3rd Gen F56 Cooper S Most liked posts in thread: Aftermarket is stepping in to help MINI with the F56 bumper

This looks better....

 

Better then MINI came up with but whaaaaaay to many hole and vents.

Its a MINI not an F-1 car or a spaceship or JDM Honda Civic for Fast and Furious. :mad2:

 

If you mean it will be appealing to blind people I agree. :ihih::lol:

 

Looks better because the right side of that photo is in the shadows. Looks more better when you can't see it. :yesnod:

 

Better without the inserts, but I'd need to see a side view of the entire car.

As M1N1 said, most of the F56 I've grown to tolerate but as hard as I try, I just can't seem to get past the front end overhang. I don't know if accentuating the lower part of the front fascia, perhaps with a sizable splitter, would take your eyes away from the bulbous nose or would just make the whole thing worse.

Kind of sad that we're all discussing mods designed to disguise rather than highlight... :frown5:

 

You can disable it by putting it in Sport Mod and disabling DSC.

A.K.A. Turn off all Nanny features and drive a stick how it should be driven.

 

Size aside, this fixes all the problems of the F56S.

 

Looks like a Star Wars Stormtrooper helmet to me.

You can dress up a pig as much as you like, it is still a pig. I like the rest of the car, it has grown on me, but the front end bugs me. Would I buy one? Maybe, when the R50 takes a carp, because there is not much else out there at the moment (that I can afford to buy) that I like.

 

Actually you can still blip the throttle and snap through the gears just like the older trannie. In terms of slower, it's measured in tenths of a second, hardly worth discussing unless you're at the drag strip. I think the sales guys need to start driving the car more or move to BMW. The car works just fine for a guy like me with over 40 years experience in manual transmissions. Yes the feel of the clutch is light, but engagement is very positive - easy to get used to. I can feather the clutch and lay rubber in 3 gears if that's what I want. Sounds like some guys who just don't want to learn a new product. I'd look for another dealership.

Adrian

 

It's better, I agree with the A-panel thing, I'd like to see them do something with the front grill, it just looks odd with half a grill on top, kind of like when people would put the aero grill on top of the R53 and laze out on the lower half (except in reverse).

 

With paint chips!

 

...duplicate post.....
http://www.motoringalliance.com/forums/exterior/22103-f56-mini-duell-front-end.html#axzz35t6lQyCR

 

I didn't say it was perfect, I said it had potential.
Just like putting lipstick on a pig on Friday Night.

Only if you really need it!!

 

Without the inserts:

 

Do you have a link to the provider of these items? I really like the look.

Thanks,
Adrian

 

Sorry, but the F seems hopeless.

 

Still looks too long and and has buck teeth. The one after the crash test looks better.