ok - I'll install the lights....does anyone know if there are aftermarket's that are better looking / etter design or should I go with the mini ones ?

Any thoughts on the union jack on the door handle?

 

There are tons of aftermarket driving light options out there. Do a search in the "interior/exterior" mods forums and you'll see tons of examples.

As far as the UJ door handles...if they go with your exterior paint, then cool. Also, they can be done yourself without paying the big labor charge.

Some have found them goofy-looking if they didn't match their paint, however. Something to keep in mind.

 

Door handles:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...checkered+door

Driving lights:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ad.php?t=29482

There's more How-to's for the driving lights, but that was the first I came across.

 

Good luck with the dealer-if you can find an 07 on the lot they might be more inclined to deal-but-the MINI dealers are not known for their deal making. These cars hold their value really well-surprisingly well actually.

One thing to consider...if you do not get everything on the list now it can all be added later and you will have some time with the car as it is and might decide that's it's just fine without those things-end result is you save money!
I can totally understand getting it the way you want it but also remember to not let that get in the way.

Don't forget to post pics when you get it!

 

Hello all - just a quick update. I made some changes to my order (excluded UJ flag's and will install myself - as well as the lights). I''ll post the list below. I will add the lights and Union Jacks myself after I get the car. The Dealer agreed to only charge $1,325 for labor on all the accessories so the car costs $43,000.

Let me know what you think....I am going to order the car this evening


My 2007 MINI Cooper S Convertible

Base MSRP*$25,400
Destination & Handling$650
paintBritish Racing Green Body Color $450
Black Top STDTop Up $0Body Color Mirrors STD package
Cold Weather Package $300
Heated Front Seats Heated Side Mirrors and Washer Jets Convenience Package $400 Universal Garage Door Opener Auto Dimming Rear View Mirror Rain Sensor and Auto Headlamps
John Cooper Works Tuning Kit $6,300 Limited Slip Differential JCW Engine Tuning Kit JCW Brake Kit Sidewalk Package $4,000
Sidewalk Sport Leather Wheel English Malt Brown Leather Sidewalk Interior and Graphics 17" Night-Spoke Wheels (performance) Dynamic Stability Control Front Fog Lamps Xenon Headlamps w/Power Wash Chrome Line Interior Automatic AC On-Board Computer 8-Spkr. Harman Kardon Sound System Center Arm Rest
performanceSport Suspension STD6-Speed Getrag Manual STD cockpitSport Seats STDPark Distance Control STD TOTAL MSRP AS CONFIGURED*$37,500 accessory**Aero Kit (installation not incl.) $1,350White Bonnet Stripes (installation not incl.)
$844 Valve Stem Caps Union Jack (installation not incl.) $16Sirius Satellite Radio Convertible (installation not incl.) $650
Digital POWER Sound Modul (installation not incl.) $1,939
Mirror Cap - Union Jack (installation not incl.) $55
TOTAL ACCESSORIES **$4,094TOTAL MSRP AS CONFIGURED*$37,500 TOTAL COMBINED$41,594

 

Thats going to be quite a nice cabrio

Am I reading this right, $844 for bonnet stripes?

 

Looks like the copy and past of the text got schmushed together. That should reade $84 bonnet followed by 4 valve stems.......

 

Am I reading: White Bonnet Stripes (installation not incl.) $844 ?? Never mind just saw the reply!!!

If that is true, save the money. the stripes arent as nice as aftermarket, and after market you could do something custom, perhaps a union jack theme...and you can do them for a lot less

Digital POWER Sound Modul (installation not incl.) $1,939
Not familiar with this one.

Other than that...looks good!

 

I thought stripes were free if you bought a sport package? Maybe since its the Sidewalk they don't include them.

 

It says :

Designed for the Mini, this hi-fi system delivers unparalleled power, sound quality and style, courtesy of a class-D digital amplifier, liquid-cooled tweeters, a 160mm front woofer, and 6x9 rear coaxial speakers with Trim color-matched to your mini interior

 

An internet search returned this:

MINI Pumps up the Volume

Updated: We've obtained a bit more information about the DPSM via an internal MINI document you can download here.



MINI UK Press:

 

Sounds great--I noticed the digital sound pkg includes speakers-will these replace the HK speakers you also ordered??

The digital system is probably really nice but the Harmon Kardon system included in the sidewalk pkg is also very good-I'm not sure you really need 660 watts in a MINI and 2K is kind of a lot to spend and a nice amount to save. Is it possible to hear these two before you order?

 

DPSM is what Edge currently has going into his car - go read this thread. Much easier and cheaper to do when you order - he's been without his car for FOUR months now while they put it in!

So that's a definite "if you want it, do it NOW" thing!

 

OCHIE. I read (most) of that post.....don't want to deal with this after market.

There are several things I need/demand of a car - must be fun, topless, fast & have great sound.

Speaking of sound -- does anyone know how the car sounds with the JCW package? when I am at the dealer tonight I'll see if they have one sitting sround with the JCW. I love the sound of a mustang...not sure if this car will purr or roar....

 

Lol, it'll whine, thats for sure.

 

Hmm...someone mentioned the Stripes being included in the sports package - it is, and the Sidewalk package says it includes "everything in the "sports package" I'll need to inquire since it than lists items out and stripes aren't one of them. But it does say it includes "sparkling Silver paint (also avail. in pepper white, astro black, british racing green)" since it stipulates the green I choose I might be able to have them lower it by $450 ... I like the sounds of that :-)

 

Whine?

 

oh - like those cars in the movie fast & furious? don;t think I would like that...I like cars with some growl to them :-(

 

Its the supercharger, but a stock Cooper S will have that too. I dunno if the JCW will sound any different, I've never heard one in person before.

 

So far, I dislike the manual seats and the garage door opener being on the rearview mirror. if it sounds like those cars in the movie it might be a deal breaker...funny thing to get hung up on I know -- but thats just me. I wonder if I can swap out the exhaust after market for something more with a growl.....Í'll do internet searches - but I leave in less than 2 hours to go to the dealership !! UGH

 

It's a supercharged 4 cylinder so a mustang like rumble isn't really in the cards. These cars have a very nice burble exhaust note.

I agree you shouldn't have to pay extra for the BRG if it's part of the sidewalk pkg- and the stripes might not be the best with that pkg as it has it's own distinct look. It sounds like you have some reservations and are kind of rushing into this, maybe you should slow down a little, look at some other choices and then decide, don't get rushed into something you won't like 6 months from now.

 

For a sidewalk, I think a set of the first stripes on this page (minus the roof stripes obviously) would look killer.

http://www.aestheticreations.net/raceroofgraphics.htm

 

(I tend to move fast....perhaps too fast, but its worked for me thus far in life)

I like those stripes !

 

I got quite a bit in mine. See below. Nothing close to a Just-a-Cooper.
This is one quick roadster and a head turner at that. I paid $30,950.00
The only item I did not get was leather. I have the two-tone plether.
I thought it might bother me having always leather, but having every other bell and whistle I wanted, I just don't think about it. It was on the show room floor as their featured car and I bought it. $500 off MSRP plus free rubber mats. Buy a car for what you want now... not what you can sell it for later.
It is all about enjoying the ride. Motor On !

 

I originally ordered my S with the SIDEWALK... but the factory REFUSED to make it with the bonnet stripes....

hard to believe...

had to reconfigure the order... sadly as well thought the sidewalk package definitly was sweet... specially the rims