UKtom's OEM+ MINI Cooper S... almost there! - Page 4 - Saxperience

UKtom · 13th July 2012, 14:15

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Originally Posted by OneTime_

Vid sounds good. Sounded good the other night too

You should edit your sig lol

thanks mate

glad it got your approval

yeah I'd change my sig but always use my iPhone on here, never really at a pc haha.

update time!!

only a small update but got a couple of things for the car, and a couple more items due to arrive in the post very soon

got some new aero flat wiper blades (needed so badly!!), smd led sidelights to match xenons, engine bay sticker and my friend bought me some lovely eyelashes for my birthday... they lasted all of 5 minutes before they got removed haha.. onto the pics:

new engine bay sticker and ultra bright white SMD led sidelights

...and the eyelashes - the abuse will never stop for driving a girls car

Baz · 13th July 2012, 14:38

erm......

UKtom · 14th July 2012, 23:30

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Originally Posted by Baz

erm......

erm what?!?! haha

bought some autoglym metal polish and polished my exhaust.. could only do 10 mins before it chucked down again so will hopefully get more done tomorrow

but before and after pics!

before:

after:

also, new sticker on the rear

already caught someone in the car behind in my rear view mirror laughng at it haha

looking to pick some new wheels up this week as I have a week off work, but really cant make my mind up as to what I want...
either some mini GP wheels like:

or, some BBS ones like:

opinions?

cloke · 15th July 2012, 02:01

Loving this mate, very nice! I'd definitely choose the bbs wheels out of them two, but I preferred the ones you posted earlier, rotiforms or something.

UKtom · 15th July 2012, 10:34

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Originally Posted by cloke

Loving this mate, very nice! I'd definitely choose the bbs wheels out of them two, but I preferred the ones you posted earlier, rotiforms or something.

cheers mate!

and yeah man, gotta love rotiform's but they'd be costing me near enough £1100 when i put tyres on etcetc.. these seem the sensible option haha

tichy · 16th July 2012, 10:48

Who you insured with mate had a cheapish quote compared to my sax so defiantly getting one of these just want try a fee more companies to get a quote because Im tight lol pm me if u want

UKtom · 17th July 2012, 21:09

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Originally Posted by tichy

Who you insured with mate had a cheapish quote compared to my sax so defiantly getting one of these just want try a fee more companies to get a quote because Im tight lol pm me if u want

pm'ed you mate

right, update time

need pics but upgraded all interior lights to smd LED's..
also bought a new stubby aerial as the old one was some silver halfords shit

also, picking these up sometime over the next couple of days.. 4 hour drive away though

can anyone guess what they are?

cant wait to get them and fit them!

cheers for looking

MR_N · 17th July 2012, 21:47

Me and Ed saw you today mate, driving out past our fuel station

UKtom · 17th July 2012, 21:53

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Originally Posted by MR_N

Me and Ed saw you today mate, driving out past our fuel station

orly? i saw ed's new 3 series parked up haha! whenever i come to get petrol youre never in there though!!

MR_N · 17th July 2012, 22:05

I'm there everyday mate. Usually in the back doing paperwork/facebook

stonex · 18th July 2012, 15:38

these are the rear lights I mentioned in my pm

CrouchyM · 18th July 2012, 16:02

Looking at your other choices you listed this would be the last car I would personally buy but saying that this looks like a great example. Looking forward to seeing what you do to it.

The GP wheels look so good, those bbs wheels on that blue mini look cheap IMO. No idea why.

Gandi699 · 18th July 2012, 16:45

Yeah keep it OEM. BBS wheels belong on an 80s car or not at all imo

UKtom · 18th July 2012, 23:08

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Originally Posted by stonex

these are the rear lights I mentioned in my pm

top lad, look awesome! these are definitely on the agenda to do at a later date!

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Originally Posted by CrouchyM

Looking at your other choices you listed this would be the last car I would personally buy but saying that this looks like a great example. Looking forward to seeing what you do

The GP wheels look so good, those bbs wheels on that blue mini look cheap IMO. No idea why.

haha cheers mate! only reason I went for the cooper s was because insurance - it so much cheaper than the others! although saying that, drinks more fuel than I do water.. 24mpg

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Originally Posted by Gandi699

Yeah keep it OEM. BBS wheels belong on an 80s car or not at all imo

cheers mate but you're gunna be sadly disappointed

after a 7 hour trip, an overdose of fox mints and £75 petrol.. I picked the new wheels up today! will be doing a test fit tomorrow to see if I need spacers or not!
a teaser pic for you....

stonex · 19th July 2012, 00:35

look good

do me a favor and kick your front wheels on the tire - might have to turn them slightly so you can kick from front. Common problem that the bushings fail, just interested if yours is in the same mess as mine? - not a cheap problem as some might think.

tichy · 19th July 2012, 00:37

It's going to look mint on those mate, what size are they ?

stonex · 19th July 2012, 00:40

Oh and have fun getting them in the MINI? mine were a tight fit and ended up resting my face on the windscreen lol

UKtom · 19th July 2012, 08:06

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Originally Posted by stonex

look good

do me a favor and kick your front wheels on the tire - might have to turn them slightly so you can kick from front. Common problem that the bushings fail, just interested if yours is in the same mess as mine? - not a cheap problem as some might think.

cheers fella

the bushes expensive are they? ill have a look later for you mate and let you know!

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Originally Posted by tichy

It's going to look mint on those mate, what size are they ?

thanks mate

theyre 17 inch and 8j wide.... i think theyre gunna poke

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Originally Posted by stonex

Oh and have fun getting them in the MINI? mine were a tight fit and ended up resting my face on the windscreen lol

was literally like tetris... however i was well prepared and took the rear bench out on the way up haha.. made me want to strip and cage my car!

moxy89 · 19th July 2012, 11:15

your detailing cost has just doubled with those bad boys

UKtom · 19th July 2012, 13:37

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Originally Posted by moxy89

your detailing cost has just doubled with those bad boys

haha funny guy! you know ill end up getting it half price anyway

right some news!
test fitted my wheels and they dont fit.

well, they do.. almost.
had to buy some spigger's (iirc) - fucking rip off for what they are, literally got raped... and theyre pink - i think the guy was taking the piss because i drive a mini.. anyway, here they are.. £16 (£4 each) later..

also put the wheels on the car, looked absolutely mint untill i took it off the jack... 3 wheels had flat tyres (doh)
went to the garage, asked for them to be resealed (£15 per wheel

) got to the third and final wheel only to find a huge gash in the tyre wall...

have ordered another brand new tyre which shall be fitted this afternoon at 4pm along with all balancing etc done together.. then they should be ready to go! although, they may need 5mm spacers as they are verrrrrrrrry close to the inner arch... we shall see

so... turns out the wheels I got weren't a bargain after all.. they were duff. lesson learnt... dont trust anyone with a brummy accent

/coolstorybro