Hi everyone,

I don't know if you remember me posting about my removable stripes flying off in the freeway, but I decided to get the permanent ones. They were short as expected and I do have tiny air bubbles, but it's not too noticeable. It was very easy to install. I just don't kow if I got them on right. Does it look crooked to you?





I might as well show off my car while I'm at it.
Here's my car at night I also got the S gas cap, BMW of San Francisco painted it for FREE! Thanks!


I love my wheels.. (thanks fprodget)


I put on the clear side markers and the white tail lamps but I kept the 3rd brake light on, kinda like it that way. (does that make them legal?)


and here is my DVD player and navigation... the DVD player is in the glove. the display folds in whenever yhuo want it to.


I got the parcel shelf too, but don't have any pics, well, thanks for checking my car out, I worked hard on it.

I never payed attention to cars until I got the MINI. This was the 1st time ever I did anything to a car. Pretty darn easy thanks to MCO

Anyone have ideas on naming my car?

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nope, they look great! good for you.. i tried to put mine on myself and failed miserably...

 

The stripes look fine, they'll look ratty eventually and the next time you do them, they'll be perfect.

You car is SWEET!! I think we have another mod addict in the house

The only thing it's missing is tinted windows and a shorty antenna, imo.....

 

yea, the stripes look good 'n symmetrical on this end

An all PS MC, WagsFTB would be proud!!!
(I think your ride looks hot too )

Cheers,
Ryan

 

jvanivan;
Your stripes look great. I love the look of your MINI. Very classy.

 

Does the DVD player not work when the car is moving? I was thinking of adding this feature to our MNI then read about the Movies not working when driving. We purchased a portable DVD player instead. Have been very happy with it.

 

Hey jivanivan,

I see you're from DC. I'm from San Mateo. I haven't seen you motoring around, but when I do, I'll definitely know it's you! Your MINI is sweet! Love the stripes w/ the rally lights.

 

Thanks for the compliments everyone! I really appreciate it alot.

nomonsterisinme - what happened to your stripes?

HARMINI - which stubby antenna do you recommend and where would I get my windows tinted?

bethandlouis - the DVD works while I'm driving, the people who installed it bypassed some wiring and made it work out, it would be pointless to only have it work while parked, my girlfriend is the one who watches, but it's pretty handy for rush hour traffic.

Minikin - hopefully I'll see you around, I don't meet that many people on here from the bay area.

Soo.. what should I name my MINI?

 

awesome mini! I love the rims, gives it that Italian Job look. How much was the dvd player and display?

 

MAN do I love those wheels!!

Saving up to get 'em on my next MINI...

Your car rocks, by the way..

 

Don't worry too much about the bubbles. They seem to calm down after a week or so. Especialy if you used a water and soap solution to apply them.

BTW. The stripes look good. If someone has to measure to know if they are crooked, they are too close.

MINIACK

 

>HARMINI - which stubby antenna do you recommend and where would I get my windows tinted?

I bought my stubby antenna from Hondacuraworld.com for under $20 with shipping.


web page for antenna

make sure to order the antenna for a 2003 Honda S2000 on the order form also.

 

Ooooh! What a pretty MINI!! The stripes look perfect! Good, good job!

How about JIVEMNI!!??

 

I second the name JIVEMINI!!!!

And I second the recommendation for the S2000 antenna. Buy online or go to your local Honda dealer. Mine had them in stock, a little over $20 if I remember.

To find a tint shop, look in the yellow pages. Most tinters here operate under car audio and security stores. I called the local guys and found a place that did nice work. The price of tints varies widely from region to region.

 

Im getting my tints installed today!! :smile: Car looks great and so do the stripes. I have the clear tail lamps and side markers as well and they really make the car looks sharp.

 

Anyone have a picture of the S2000 antenna???

 

Your car does look pretty outrageous...I would have said phat, but I don't wanna date myself here. The R90's look fantastic.

 

They look good to me! Good job! I have my stripes now, but I will be having them done by a professional...you were very brave to do that yourself. :smile:

 

Must be an optical conclusion. They look straight to me

 

Looks great!!!!!

 

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Good job with the stripes! Your MINI is H-O-T!!!!

 

I think the stripes look straight, and your car looks amazing. I was just looking at it and I thought maybe it would look better if the stripes had the white pinstripe on the outside like the 'S' stripes. I read somewhere that you can just buy the pinstriping and run it along the borders of your existing stripes, I was thinking of doing that with my white bonnet stripes on my Chili Red. I love the look of the clear tail lamps, gives a nice clean look to your car, but what do people think about them on Chili Red? It almost seems like the red taillamps would be a more seamless look on a red car.

 

Thanks hahahaha, I guess you could still say they are PHAT!

L.Mini - I wasn't so sure if I should do this myself either, but I didn't want to pay $200 to install.

MCJoe - Hmm... I wonder how it would look with the white pinstriping. It does look a little incomplete. Maybe a black pinstriping would look good? Any idea where I can get the pinstriping? I would keep the red tail lamps for you CR Cooper. Yeah, it is a more seamless look. and you save money and your legal.

Does anyone know if my car is legal if I kept the 3rd brake light red?

 

stripes look good

SMOKIN' CAR..... Silver is So sexy