What did you do to your mini today?
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What did I do this week with my ride?
Fell in love with it again. First real mod was to put KONI FSDs in with Eibach Pro Springs and despite some warnings on other threads, the result is fantastic! I spoke with the U.S. KONI people and the 1" or so lowering isn't enough to crimp the FSD's beneficial effect on the car so "go ahead" and make the switch. The wheels fit correctly in the wheel wells, no bottoming out due to better, stronger springs, the handling is so much better and the lack of nasty bumps - well, that is why you read this post, right? So much more civilized AND sportier handling. I thought I was going to get rid of the car and buy something like the BMW M235i instead (I will in a few years anyhow ) but for now I am really happy to fall in love with my MINI again. I expect I will do the 19mm rear sway bar at some point, but for now I am all smiles.
Fell in love with it again. First real mod was to put KONI FSDs in with Eibach Pro Springs and despite some warnings on other threads, the result is fantastic! I spoke with the U.S. KONI people and the 1" or so lowering isn't enough to crimp the FSD's beneficial effect on the car so "go ahead" and make the switch. The wheels fit correctly in the wheel wells, no bottoming out due to better, stronger springs, the handling is so much better and the lack of nasty bumps - well, that is why you read this post, right? So much more civilized AND sportier handling. I thought I was going to get rid of the car and buy something like the BMW M235i instead (I will in a few years anyhow ) but for now I am really happy to fall in love with my MINI again. I expect I will do the 19mm rear sway bar at some point, but for now I am all smiles.
Last edited by eurotrash01; 04-23-2016 at 08:20 PM.
I finally fixed a mysterious (to me) problem with my a/c. With summer coming on, this was important. For a year or so, when I got in the car and started it up, the a/c wouldn't come on right away. Sometimes I would have driven five miles or more before it would suddenly kick on. I had the clutch and compressor checked out by a professional but, of course, everything worked great when it was there so I got no answer to the problem.
Finally, as I zoomed around the 'net, I happened upon a BMW site where guys were complaining about the interior blower motor relay being bad on a bunch of Beemers. The problem they described sounded like what was happening to me. Since I had a spare relay that I had picked up awhile back, I changed out the blower motor relay (the one in the panel by your left foot). Presto! The a/c works like it was meant to work!
I have read other owner's laments about this same issue so I wanted to post here and let them know what was going on. Hopefully, we'll all have a cool and comfortable drive this summer!
Finally, as I zoomed around the 'net, I happened upon a BMW site where guys were complaining about the interior blower motor relay being bad on a bunch of Beemers. The problem they described sounded like what was happening to me. Since I had a spare relay that I had picked up awhile back, I changed out the blower motor relay (the one in the panel by your left foot). Presto! The a/c works like it was meant to work!
I have read other owner's laments about this same issue so I wanted to post here and let them know what was going on. Hopefully, we'll all have a cool and comfortable drive this summer!
It was a PM day here. As my Mini just passed 75K, I treated her to a transmission fluid change, new spark plugs, an alignment (hoping pot hole season is over) and an oil change. Almost had to argue with my motoring advisor about the transmission fluid: "but we don't recommend it until at least 100k" - "am I doing any harm by doing it early?" "well, no, but we don't recommend it until at least 100K"... I literally had to tell them to take my money...
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