and MSD coil pack (red). Painted the fuel rail cover, radiator overflow, battery cover and ECM cover (added the UJ & Matilda the Bulldog decals). Went with the AFe intake system so I painted the intake hose red. I've added a few chrome bits and covers too.
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Suspension
First suspension mod was the M7 USS. For a convertible there is nothing better for adding stiffness. Added the M7 STR just in case and finally the big improvement - Alta 19 mm rear sway bar.
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Wheel and Tires
Sold the V-Spokes and bought the R-84 wheels. Harder to clean but nice looking.
Replaced the run flats with Cooper Zeon ZPTs and the handling improvement was awesome.
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