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Hi and welcome to NAM, David.
I have never been a happy black owner, but when clean, they look great! (5minutes after washing) I live in dust, so black does not work for me.
Yours is very Darth Vader, with all black and the silver wheels bring it out more!
A few blemishes allows you to abuse it more than a perfect car, so enjoy it accordingly!
I have never been a happy black owner, but when clean, they look great! (5minutes after washing) I live in dust, so black does not work for me.
Yours is very Darth Vader, with all black and the silver wheels bring it out more!
A few blemishes allows you to abuse it more than a perfect car, so enjoy it accordingly!
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Hi and welcome to NAM, David.
I have never been a happy black owner, but when clean, they look great! (5minutes after washing) I live in dust, so black does not work for me.
Yours is very Darth Vader, with all black and the silver wheels bring it out more!
A few blemishes allows you to abuse it more than a perfect car, so enjoy it accordingly!
I have never been a happy black owner, but when clean, they look great! (5minutes after washing) I live in dust, so black does not work for me.
Yours is very Darth Vader, with all black and the silver wheels bring it out more!
A few blemishes allows you to abuse it more than a perfect car, so enjoy it accordingly!
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New MINI Owner
Hi David:
Congrats on your purchase and welcome to NAM! Lots of grins ahead of you. How many miles on yours, and any repairs or upgrades you are thinking about?
I picked up an R53 this year and just love it. Please stop by our website for articles and application guides that will help keep Darth running spot on.
Any questions, please ask!
Drive Hard. Drive Safe. Keep Grinning.
Congrats on your purchase and welcome to NAM! Lots of grins ahead of you. How many miles on yours, and any repairs or upgrades you are thinking about?
I picked up an R53 this year and just love it. Please stop by our website for articles and application guides that will help keep Darth running spot on.
Any questions, please ask!
Drive Hard. Drive Safe. Keep Grinning.
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Hi David:
Congrats on your purchase and welcome to NAM! Lots of grins ahead of you. How many miles on yours, and any repairs or upgrades you are thinking about?
I picked up an R53 this year and just love it. Please stop by our website for articles and application guides that will help keep Darth running spot on.
Any questions, please ask!
Drive Hard. Drive Safe. Keep Grinning.
Congrats on your purchase and welcome to NAM! Lots of grins ahead of you. How many miles on yours, and any repairs or upgrades you are thinking about?
I picked up an R53 this year and just love it. Please stop by our website for articles and application guides that will help keep Darth running spot on.
Any questions, please ask!
Drive Hard. Drive Safe. Keep Grinning.
I may do other things as possible like adding a row of lights across the grill. I have already been checking over the site and I know where to go if needed.
Thanks!
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Congrats!
Congratulations! I too recently joined the Mini world with an all black R53. Like yours, it's not perfect. The paint is good from about 10ft. Close inspection reveals some surface scratches and scuffs here and there. I too have been in the process of de-chroming. I have the belt line and the door handles to go still. I'm REALLY enjoying the car! I've had it since Feb this year, and am still inventing errands to run and excuses to drive it. It's just a kick! Enjoy!
BTW, you've found a great community here! LOTS of knowledge and people willing to help if you have questions. READ a bunch and familiarize yourself with the ins and outs of the R53.
-Tony
BTW, you've found a great community here! LOTS of knowledge and people willing to help if you have questions. READ a bunch and familiarize yourself with the ins and outs of the R53.
-Tony
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Welcome to NAM and the world of MINIs!
Congratulations! I too recently joined the Mini world with an all black R53. Like yours, it's not perfect. The paint is good from about 10ft. Close inspection reveals some surface scratches and scuffs here and there. I too have been in the process of de-chroming. I have the belt line and the door handles to go still. I'm REALLY enjoying the car! I've had it since Feb this year, and am still inventing errands to run and excuses to drive it. It's just a kick! Enjoy!
BTW, you've found a great community here! LOTS of knowledge and people willing to help if you have questions. READ a bunch and familiarize yourself with the ins and outs of the R53.
-Tony
BTW, you've found a great community here! LOTS of knowledge and people willing to help if you have questions. READ a bunch and familiarize yourself with the ins and outs of the R53.
-Tony
Drive Hard. Drive Safe. Keep Grinning.
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Welcome, looks like someone already blacked allot of stuff out for you.
Aero grille on the front and they added Aero side skirts.
Aero grille on the front and they added Aero side skirts.
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Thanks again!
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You are weclome. Yes I know it well.
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Hi "Mini Mania". Yep, I posted pix in this forum when I first got it. I don't want to hijack David's thread here, but check out my profile for photos of the "black out" process if you like. I have black "S-Lites" on it now. Wheels / suspension / brakes are "next on the list".
@ David Mosley (OP)... Fair warning. This WILL develop into a sickness. Since I got the car, there has been a "next (mod) on the list"... I suspect there will be as long as I own the car.
@ David Mosley (OP)... Fair warning. This WILL develop into a sickness. Since I got the car, there has been a "next (mod) on the list"... I suspect there will be as long as I own the car.
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Sounds like a fun rig! Yea, you'd have to go some to exceed $15K on an R53. (not that it hasn't done.) That must be quite the shock to the system in terms of the difference in driving experience. I too went from 4x4 to MINI. (Mid-size SUV with a mild lift / tires). It took a minute to come to terms with the feeling that just about EVERYTHING on the road was bigger than me. :/ I find I drive far more defensively in my MINI. I just assume nobody can see me. Staying out of blind spots, etc.
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