Year 2007
Make MINI
Model Cooper S
Color Astro Black
History
I got my baby back in Sept. '07, and had to wait 6 weeks before I got it in. I sold my '04 Jeep Wrangler to put a down payment on my new ride. It was a long but worth it wait, and by the time it arrived I already had goodies for it. We will talk about those below.
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Exterior
Custom Stripes, Joey Mod (Astro Black with White), CF JCW Scoop...being replaced with my M7 Vortex CF Scoop that's in the mail. Headlight, Taillight, Sidemarkers, Gascap Blackout and soon my Door Handles too. Alta super shorty antenna.
UPDATE: JCW Scoop gone and M7 Scoop installed after I had the clearcoat reworked! JCW CF Rear Hatch Handle! Coming is my Wing Tip that I am going to have done in CF!
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Interior
JCW alacantra steering wheel with custom cf multi function spokes. JCW alacantra shift boot, and e-brake boot along with the JCW e-brake handle. Whalen shift knob, Alta water temp, and boost gauges, and blue LED lighting throughout. Soon my cf dash will be in, and a little something extra that I am looking into. Stay tuned!
UPDATE: Removed JCW E-Brake handle, Alacantra Shift Boot, and Alta Gauges. Now have a Craven Speed E-Brake Handle, Craven Shift Well Cover in Black, and Defi Gauges.
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In-Car Entertainment
Rockford Fosgate RE-Q5, Alpine PDX-5, Polk MOMO 6.5 components up front and Polk MOMO 6x9's in the rear.
UPDATE: Removed Rockford RE-Q5 due to it picking up a hum, now I just have line level drops and it works like a charm!
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Under the Hood
Alta intake, boost tubes, intake tube,and an M7 heatshield. Coming soon is my Invidea Q300 exhaust and looking into hooking up a downpipe also. Oh and for the fun factor I have the forge bypass valve.
UPDATE: Defenders of Speed Intake, Exhaust Depot Downpipe, and Boost Tubes, Invidia Q300 Exhaust, Alta Intake Tube, and HKS BOV....and lets not forget the Ported and Polished Head!!
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Suspension
H&R springs, Alta lower control arms, M7 strut bar, and a 19mm swaybar. Currently looking into upgrading to Coilovers.
UPDATE: Sold the H&R's and tossed the Alta arms. Now have Cross Coilovers, and Helix Control Arms. The Alta arms, in one winter here in Utah rusted extremely badly, so I went with something a little more sealed up.
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Wheel and Tires
Enkei 18's powder coated white, mounted up with BFG KDW2's. Boy are they fun to keep clean. I have some bobcat brake pads, just haven't mounted them up yet!
UPDATE: O.Z. Allegeretta's 17's with Bridgestone Re-11 Tires!! Still white, but the pads are on and not as many spokes as the enkei's!
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