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  1. Dave.0

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    #18 Dave.0, Nov 26, 2012
    Welcome to M/A the FUN Mini site.
     
  2. Mr. Jim

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    #20 Mr. Jim, Nov 27, 2012
    Just remember, you get what you pay for, cheap=crap, maybe you meant easy mods??
     
  3. Crashton

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    #21 Crashton, Nov 27, 2012
    Nick I can tell you are a Subaru owner. Rubber floor mats & mudflaps. :lol: My MINI wears them too. :smilewinkgrin:
     
  4. mrntd

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    #22 mrntd, Nov 27, 2012
    Got to keep it clean. Or at least try to.

    You are correct Jim. Easy and inexpensive.
     
  5. mrntd

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    #24 mrntd, Nov 28, 2012
    Just got home with my car. Boy is it dirty. Last owner was a smoker. Ash all over, but burns. I'll give it a complete cleaning over the weekend. Then put some pics.

    The JCW stuff wasn't on the original sticker so I'm guessing it was a dealer install. The intake and exhaust are there. I'm assuming the injectors and pulley are installed. Is there any way to tell for sure?
     
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    #25 Crashton, Nov 28, 2012
    Congrats Nick! :Thumbsup: I can get rid of that smoke smell, trouble is it will be replaced by another nasty one. :eek:

    You tell by looking at the injectors, but you'd have to pull the intercooler to see them. I'd bet all the goodies are there.

    Oh yes, one more thing. Jim says change your oil! :D
     
  7. CHKMINI

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    #27 CHKMINI, Nov 28, 2012
    Nick, I believe all JCW's until 2009 were dealer installed upgrade kits. Happy to hear that it has arrived and looking forward to helping you spend some money on mods.....it is BLACK you know :). Me loves black cars!
     
  8. Mr. Jim

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    #28 Mr. Jim, Nov 28, 2012
    2005 started the factory JCW kits, but you could also get it from dealer.
     
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    #30 B.A.D., Nov 29, 2012
    Looking forward to seeing your new ride.
     
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    #31 rigidjunkie, Nov 29, 2012
    Baking soda does a good job as well. My dad is a smoker so I have experience getting that smell out of stuff. Fabreese also helps once you get it mostly gone. If it is really hard to get rid of pull the seats and shampoo the carpets and headliner. I did this to a Cutlas my mom drove when I was learning to drive, the smell was a turn off to the girls I was chasing so I tried lots of things to get rid of that smell.
     
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    #32 Crashton, Nov 29, 2012
    So shampooing the girls worked for ya? :ihih:
     
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    #33 mrntd, Nov 30, 2012
    I've scrubbed the boys but I don't know that I've shampooed the girls.:biggrin5:
     
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    #34 CHKMINI, Dec 1, 2012
    That.....is a bad visual
     
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