What did you do to your mini today?
Was taking the Mini to my appointment at the VA this morning when the car died before I made it a mile. Check engine light and bucking like a bronco before quitting completely. Finally got it started and nursed it home where I only had to wait about 45 minutes before Mini Roadside Assistance had the rollback at my door. The driver was very conscientious and meticulous when loading my car. This was even more challenging because the car wouldn't start at all, so He had to jockey the rollback in position to pull it onto the truck backwards. By the way, those beautiful tow hooks that RaceSeng makes and sells are not just bling. They are plenty strong enough to actually tow the vehicle! It took a little while because the car sits pretty low and has that aggressive splitter. I felt a lot better when the driver told me that he tows McClarens, Bentleys, and other exotics on a regular basis. We dropped the car off and the Service Manager had a spiffy new Safety Orange Justa for me to drive while they figure out what's wrong with my baby.
The Loaner.
The Loaner.
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A few years back I had a similar experience with the MINI roadside service. Excellent! The closest MINI dealer was 3 hours away and they took me there. The tow guy and I talked a lot. One thing I remember is he said that he liked working for MINI. One thing was that they pay better than some other roadside services.
Hope it works out well for you. Nice loaner...
Hope it works out well for you. Nice loaner...
Picked mine up from the dealer today. Everything's running fine now. They must has updated/reset not just the DME, but all the modules, because I lost all my custom programming. Made sure I had the JCW Tune still installed though. Not a big deal. I'll just wait for the next cool day and take the iPad out and reprogram everything. I'm just happy that it's running good again.
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vetsvette (05-23-2019)
Nice, first Updated badges i have seen on an R56. MINI just came out with the blackline version of those.
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Short shifter
Installed the Torque Solutions Short Shifter today. Easier than i thought.
Decided to keep the cover for now until i can find someone with a 3d printing machine to mock up something.
Heres a tip. Use a 11mm open wrench to pry off the ball joints not 14mm from pelicans website.
Decided to keep the cover for now until i can find someone with a 3d printing machine to mock up something.
Heres a tip. Use a 11mm open wrench to pry off the ball joints not 14mm from pelicans website.
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Changed my oil today. The low oil light popped on. Oil level is fine. Then I realized I installed to darn oil filter backwards. . Reversed the filter an everything is fine now. Now I need to look into changing the line on the power steering. I see the lines going to the tanks look a little wet.
Friday, put the first noticeable mark on it in 10 months of ownership (scraped the rim against a curb)
Saturday, finally got my music onto a USB stick and set up in the Mini so I can cruise with more than just what's on my phone at a given time
Today, gave it a much needed wash after the late snow this week and the pollen bomb that apparently dropped on it before that
Saturday, finally got my music onto a USB stick and set up in the Mini so I can cruise with more than just what's on my phone at a given time
Today, gave it a much needed wash after the late snow this week and the pollen bomb that apparently dropped on it before that
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vetsvette (05-26-2019)
Spent a little time this morning re-programming all my bells and whistles that the dealer erased last week. Rear fogs, fog lights with high beams, auto up with fob, etc. Wondered why it had been feeling sluggish since I got it back, until I realized it was in mid mode. I removed the selector switch when I installed the CravenSpeed Shift ell Cover. All good now. I'll drive it for a while with just the JCW Tune until I'm sure my problem doesn't come back, and then worry about the BT Tune. Y'all have a good weekend.
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Black-eyed-Purple-Mini S (07-06-2019)
Wow, great job.
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I did it all by myself in a friend's garage. I watched tons of "How To" videos before I did it.
I also wanted to wrap my car but I was quoted 2-3K for a MINI and I was like no thanks. A dip job by a professional shop, I was quoted about $1000-$1100. Much cheaper than a wrap. But I decided to try it myself.