A bit late, but here are some shots from MOTM 2015, from the illustrious Alicyn Drew Photography. Finally got a family portrait of all 3!
Cheers!
Category: Asthetics
Visual enhancements to my MINI
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R52 Bumper Options
All leads to a Hamann bumper have turned up nothing. I was in touch with aftermarket suppliers in Japan and Australia, and no one has one anymore. So we need a plan D for a new bumper. I can patch up the current one, or looking at some other aftermarket options. The problem with most of these is the cool ones are only in Japan, so shipping is more than the bumper.
Option 1: Hamann Bumper, last place waiting to hear back from:
http://www.bodykits.com/Hamann/Front-Bumper/Front-Bumper-Spoiler/533589/
Option 2: Garbino. I quite like this one. Japan only.
Working link as of 5/20/16 http://autostreak.jp/?pkey=item_info&i_code=GBN93911110001&car_url=bmwminiR50
http://autostyle-usa.com/?pkey=item_info&i_code=GBN93911110001&maker_url=garbino
Option 3: Albert Rick. Also Japan only
http://autostyle-usa.com/bmwminiR50/ALT93911110001/
Another Japanese option, it may be the Garbino, looks really similar. I almost like this one best, I really like the vents it has. No response from the site as of 5/21/16 🙁
http://www.trendy-auto.com/r-53.html
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Wanted: Hamann Front Bumper
So apparently Hamann is no longer making the front bumper for first gen MINIs. Putting out an APB to see if the wonders of the internet can help find one! REWARD!
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Do you even stance, bro?
Rocket J got a “Cargo Stance” treatment today. Pallet of tiles loaded in the boot. My stance cost under $400, how much did you pay? 😛
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MOTD13 Photos
More photos from this years Dragon. Including some nice Killboy shots.
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Rocketman and Superleggera MINIs may make production
According to an Automobile Magazine article, the Superleggera concept may actually see production as well as the Rocketman, now rebranded as the MINI Minor. Both look amazing and I want them.
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R53 Poster Print
Finally finished my poster design for an R53 ‘schematic’ design. Posted it up to Redbubble here. I’m pretty happy with how it turned out, the colors were reworked to match some existing art in our home. Unfortunately they don’t offer a standard movie poster size (27×40) so I need to put it up somewhere else, but wanted to get it out there. Also I did NOT add the squirrel, that is there on the Redbubble site 🙂
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Orciari Cowl Scoops
A recent thread on LXM was looking for the cowl scoops that I’ve had for a while so I thought I’d post them here.
They were made by Orciari years ago but are no longer available from them. eBay has them once in a while, the key search terms are “Mini Cowl Scoops”. They are usually listed for around $200, so they aren’t cheap. They seem to be going up as more people with R53s are looking for them and they aren’t being made new anymore. If you find them cheaper, buy them and resell them! 😉
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Clean
I felt guilty after Amy cleaned both of the hard tops today, so Chakik got a bath as well. I did a test and didn’t dry it, to see if it would get spots. It did. So dry your matte paint people.
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Blacked out center cluster
Finally, finally finally! I’ve been wanting to black out the center gauge cluster for YEARS, Detroit Tuned tinted the glass on it to help, but I finally found a spare online so I felt comfortable enough to paint the face. Left only min/max markings on it. Looks amazing!
