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Old 03-11-2004, 12:07 AM
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I already tried using the search and turned up nothing

I have owned VW's all my life until my resent subaru and I am very used to seeing cars on their bellies :smile:

Is anyone in this forum running a super low suspension or coilovers making their car super low....I really like the look of the h&r and (other brand lower than h&r I can't think of) look, but i would like to see something just a tad lower....maybe the tire exactlly even with the fender flare?
 
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check out this site:

autofashion.co.uk
 
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Old 03-11-2004, 12:24 AM
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guess I should of asked for suspension setup and wheels size also


very nice ACE what are you running?
 
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Old 03-11-2004, 12:25 AM
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Damn *ace*, is that your MINI....nice! What wheels are those? Just curious. I just love the look....I think that's one of my favorite minis, now!
 
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Old 03-11-2004, 12:28 AM
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That MINI belongs (I believe) to http://www.hpamotorsports.com/ - it's been showcased on this site before. They're known for working on Jetta's mostly as I understand (after reading DiD's post about it). However, that MINI has strangely disappeared from their site over the past few months....odd.


 
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Old 03-11-2004, 12:32 AM
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found 2 other pics of that red mini



 
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>>Damn *ace*, is that your MINI....nice! What wheels are those? Just curious. I just love the look....I think that's one of my favorite minis, now!

See
http://www.edgeracing.com/wheels/flik/
$150 per rim (on sale for $120 each)
Size: 17x7.0
Weight: 17lb.
Price: $150
ID: 1364
PCD: 4x100.0
Offset: 42mm
Finish: Anthracite or Carbon w/Polished Inner
Center Bore: 73.0

How come the top pictures are of a MCS and the bottom two pictures are of an MC??
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Its the same car...either it is trying to be a sleeper with the "Cooper" on the back and the Cooper bumbper, or it is trying to fool people with a S hood...but it is the same car...
 
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Old 03-11-2004, 07:48 AM
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They sell similar wheels at Wheel Max for only $99...
 
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>>They sell similar wheels at Wheel Max for only $99...

I looked at their site could find the one's you're referring to. Do you have a link? Those are some sweet looking wheels. I'm torn between the above Flik Bullet C and Kosei K1 17s' in Silver for my Chile RED S. Similar cost and wt. Anyone have an opinion on this they want to share?


 
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My mini will be lower
 
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Those Flik rims are on serious backorder from Edge! Call before ya get to excited about them.
 
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Old 03-11-2004, 10:28 AM
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you're going to be scraping everything on the front at that ride height
unless its for track-only... no?




 
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i have owned vw that are lowering over 3 to 4 INCHES. who cares if you scrap stuff, thats the WHOLE point. that red mini is sick. i am planning on lowering my mini on the ground, i what to see some sparks. sorry i dont have any pics of any mini dumped but good luck man. later

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lowest mini around right now is the gold mini at autofashion.
 
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If the Flik wheels are on backorder why don't you get the real version of those wheels?


Volk Racing F-Zero Challenge

Volk wheels
 
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Old 03-11-2004, 02:49 PM
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Aren't those wheels about $700 a piece?
 
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$500 a piece, but whos counting?
 
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Another thing I noticed on that red car that may mean absolutely nothing - around SoCal all the S's have chrome side vents, not the black ones. I think they just threw on an S hood.

Is it the same everywhere? Do all S's have chrome vents? Somehow the MINI I bought on eBay had 1 black and 1 chrome, and I had to buy a second light and vent assembly
 
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Old 03-11-2004, 05:10 PM
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i'm in love with that red mini. wow i'm just blown away. i think thats one of the most sweetest mini i've seen anywhere. dude u have got to post some more pics of those mini's. and if u got any other one's post them toooooooo. lol later man
 
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That mini is a Cooper with an S hood, the company that fixed it up posted here a while back. They said the owner used it for a track car. Notice how there is no radio or speakers in the door.
 
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I'm gonna have to say cooper with an S hood. Badge says Cooper, side markers are cooper markers, and only a single exhaust.

To answer another guys question. All S models come with the chrome side vents
 
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Old 03-12-2004, 04:36 PM
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Like I said it IS a cooper, the tuner company that made it came on here and said it was. It looks good though!
 
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I love the way this car looks: http://www.hpamotorsports.com/other/pages/mini4.htm I know those rims are flik bullets, but I can't tell if those are anthracite or carbon. What do you guys think?
 


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