posting all over the place, but added new wheels to the MINI today!

http://r56hs.com/2014/03/28/new-shoes/

 

Great wheels - look good against your black MINI.

 

rpf1's are my fav summer wheel of all time, get those center caps though!!

I will be parking mine since it is supposed to pour rain for the next 4 days

-B

 

Yesterday I had my S "lites" powder coated they all had minor bent as well, they came out really nice

 

thanks!

haha i was thinking about it but i was like meh kinda pricey. i'll consider it though!

 

They look great! I'm getting a used set of R94 "Bridge Spokes" powdercoated black and will post pics once I have them on my car....it will be at least a month before that happens though....I still need to order new tires.

Hey minibx what kind of tire valve caps do you have? I need to get some black ones but cant decide on a style.

 

Ha - I'm just as guilty as posting all over the place at times. Nice Enkei's!

They look great! It's funny how a stock wheel looks completely different once it's black - almost like it's a different wheel completely.

 

Konig Unknowns... 17 inch.

 

^^^ That has to be the best name for a wheel EVER! Remind me a little of my first set of aftermarket wheels - Rox RZ-1's.

 

Installed stubby antenna.

 

Thanks, I have normal black rubber caps, I had metal caps once and couldn't take them off so I'm staying away from those lol

 

Thanks, that's what I said when I saw them, I'm in love with the wheels now lol.

 

Got Pepè prepped for the AutoX!

 

Upgraded front calipers to JCW Big Brembo caliper, didn't realize they were so big but much lighter than factory, also installing JCW aero skirts. Next Milltek header and hopefully RMW tune.

 

Today I've opened the hood and disconnected the ECU. Time to build some harness extension and hack this baby

 

I got Detroit Tuned.
New grills, wired the lights correctly, smoked side markers.

 

I bought my MINI today and I am thrilled. Just had a quick question. I'm a Jeep guy and know all about modifying those, but completely overwhelmed with the amount of modifications I could make to my Countryman. It came with a caboose hitch and I took it off because I didn't like the look of it for daily driving. Now I have two holes where the hitch hooks up and I don't know what to search to find "plugs" to screw into the openings. Any tips? The dealer got it used and the hitch was already on it, so they didn't have them, but was pretty sure I could find a pair. I'd appreciate any help. Thanks, and I'm excited to join the MINI community!

 

Tracked it today!

 

If I'm not mistaken there are paintable plastic caps that snap into those bumper holes, similar to the ones covering the towing eye sockets.

You should be able to order them from the parts department but of course they'll have to be painted to match your bumper (unless you want to do it on the cheap and just spray paint them black).

 

I had these on my Mitsubishi RalliArt the year they came out. I loved them, but ended up buying two extra, due to bending them in pot holes. Be careful with em.

 

Today I mounted my summer wheels after washing them. Dirty car, clean wheels. Funny combo. Added washer fluid and cleaned my windshield. Yup, major work done today.

 

That's much more than I got to do to my Mini here in NJ where it's chilly and wet outside.

 

We didn't get much of a winter here this year. Only a light dusting twice. I read with envy all of the snow you guys got this year.

 

You can have all of ours next Winter if you like!

I had an eye-opening experience in early December when I drove from Baltimore to central NJ in a steady snowfall with no roads plowed on route 95. It took 7.5 hours to make the 180 mile trip.

Still, it was a good way of testing how well the Cooper handed heavy snowfall....those 15" rims with narrow tires helped me maintain traction while lesser cars were spinning out all around me.

 

did you have winter tires mounted? I was driving a Mini Cooper loaner through a snowstorm, probably about 6" on the ground, and the car did alright. i was a bit wary of the short wheelbase though. Clubman is definitely more stable when changing lanes through the deep stuff with the longer wheelbase.

But by all means, send over all the excess snow next year. I would love it.