The OZ wheel has an offset of +37 where stock is around +48. This means they stick out of the wheel wells by 11mm more than stock and will start to rub before stock (or lower offset) rims will. It happens in the rear. The black plastic fender trim can be cut to minimize this but me, I'm just done with rubbing issues - had them before and that was enough.

When I ditch the runflats I may go to a 215/45 tire and nibble on the wheel gap that way, but basically lowering the car is not as important to me as I once thought it would be. YMMV...

 

Just picked mine up a few days ago!

 

What driving lights are these? Did you replace the bulbs?

 

Are those 17" ultraleggras?

 

They look like black 18" JCW's (R105) to me.

 

Appears to be aftermarket bulbs, such as PIAA, or one of those japenese brands from an automotive store.. That's usually one of the first things I replace to get rid of the stock yellow headlight color... Maybe I'll do that this weekend!

 

Here's my MCS with just 9 miles on the odometer. MY/BK with JCW Aero Kit



-j

 

 

those JCW aero kits look GREAT!

 

My r56s:

 

^^ your black grill looks great, is it JCW or did you have it painted yourself?

 

I would !

 

I like yours better.

 

Cloudless skies today...

 

Celica: JCW bought from Mach V. Took about 10min to install. Makes a huge difference!

 

You talking the JCW blackout that I helped you with? :-)

 

traded in the porsche , never looked back. I love this car.


sports package, premium package, lsd , hifi .

 

Some quick pictures of my new Mini...

 

Pure Silver looks great with that black roof.

Being in sunny California I was worried about getting cooked under a black roof, but it does look good.

 

I find myself daydreaming about owning a Clubman, and occasionally about having the sheer power of an MCS, but after yet another fun weekend of running around in my simple Cooper, all I really know is that this is a heck of a car. It's nothing fancy, but it makes me smile every time I get behind the wheel.

 

I gotta say, this is my favourite thread. Unlike some car models, it's nigh impossible to find a bad looking Mini colour combination. Thus far, I love them all. Keep posting guys.

 

I totally agree. There are colors and package combos I wouldn't have purchased myself, but they all look incredible none the less! Must be a MINI thing.

 

No kidding! I haven't ever been a fan of the MINI Cabrio, but I saw a DS/B Cabrio with black stripes the other day with driving lights and thought it just looked really cool. Top down, of course

 

Let's share a moment of silence for a fallen member of our family. On Saturday, October 27th our MINI suffered a major accident and it is in critical care. We're not too sure it is going to make it. Fortunately, it did it's job and took exceptional care of it's driver (only a few bruises and some back pain, but otherwise no injuries) but it doesn't look like the MINI will make it. She only had 500 miles.

 

im sorry.... do you want to talk about it? i mean 500 miles in and a possible total? wow...