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Old 07-12-2012, 11:54 AM
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Countryman Brush Guard

i would love to put a brush guard on the front of my new countryman so i can get a rally car look like this:

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ountryman.html

it doesnt need to have lights, just have that look. anyone have an idea where i could get one?
 
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Old 07-12-2012, 12:03 PM
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Hope you're open to opinions because I'm about to give you one.

Unless you're going to give your CM a rally-car paint job and do it up right, then the brush guard on the front is going to look... ummmm... not good.
 
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what else do you think i would have to do in order for it to look good? i have the white with black roof and black stripes just like in the link i posted. roof rails, black wheels.
 
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You asked.
 
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You asked.
anybody got the part number for the bonnet mounted quad rallye light mount?

I NEED ONE, I NEED IT NOW!!!!!!!!

scott
 
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anybody got the part number for the bonnet mounted quad rallye light mount?

I NEED ONE, I NEED IT NOW!!!!!!!!

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Better contact the company who is working with MINI to build the Rally cars... Prodrive.
 
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Old 07-12-2012, 01:13 PM
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Better contact the company who is working with MINI to build the Rally cars... Prodrive.
thanks ... google search commencing ... engage

found them, enquiry sent!

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In an accident, they do more damage than the save.
 
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Originally Posted by bmwr606
thanks ... google search commencing ... engage

found them, enquiry sent!

scott
No problem. Wached a 1-hour show recently on FuelTV, about Prodrive and MINIs work to get back into Rally racing. Very interesting show and I'm sure it will be re-broadcast some time.

Would be awesome to have a CM painted this way. Maybe I can talk my better half into getting her Bright Yellow CMSA4 painted or wrapped !
 
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Zaftig just up-chucked a little in his boot. Told me not to search for them. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. If you think you can carry it off, go for it.
 
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In an accident, they do more damage than the save.
Depends on the guard, what it's made out of and where it's mounted. Also depends on the accident. Yes at 60+ mph nothing is going to protect you. But I had a stinger on my Jeep frame mounted and saved my butt many times!!! From flipping over a few times to accidents. Couple of those I was going FAST off a rock straight down with the full force of the Jeep slamming in to the ground almost nose down flat. Another time I t-boned someone at maybe 30mph, he was making an illegal U-Turn across a double yellow line in the rain (his fault) and caved in the side of his car and the stinger didn't move.
 
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For reference it wasn't a HUGE beefy Jeep bumper. Only tubing really. "Stinger hoop made of CNC-bent 1-3/4" X .120 wall DOM structural tubing". Doesn't really need to be much, as long as it's correctly made and where it's attached to.

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Close up product shot:
 
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Originally Posted by bmwr606
anybody got the part number for the bonnet mounted quad rallye light mount?

I NEED ONE, I NEED IT NOW!!!!!!!!

scott

Scott,

Did you ever get a response? I have loved those lights since I saw them on TopGear!

Rich
 
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Scott,

Did you ever get a response? I have loved those lights since I saw them on TopGear!

Rich
no

i emailed jackie irwin at prodrive several times and did not even get the courtesy of a "***** you we don't sell to the public" response .... oh wait ... i guess i did since he has totally ignorned my emails

scott
 
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