What did you do to your mini today?
#5652
From stock 205/40/18 tires the speed will now be 1.6 mph faster. ...65 with 205/40/18 equals 66.67 with 225/40/18. So with original speedo error you are still going slower than 65 when the speedometer reads 65.
#5653
The 225/40-18 are 25in tall and a 225/45-17 is 24.9in tall and a 215/35-18 (what was on the car) is 24.1 in tall. All this is irrelevant if the car speedo is setup for a different size tire. The 225/40-18 is .5mph off from my gps where as the other was off by more than 4mph.
#5655
Just got an estimate to repair the damage to my front (aero kit) bumper. $3413.05
As a side note to those of you in the snow belt - don't drive your MINIs in slushy snow. All that slush builds up in the cooling passage in the bumper and packs up until the bumper pops off.
This is what I get for driving the car on a road that hadn't gotten plowed after we got 2-4" of wet slushy snow...
As a side note to those of you in the snow belt - don't drive your MINIs in slushy snow. All that slush builds up in the cooling passage in the bumper and packs up until the bumper pops off.
This is what I get for driving the car on a road that hadn't gotten plowed after we got 2-4" of wet slushy snow...
#5656
I rolled up next to a great looking grey MCCS with black stripes, tinted tail lights and a nice looking stance. We took off at the green light, then the next, and the next. I pulled away every time. We stopped to talk about engine mods. He was running the AP on stage 1, mine is on stage 1 FMIC. I guess the FMIC really does make a noticeable difference...
#5657
I swapped in a set of the PIAA headlights in my 08 MCSa. Noticable difference at night, both in low beams and high beams. Also swapped from chrome mirrors to black, and added the JCW scuttles. Car is too dirty to take a picture (embarrassed), but I don't feel like washing it in 35F weather.
Cant wait for snow season to be over so I can install my TSW springs, rear control arms, and IE fixed strut bearings. Life is good....
Mike
Cant wait for snow season to be over so I can install my TSW springs, rear control arms, and IE fixed strut bearings. Life is good....
Mike
#5658
headlights
I have been looking or replacment h13 headlight bulbs. Do the PIAA bulbs have the bluish color or a bright white color?
I swapped in a set of the PIAA headlights in my 08 MCSa. Noticable difference at night, both in low beams and high beams. Also swapped from chrome mirrors to black, and added the JCW scuttles. Car is too dirty to take a picture (embarrassed), but I don't feel like washing it in 35F weather.
Cant wait for snow season to be over so I can install my TSW springs, rear control arms, and IE fixed strut bearings. Life is good....
Mike
Cant wait for snow season to be over so I can install my TSW springs, rear control arms, and IE fixed strut bearings. Life is good....
Mike
#5659
I rolled up next to a great looking grey MCCS with black stripes, tinted tail lights and a nice looking stance. We took off at the green light, then the next, and the next. I pulled away every time. We stopped to talk about engine mods. He was running the AP on stage 1, mine is on stage 1 FMIC. I guess the FMIC really does make a noticeable difference...
#5663
Just got an estimate to repair the damage to my front (aero kit) bumper. $3413.05
As a side note to those of you in the snow belt - don't drive your MINIs in slushy snow. All that slush builds up in the cooling passage in the bumper and packs up until the bumper pops off.
This is what I get for driving the car on a road that hadn't gotten plowed after we got 2-4" of wet slushy snow...
As a side note to those of you in the snow belt - don't drive your MINIs in slushy snow. All that slush builds up in the cooling passage in the bumper and packs up until the bumper pops off.
This is what I get for driving the car on a road that hadn't gotten plowed after we got 2-4" of wet slushy snow...
#5665
K, so it was yesterday afternoon, but I made an appt. with the local MINI mechanic to get the passenger side axle replaced. Back in November, one CV joint's boot was discovered to have recently split (rubber doesn't fare well in the southwest ) and started ejecting its grease, and it's only a matter of time before the joint fails when the joint's unsealed. It hasn't started making any unfriendly noises yet, but better to replace it at the time of my choice than wait for the time of its failure, which is usually finely calculated by Murphy to occur at the absolute least convenient time....
As it turns out, it's cheaper to replace the whole axle than to replace the one joint and its boot, and then the other joint's all new as well....
C ya,
Dutch
As it turns out, it's cheaper to replace the whole axle than to replace the one joint and its boot, and then the other joint's all new as well....
C ya,
Dutch
#5666
#5672
K, so it was yesterday afternoon, but I made an appt. with the local MINI mechanic to get the passenger side axle replaced. Back in November, one CV joint's boot was discovered to have recently split (rubber doesn't fare well in the southwest ) and started ejecting its grease, and it's only a matter of time before the joint fails when the joint's unsealed. It hasn't started making any unfriendly noises yet, but better to replace it at the time of my choice than wait for the time of its failure, which is usually finely calculated by Murphy to occur at the absolute least convenient time....
As it turns out, it's cheaper to replace the whole axle than to replace the one joint and its boot, and then the other joint's all new as well....
C ya,
Dutch
As it turns out, it's cheaper to replace the whole axle than to replace the one joint and its boot, and then the other joint's all new as well....
C ya,
Dutch
#5674
Booooo!
I washed mine and then installed the FES AutoSport Plus module. Car looks amazing when clean but I noticed some minor curb rash on the rear winter wheel... no idea when that happened.
Tell me about it! Toronto has had mostly spring like weather so far with only 1/3 the usual snow fall. Problem is the temps are often still too low for performance tires to stick very well. I am already looking for my summer tires to purchase... I expect to have them installed and in use in a matter of weeks if the weather stays like this.
I washed mine and then installed the FES AutoSport Plus module. Car looks amazing when clean but I noticed some minor curb rash on the rear winter wheel... no idea when that happened.
Tell me about it! Toronto has had mostly spring like weather so far with only 1/3 the usual snow fall. Problem is the temps are often still too low for performance tires to stick very well. I am already looking for my summer tires to purchase... I expect to have them installed and in use in a matter of weeks if the weather stays like this.
#5675
I installed new LCA bushings, new front sway bar bushings, new serpentine belt, new KONI FSD shocks, IE Fixed Camber Plates, and new BGF G-Force Sport tires. My mini needed some TLC...and it got it
It's amazing how well it rides now. Before with the worn out bushings, stock shocks, and runflats.....it literally felt like it had no suspension at all. The ride was so harsh, I was constantly telling my passengers "sorry, but this thing rides really rough. Now it's a totally different car.....it's amazing!!!!
Here are some pictures!
It's amazing how well it rides now. Before with the worn out bushings, stock shocks, and runflats.....it literally felt like it had no suspension at all. The ride was so harsh, I was constantly telling my passengers "sorry, but this thing rides really rough. Now it's a totally different car.....it's amazing!!!!
Here are some pictures!