What did you do to your mini today?
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#7553
I have the Conti Extreme DWs also (205/50-16), and love 'em. Way better than the last set of S-Drives. Never had the run-flats on mine, as a/the previous owner had switched to Michelin Pilots (195/55-16) before I bought the car.
C ya,
Dutch
#7555
Installed a new JCW front strut brace. I was a little skeptical about it's real worth (did it more for the bling) until I took it for a drive. Usually I can't tell if an upgrade makes a difference; usually too subtle. But this brace really made a difference. I didn't like the amount of torque steer I had before; but now it is all but gone and the chassis feels tighter. Shiny and adds real world performance. Happy me
=Laserjock=
=Laserjock=
#7556
#7557
over the weekend i spent hours washing, waxing, and detailing my mini!
then it rained for 14 hours straight the very next day :(
on the plus side, I used some Turtle wax brand "Trim Restorer", and it made my crappy old worn out looking arches, trim, and rear view mirror plastic New looking!
on the down side, 14 straight hours of rain washed off at least half the gel :(
suppose I will have to re-apply now...
oh, and i vinyl blacked out the wheel arch lights i think it looks great, makes the car look a little meaner, and keeps the arch lines nicely
then it rained for 14 hours straight the very next day :(
on the plus side, I used some Turtle wax brand "Trim Restorer", and it made my crappy old worn out looking arches, trim, and rear view mirror plastic New looking!
on the down side, 14 straight hours of rain washed off at least half the gel :(
suppose I will have to re-apply now...
oh, and i vinyl blacked out the wheel arch lights i think it looks great, makes the car look a little meaner, and keeps the arch lines nicely
Last edited by astroBlackMetallic_Mini; 06-25-2012 at 07:34 AM.
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The original fronts that were on the back, had NO corner tread left! I could spin them as soon as they were off centre and boost kicked in.
Did the DW's take a while to break in and feel firm? Mine feel a lil....wallowy in turns. With the runflats, the ride was a bit harsh, but the cornering feel was impressive!! I could feel exactly what the car was doing through the turn. With these I feel like I'm guessing. I'll give'em their break in period to start judging. Or inflate them a bit more.
Did the DW's take a while to break in and feel firm? Mine feel a lil....wallowy in turns. With the runflats, the ride was a bit harsh, but the cornering feel was impressive!! I could feel exactly what the car was doing through the turn. With these I feel like I'm guessing. I'll give'em their break in period to start judging. Or inflate them a bit more.
Well used? It's not even *close* to smooth!
I have the Conti Extreme DWs also (205/50-16), and love 'em. Way better than the last set of S-Drives. Never had the run-flats on mine, as a/the previous owner had switched to Michelin Pilots (195/55-16) before I bought the car.
C ya,
Dutch
I have the Conti Extreme DWs also (205/50-16), and love 'em. Way better than the last set of S-Drives. Never had the run-flats on mine, as a/the previous owner had switched to Michelin Pilots (195/55-16) before I bought the car.
C ya,
Dutch
#7562
The original fronts that were on the back, had NO corner tread left! I could spin them as soon as they were off centre and boost kicked in.
Did the DW's take a while to break in and feel firm? Mine feel a lil....wallowy in turns. With the runflats, the ride was a bit harsh, but the cornering feel was impressive!! I could feel exactly what the car was doing through the turn. With these I feel like I'm guessing. I'll give'em their break in period to start judging. Or inflate them a bit more.
Did the DW's take a while to break in and feel firm? Mine feel a lil....wallowy in turns. With the runflats, the ride was a bit harsh, but the cornering feel was impressive!! I could feel exactly what the car was doing through the turn. With these I feel like I'm guessing. I'll give'em their break in period to start judging. Or inflate them a bit more.
HTH!
C ya,
Dutch
#7564
Good to know. Thanks. I may try that tomorrow and see what happens. Hope I'm not addicted to the runflats feel. Those bastids are too expensive!!
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#7572
LOL ... very punny!
Thank for the complements. I like the way he's turning out.
I agree with the yellow caliper idea. I think it will look nice too...I have put it on the "Big List of MINI Things" to get done.
It never fails, you mark one thing off the list, add one more to the bottom.
Thank for the complements. I like the way he's turning out.
I agree with the yellow caliper idea. I think it will look nice too...I have put it on the "Big List of MINI Things" to get done.
It never fails, you mark one thing off the list, add one more to the bottom.
The wheels look great! I'm running s-lite's for my winter wheel and I'm thinking of plasti-dipping them. Any suggestions?
I'd go red or blue on the calipers. Yellow would be a little too matchy.
#7573
I went the lazy way...I didn't even take my wheels off. I washed them first and let them dry.
I put papertowels behind the wheels to cover the calipers & disks then taped up the air valve stems, I didn't tape the outer rim.
Shake can for a minute or two, do a very light coat, let dry for 15m, another light coat, let dry 15, then I did a thicker coat, dry 15, repeat till done.
Once they looked good enough, I rolled the car back to flip the wheels (top now bottom) and did a touch-up coat.
Let dry then removed the papertowels.
Then I peeled the plastidip off the center cap.
I put papertowels behind the wheels to cover the calipers & disks then taped up the air valve stems, I didn't tape the outer rim.
Shake can for a minute or two, do a very light coat, let dry for 15m, another light coat, let dry 15, then I did a thicker coat, dry 15, repeat till done.
Once they looked good enough, I rolled the car back to flip the wheels (top now bottom) and did a touch-up coat.
Let dry then removed the papertowels.
Then I peeled the plastidip off the center cap.
#7574
I went the lazy way...I didn't even take my wheels off. I washed them first and let them dry.
I put papertowels behind the wheels to cover the calipers & disks then taped up the air valve stems, I didn't tape the outer rim.
Shake can for a minute or two, do a very light coat, let dry for 15m, another light coat, let dry 15, then I did a thicker coat, dry 15, repeat till done.
Once they looked good enough, I rolled the car back to flip the wheels (top now bottom) and did a touch-up coat.
Let dry then removed the papertowels.
Then I peeled the plastidip off the center cap.
I put papertowels behind the wheels to cover the calipers & disks then taped up the air valve stems, I didn't tape the outer rim.
Shake can for a minute or two, do a very light coat, let dry for 15m, another light coat, let dry 15, then I did a thicker coat, dry 15, repeat till done.
Once they looked good enough, I rolled the car back to flip the wheels (top now bottom) and did a touch-up coat.
Let dry then removed the papertowels.
Then I peeled the plastidip off the center cap.
I can see having some fun with this, or trying out a look before making an expensive investment in "real" parts.
Edit to add - I see you just peeled it off the center cap when you were finished.
No ragged edges though?
It looks very crisp.
I would have thought the caps had been taped off.
Last edited by LittleWing; 06-26-2012 at 01:19 PM.