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Old 03-18-2008, 10:45 PM
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I don't have a Laser Blue but it will always have a special place in my heart. I bought my Mini off the lot and always wanted LB but the AB was the only 07 left. Hopefully one day.
 

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I was in for service yesterday and the sales guy told me Laser Blue with white roofs are rare . Is that true ?
 
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Here's mine after the weekend project of installing new wheel/tires and body color wheel arches.

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I really like what you did. Thank you. How do I add it to my Sig.?
 
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Originally Posted by johnnyu44
Here's mine after the weekend project of installing new wheel/tires and body color wheel arches.

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Those wheels are really nice!!
 
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Originally Posted by johnnyu44
Here's mine after the weekend project of installing new wheel/tires and body color wheel arches.

John.
Wow! That is really sharp. Did you paint the arches yourself? I was thinking about ordering a second set and having them painted.

Nice landscape around there ... you guys are making me way too curious about California. Northeastern winters keep the MINI in the garage way too long. Of course, mere mortals can't afford homes out there, so...
 
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Those are really great rims and the body color wheel arches actually make the car look bigger!!
 
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Old 03-29-2008, 06:26 AM
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I love the look of the painted arches! I wonder why MINI doesn't offer that option....
 
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The painted arches definitely set it off. We had gotten ours off the lot with the hyper sport package, where everything was body color except the arches, and it just looked awful. How MINI could let that slide I don't understand. I got the arches pre-painted from Way Motor Works and installed them myself.

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I had mine painted as well. However, the aero kit starting for next year will come with painted arches now. Why not sooner? Who knows.

Here is the story.

http://www.motoringfile.com/2008/03/...-update-in-09/
 
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Here is mine!!! 2008 LB/w! I'm still 15 for another month ... But got this 2 weeks ago for my first car!











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Here is mine!!! 2008 LB/w! I'm still 15 for another month ... But got this 2 weeks ago for my first car!

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She's a beauty! I love the blue and the white complement. Really nice.

It's a lot of car... be careful take good care of her. Have fun!
 

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Stripes arrived today for my R56, after hearing the outrageous price asked by another party to put them on, I figured, "Heck!! I can do this!!" It took about 2 hours and came out great!! From Aesthetic Creations....
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To TBMINI .....I love the white wheels!!! Nice car!!
 
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Here's bruiser after his first bath. I've posted this in another thread but this is where it belongs. <3

Bruisers first bath.
 
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Stripes arrived today for my R56, after hearing the outrageous price asked by another party to put them on, I figured, "Heck!! I can do this!!" It took about 2 hours and came out great!! From Aesthetic Creations....


I love your backstrip....I may do the same.
 
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Here's mine... delivered 12/15 in Connecticut.



Your "baby" is in non-traditional....I love it!
 
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This is My mom's MINI... (Hot Wheels!!)
 

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Finally got pictures of my car. This is after its first detail.

 
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Finally got pictures of my car. This is after its first detail.
The black with Laser is nice...maybe a little more macho than my white with Laser. For me, it was a flip of the coin. Your car looks great!!
 
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Hi, I have ordered a LB/W, but will only arrive in early June...hm...still long way to wait......Anyone could show how your interior look like? What's your choice for interior option?
 
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2 laser blues?

Are there 2 different shades of blue that are categorized as laser blue? I've seen the really dark blue (obviously not laser blue), a medium bright blue, and a really light bright blue. I'm kind of confused.
 
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Originally Posted by LaserMiniLover
Are there 2 different shades of blue that are categorized as laser blue? I've seen the really dark blue (obviously not laser blue), a medium bright blue, and a really light bright blue. I'm kind of confused.
The color in this thread is like a "medium" blue
Electric blue and Cool blue are on the light side
Hyper blue and Lightening blue (oh, and Indi blue) are on the dark side.

Laser blue is where it's at!!

Here's Becker with his new SEXY stripes:







Here's a close up of the material from MOT last year. A small accident with a tree limb during a storm...and they original ones had to be taken off.
 

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Stripes arrived today for my R56, after hearing the outrageous price asked by another party to put them on, I figured, "Heck!! I can do this!!" It took about 2 hours and came out great!! From Aesthetic Creations....
Nice! The stripes look wonderful! How hard was it to do them yourself? Did you have to eyeball it to make them straight or measure precisely? I'm maybe thinking of getting boot stripes...
 
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Originally Posted by cooper girl
The color in this thread is like a "medium" blue
Electric blue and Cool blue are on the light side
Hyper blue and Lightening blue (oh, and Indi blue) are on the dark side.

Laser blue is where it's at!!
I'm getting Laser Blue, I'm just not sure exactly what that color is anymore ha ha. So this is the "medium" color that people have pictured right?!
 


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