Put winter tires on. Continental Extreme Contact on a 16 inch alloy. It was fun for a day, but driving with summer tires on snow was dangerous. I no longer have to fear for the life of my wife the next time it snows.

 

looks sharp.
i love my rimblades, i'm surprised i don't see more of them around.

 

Drives very nice in the snow now I bet . Big difference going to snow tires.

 

We got just a bit of snow yesterday, and yes, the difference is like night and day.

 

I backed the Countryman into a snowbank, and broke the plastic supports for the lowest part of the bumper. I was so mad at myself. I never do stuff like that. Just got the car too. Grrr.

I'm going to try and hack it back together redneck style tomorrow. I should be able to mechanically fasten the broken pieces together.

 

Any chance you could send me a link to the one you used. I can't find one on their site listed to work with R60

 

Go to bergertuning.com

 

Hacked it together as planned, rinsed off the salt, and filled it with gas.

 

What part ? Some are a cheap easy fix, if its a larger part then screws and reclip fixes it.

 

The parts that broke are the brackets that hang down, and support the unpainted gray plastic piece, and are located approximately behind the red circles.



I drilled some holes, then used some existing holes, some machine screws, wing nuts, washers, and some scrap metal to join the pieces that had cracked together. It should hold fine, unless it sees any type of impact again. Total cost was just a few bucks for the hardware.

After hitting the snow bank, and before the repair, I had to take back roads home so I could keep the speed under 70km/h, or else the plastic would flap in the wind, and risk tearing itself off.

 

Yea those are it 51129802113 , I though it was something major. Sounds like you ok.

https://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/51129802113/





Then one nut for each. 51161943122

https://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/51161943122/ES2673569/

 

Sorry, I can't describe it better without pictures, but what broke was plastic, not metal.

I'm intending to leave it as is. Although my repair was not elegant, it should hold, and will never be seen by anyone unless they are looking under the car.

 

Well the brackets that come down are metal , do you have a pic ?

 

I'm away from the car at the moment, but after some more googling...



The break occurred where i drew the faint red oval.

 

Ah, 51129807144

https://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/51129807144/




Yep one modular plastic piece.

 

Yup, that's it.

It's not a very durable piece.

 

Great, looks like an impact or break away piece for the bumper.

 

Well, Last night I found out what would happen if you leave your key in your pocket while moving furniture while it was raining outside..

WELL, You will get all your seats and floor soaked in your new 2016 countryman..

Why you ask?

So due to the new feature that allows you to open your doors with a push of a button.. "Convenience" I think ....

IF you push the unlock button for over 8 seconds the car with no lights or even a sound will OPEN ALL THE WINDOWS AND THE SUNROOF. "Rain of shine"

Have not been able to find anyway to turn this sometimes cool feature OFF ..

Sigh..

Put in a nail to hang keys on daily now..

 

SCAMPULA that super sucks about your car! As for the convenience key, you can turn it off, however it going to require you recode a few modules. Check out this tread on Countryman Coding. Good luck getting the car dried out!

 

Tried the Link you left got a dead end..

I am trying to get the right software but have not been able to locate it.. I have the BMW program system all loaded up and have the right cable But there are no base codes for countryman (R60) in the kit.. If anyone knows where I can get them that would be a freat help..

 

sorry about that, I left the "l" off html.. I fixed the link in my original post.

 

Did a custom exhaust to my car today, had the res and 2nd cat removed and went with 2.5 all the way back with 3.5inch tips sounds lovely.

 

Added new to me TSW Nogaro wheels with Toyo winter tires. Set me back $500 plus $10 for hub rings.



Nogaro TSW wheels

 

Installed new position and fog lights. Got them from ECS. Got the white LED for the position (matches my factory xenon well) and the pure yellow halogen for the fog lights. The pictures do not do the yellow justice. They look really good in person. I was going to go white on both but very glad I went with the pure yellow for the fogs. I really like how the split looks between the two colors. See the pics below. Also here is a link to the bulbs.

https://www.ecstuning.com/Mini-2012-...aign=postreply

 

Installed new 118db Hella horns, behind the grill. After changing the oil.