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Old 04-10-2004, 11:05 AM
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Finally anchored the weight-laden 18" JCW wheels on the car. The rims are wearing non-runflat Toyo Proxes 4 (205/40ZR18) all-season performance tires. Total cost of the tires, wheels, and installation comes just under 2G.

For those who are interested in the JCW wheels, the retro-fit kit that prevents tire rubbing may not be necessary. Even though the wheels were installed without the kit on my car, no rubbing noted during the high-speed donuts test on an empty parking lot.

Here are some pictures of the wheels on the car.


Side view


Rear view


Front wheel


Rear wheel


 
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Old 04-10-2004, 11:26 AM
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Those look sweet! Too bad they're too damn heavy.
 
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Old 04-10-2004, 11:29 AM
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I have to agree they look nice, too bad about that weight though.

cheers, jason
 
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Old 04-10-2004, 11:36 AM
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The official weight of the 18" JCW wheeel is 23 lb, somewhat lighter than the 17" R90 and the 17" R85 wheels. But still a bit on the heavy side, though!
 
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Old 04-10-2004, 11:54 AM
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What kind of brake kit is on the car, or are those just painted calipers and drilled/slotted discs?

Wheels look great.


 
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Old 04-10-2004, 12:46 PM
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That mini is top notch, the brakes look superb.
 
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Old 04-10-2004, 02:04 PM
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No need to worry about brake dust. The dust dissapates in the air before it reaches all the way out to the rim.
 
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Old 04-10-2004, 07:52 PM
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>>What kind of brake kit is on the car, or are those just painted calipers and drilled/slotted discs?

They are Zimmerman (made in Germany) drilled/slotted rotors with painted OEM calipers and painted Mintex brake pads. :smile:
 
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Old 04-11-2004, 04:46 AM
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>>No need to worry about brake dust. The dust dissapates in the air before it reaches all the way out to the rim.
 
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That is one great lookin' car. I saw the wheels in Mini Peabody this week on a car on the sales floor. Look terrific in real person too.
 
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Very Nice look

 
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Where did you get those sweet rotors ? ?
 
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Old 04-11-2004, 06:23 AM
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>>Where did you get those sweet rotors ? ?

They're available from R1concepts.com.
Tel: 714-554-6162
Email: Sales@R1Concepts.com

Currently, also on ebay.
 
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One word....BEAUTIFUL!
 
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WOW, nice!!
 
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>>Boy do those wheels make the brake rotors look small

Can't wait!

 
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davescumini,

Just noticed that we have similar Indi Blue JCWs...

 
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>>Just noticed that we have similar Indi Blue JCWs...

Blue rules!
 
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>>>>Just noticed that we have similar Indi Blue JCWs...
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>>Blue rules!
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Just picked up the car last Saturday. I'll have the windows tinted and a clear bra installed this weekend.

I've heard rumors about Indi Blue being phased out. I've only wanted Indi Blue from the get-go. I've been waiting a year(!) here in California to get my hands on the car and I didn't want to pay more than MSRP so that I could add all the goodies instead...

Here is one of my favorite mods:
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Congrats on the new car! Luv the blue! :smile:

Did you get the JCW doorsills? Also, another upgrade to consider is the JCW steering wheel emblem.
 
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>>Congrats on the new car! Luv the blue! :smile:
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>>Did you get the JCW doorsill? Another upgrade to consider is the JCW steering wheel emblem.

Blue is where it's at!

I opted not to paint the arches but your car looks great!

I went with a plain white sunroof cover. Couldn't make up my mind if I wanted something more substantial on the roof...

Have the JCW door sill but don't have a JCW steering wheel emblem. I read in a thread here or on Mini2 that the JCW keychain is used to rig a JCW steering emblem. Did you do that to your ride?




 
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>>I read in a thread here or on Mini2 that the JCW keychain is used to rig a JCW steering emblem. Did you do that to your ride?

Actually, I initiated the original thread regarding steering wheel emblem here on NAM! :smile:
 
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>>>>I read in a thread here or on Mini2 that the JCW keychain is used to rig a JCW steering emblem. Did you do that to your ride?
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>>Actually, I initiated that thread here on NAM! :smile:
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Aha, you are the intiator of the never-ending JCW upgrade options!

Thanks for the tip on the blue films. Will check it out.

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Both your two IB/W MCS with Works everything look great.
I got to see the JCW wheels up close and they are quite nice.
Our dealership just got an EB/EB MCS with sunroof, JCW kit and Works wheelset for a carshow this weekend.
Looks good.

What will you do when MINI discontinues the Indiblue color! :evil:
 
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What kind of tires are on those JCWs? Are they runflats?

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