What did you do to your mini today?
#5153
Thanks!
"Low key" was the "theme" this time... Last Clubman was for show and shine, "in your face, you regular (MINI)uneducated person on the street or in the traffic"... This time, I am going (I hope) for more refined look that only MINI aficionado would appreciate...
"Low key" was the "theme" this time... Last Clubman was for show and shine, "in your face, you regular (MINI)uneducated person on the street or in the traffic"... This time, I am going (I hope) for more refined look that only MINI aficionado would appreciate...
Last edited by Germarican; 12-21-2011 at 03:22 PM.
#5154
Took my Mini to the Steven's Creek dealership to get a free oil change and 30K inspection. While I was waiting I asked the parts dept about getting a newer front bumper with brake air ducts. It just so happened that a service tech is about to install a JCW kit on his wife's clubman and offered to sell me the old kit for half price. It's a brand new kit off the 2012 S, comes with all the necessary mounts and hardware, and just needs to be painted.
I should install the front bumper, intercooler muffler delete, and 27mm front sway bar the first week of next year.
I should install the front bumper, intercooler muffler delete, and 27mm front sway bar the first week of next year.
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#5160
Thats my next task.. no more chrome
Yeah im trying to figure out if im gonna add more red in random places but im still thinking
yeah still a long way to go but im liking how its turning out
yeah still a long way to go but im liking how its turning out
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#5164
like center of the rims red and stuff like that just small random things but i doubt it ill prob just red out the engine bay, meaning hose and catch can and stuff
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#5166
I washed it for the 1st time today :-)...and got to use a lot of my new products on her. I used "Black WoW" on the fender flares not thinking it would do much, but I was surprised how much it helped on a brand new car
Can tell that much in this pic but they have a lot more shine to them now (i just like this picture with the sun setting in the reflection)
Can tell that much in this pic but they have a lot more shine to them now (i just like this picture with the sun setting in the reflection)
#5167
Kinda falls in line with my two rules for life:
- Never tell all you know
- ...
Can't wait for pics!
C ya,
Dutch
#5168
Kinda falls in line with my two rules for life:
- Never tell all you know
- ...
On the red accents: Red is a great accent color - used in small quantities. When overdone it can get to be FAR too much very quickly - and it is FAR too easy to overdo a small car like ours. There's not a lot of canvas, and it's already pretty crowded with accent features (spoiler, scoop, gutter, funny mirrors, body lines... heck, the whole car is an accent feature), so adding too many more accents gets cluttered quickly.
In that same way, I worry about doing much/anything more to my Checkmate, what with the checkered fenders and checkered mirrors and silver top on a black car... adding anything really gets to be "too much" very quickly. Example: I threw black covers on the light bar (4 driving lights) and was complimented: "What did you add? It looks great!", when what I did was effectively subtracting...
#5169
I washed it for the 1st time today :-)...and got to use a lot of my new products on her. I used "Black WoW" on the fender flares not thinking it would do much, but I was surprised how much it helped on a brand new car
Can tell that much in this pic but they have a lot more shine to them now (i just like this picture with the sun setting in the reflection)
Can tell that much in this pic but they have a lot more shine to them now (i just like this picture with the sun setting in the reflection)
#5171
Then, once you open up the bonnet, BANG! As much red as I can cram in there!
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#5173
In my younger days (and on more than one occasion), I've chased those people home and scared the living sh*t out of them. Not so much anymore.
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