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It's good to hear the voice of experience. I had 17" webspokes on my previous R53 some 99% of the time and had a set of 16" that I used at the...

The bottom pic w/ the tiny brake calipers are 35 profile tires. The ones above might be even thinner. I'd go to a 40 profile for sure. This...

OK... option #3: Go light AND go large I walked into the shop manager's office at Hendricks MINI yesterday and he had a set of 4 OZ 17" wheels...

Preach on, brotha'! I'll be going deep-ish into the engine bay in a few months, once I get the easy stuff done on my new purchase. I'll be...

I was thinking about these... not OEM, but they are red to the border (no chrome or trim at all inside) and they are VERY red, which I like, to...

I haven't learned much about the new sealants. Most of my knowledge of that world is from the 2005 era. Zaino was tops back then (at least for...

http://www.motoringfile.com/mini-r50r53-buyers-guide/

Also, there is a 'buying guide' over at www.motoringfile.com for the 2002-2006 era. The 2005-2006 models are the best of the bunch, especially if...

I miss having a great dealership. They are friendly enough there... but I've gotta trust a shop to follow simple instructions and "Use X part,...

"Did I ****ing stutter?" Ok. I've worked retail. I know that customers can be shits. I try not to be that guy. I'm polite. I'm friendly....

3rd brake light pulsar a little light electrical to start my day. Brake light pulsar

Oh yeah... another package arrived late today... an 8'x4' rectangle of 3M Di-Noc in a medium grey dry carbon weave. The color seems to match the...

It's alive! The battery refresh and/or the dealership reprogramming wiped the emissions data from the car and I couldn't get the State inspection...

Gauge Faces: The package arrived from my eBay purchase, so I couldn't keep my hands off of the tools at lunch time! It came with a Blue/Red...

That was my thought. The all in price of $175 seemed more than reasonable: Parts & 2 guys at 1 hour of labor. It was done in about an hour and...

Headliner: I'm still a bit worried about my OCD and touch-prints on the Alcantera-like material, but it does look cool! Right now, I'm happy...

Later todayh: How to replace the rechargeable battery in an R53 key: Mini R50, R52, R53 Opening broken Key and Fix - YouTube Part:...

To the OCD detailer in me, it's the PITA of cleaning up the black goo that comes out of the OEM mount. The frame rail under mine is currently...

Wow! Lots of good info there. On my first R53, I decided that I'd replace the battery every 4 years (Texas summers are brutal on batteries)....

Holy crap! I remember paying $150-200 at a stealership parts desk some while back. It wound up paying off as I was in for some other electrical...