F54 F54 Picture Thread
#478
Thanks, got the Red decals from here She's a MINI Enthusiast - https://www.artisticreflection.com/a...tic-reflection
Got the hood scoop, blackout cover rings and door handle covers all from eBay and the Red grill strip from ECS.
Also got black letters off eBay
Got the hood scoop, blackout cover rings and door handle covers all from eBay and the Red grill strip from ECS.
Also got black letters off eBay
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#480
http://www.bb-automobiltechnik.de/de...ettraeder.html
#481
These are pretty dope. I didn’t check the offsets but BB has a good reputation.
http://www.bb-automobiltechnik.de/de...ettraeder.html
http://www.bb-automobiltechnik.de/de...ettraeder.html
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#485
It looks nice. You have 15 and 20mm Spacers at that ride height? Any rubbing though? I was looking at some 19x8.5 inch wheels with et45 but was doubtful it would fit as the 8.5 inch wheel pokes out 6.3mn more than the 8 inch wheel (also at et45).
#486
yep those spacers are currently installed. My stock wheels being 18x8 et57 means effectively I’m at et 42 front and et37 rear. I had the slightest bit of rubbing on completely stock fenders but it was maybe 1 mm that self clearanced on a 1 hour drive and left a sliver of plastic hanging. You would be totally fine with an 8.5 et 45 I’m sure.
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#489
yep those spacers are currently installed. My stock wheels being 18x8 et57 means effectively I’m at et 42 front and et37 rear. I had the slightest bit of rubbing on completely stock fenders but it was maybe 1 mm that self clearanced on a 1 hour drive and left a sliver of plastic hanging. You would be totally fine with an 8.5 et 45 I’m sure.
#490
Ok I like the way it looks ALOT but does it cause issues on inclines? I want to lower mine but don't want to be scraping the bottom every time I do down/up the driveway! I have never understood why they have such excessive space in the arch on all cars. You need enough for it to not rub the car obviously but yesterday walking the dogs as I pursued the neighbors wheels it seemed that many had over 6 inches between top of tire and bottom of arch which seems excessive. The big black truck with huge tires and chrome wheels obviously did it on purpose but everyone else seemed to have on OEM. (Guess I could stick a ruler in my pocket and measure to get an average but my neighbors think I am a bit goofy anyway what with checking out their cars and getting macro photos of any beautiful flower or foliage in the yard. Little do they know I may be taking a photo of their car which is in the background.) You can tell a lot about a neighborhood by the cars parked outside the house!
#492
I do actually, just not anymore with the coils. I just removed the plugs and haven’t had any error codes on the dash, I’m sure it would throw a code of scanned at the dealership.
#493
Ok I like the way it looks ALOT but does it cause issues on inclines? I want to lower mine but don't want to be scraping the bottom every time I do down/up the driveway! I have never understood why they have such excessive space in the arch on all cars. You need enough for it to not rub the car obviously but yesterday walking the dogs as I pursued the neighbors wheels it seemed that many had over 6 inches between top of tire and bottom of arch which seems excessive. The big black truck with huge tires and chrome wheels obviously did it on purpose but everyone else seemed to have on OEM. (Guess I could stick a ruler in my pocket and measure to get an average but my neighbors think I am a bit goofy anyway what with checking out their cars and getting macro photos of any beautiful flower or foliage in the yard. Little do they know I may be taking a photo of their car which is in the background.) You can tell a lot about a neighborhood by the cars parked outside the house!
#494
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#496
Btw, for those who were asking about fitment, I'm on BC BR Series Coilovers and my wheels are 18x8.5 et45 wrapped in 235/40/18 Nitto Neo Gens...rubs like hell. I had to turn the dampening up quite a bit so I wouldn't slam in the back. I can rail a turn at 90 though lol
Last edited by mwayne5; 06-22-2021 at 07:53 PM.
#498
With the roads that I drive and how spirited I drive them, that much stretch would pose a bit dangerous. The side wall of a tire is very important in terms of lateral movement in turns. That much stretch compromises the handling of the vehicle and depending on how hard you hit a turn you tire can come un beaded on the side of the tire facing the outside of the turn.
Last edited by mwayne5; 06-23-2021 at 08:45 AM.
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