I have a mc40 and I was wondering what are some nice looking visual options. I have always liked the Chili Red with black roof and sometimes wish I had a black roof. Lets see some nice pictures of red and white in harmony.

 

I've found it good to play up some of the white/highlights with stripes and polished wheels....as well as accent some of the darker areas with checks and a black grille.

 

check out my gallery for some ideas. i always liked the red with black better too, but i ended up getting a used one with a white top. so i made the white top go away.

 

I think RallyMINI has the best looking Cooper I've ever seen.

 

I'm gonna shoot a pix of my roof later and post it here and in another thread- Red MCS with ACS body kit and japanese rising sun roof. Actually debating about a CF roof decal though

 

Thanks dude

 

+1

Seriously Rally, I love the look of the rim and tire combo you got. Can you tell me a bit more about it? I am riding on 18's right now, but wouldn't mind going a lot smaller for a look similar to yours.

Thanks,
John

 

Thanks...

Wheels are BBS RM's with a custom finish, and aftermarket wider lips from Schmidt as well as gold plated bolts from imported from germany.

Specs are :

Fronts: 15x8 et 14
205/50/15

Rears: 15x8.5 et 8
205/50/15

 

Ok - here's two shots of my rising sun roof graphic. Car has white roof. I actually started wondering if it would look cool to fill in white with either black or CF

 

Yeah, those BBS rims with the stretched tires look amazing, and the wider set bonnet stripes & checkered roof really make it special, love Rally's car. That's the way to do chili red & white.

 

I was considering the checkerboard but wasnt sure how that would look with the crome mirror caps. I would also agree with that. You mini looks fantastic I love the drop it has, nice and slammed. Im going to drop my soon but cant afford coilovers

 

Tint the windows....it really helps break the white away and makes the cr/w look better.....

P.S. do as i say and not as I do ;-)

 

I have already got 15% percent all around my car. How do you think the checkerboard would look with the chrome mirror caps? Would I have to change them

 

i think all coopers are ugly
except for rallymini's... its so cool lol, because it just looks so wide
and because the front is so down, it looks like its going super fast

gold bolts!! =o dunt park next to me or else i will ninja

 

I tend to not like the coopers much either, but if you get the aero kit and stripes, then I think they can look badass, even on 15 inch wheels. In fact, I have my S on 15's right now for winter (holies), and even though it changes the look of the car, it still kinda looks badass, even on chunky tread snowtires.

 

Or you could paint your MC40 roof black. I did. (number 565)

 

Is that the yellow lamin-x film? that looks badass,.......ever had any trouble with the cops?

 

Thanks. I have had none whatsoever. I have had it on for over three years now, never been stopped for it.

 

How much did painting that roof cost you? I was thinking about it but something tells me it just might not be right to paint a mc40. I could be wrong though. What do you guys think in the long run better for the value of the car with original roof or custom black?

 

It cost me $450.00. My thinking is you can always paint it white again. I really don't think it will affect value that much anyway, they will go by the VIN and if there is any collectability to being an MC40 the car can always be returned to stock. By the way, painting the roof is the least of my "keep it stock" worries.

 

Ya $450 bucks is way out of my limit. How much did those seats cost you? Are they they euro works seats?

 

The seats are Sparco Milano, recovered to look like JCW seats. They were about 1300.00 each before reupholstery. It is impossible to get the actual JCW seats over here unless you go through a private party or ebay. So I found the closest thing to them. I guess Sparco now makes the exact seat as the JCW, I forget what it is called.

 

Any insurance trouble without the side airbags?

 

nope.