They are all welcome but you may have top put up with constant jealousy due to some not liking the newer generation Minis. Trust me I have received lots of criticism on the GPII. Yes it will get old but it will let up.
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The car has arrived!
The dealers have excelled themselves by sending me a video of the car - Your Personal Presentation from Lloyd Newcastle MINI
Collection Wed lunchtime is now confirmed - can't wait!
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After finding out my BBS rims were not going to fit, as MINI have changed the PCD to 5x112, I have spent the last few days trying to locate some new wheels.
So... I've just ordered these:
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They are Speedline Marmora's. Their latest wheel.
I have gone for:
18x8
5x112
ET 45
I will wait & see how they sit & if needs be, bang on a set of 12mm hubcentric spacers!-
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Mike @ Wheelbase sent me a picture of the wheels today - really helpful guy and they have been very good to deal with!
Just a shame the Bank Holiday weekend means it will be next week before I get them!
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I think they look even better here than in the renders I posted earlier!
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I've been on holiday this week, but just got back and I had a call from the painter to tell me the trim pieces had been done & were ready to collect. Naturally, collecting them could not wait - so here they are…
Thunder Grey is an incredibly difficult paint to photograph correctly - the sun was shining when I collected them and the colour really pops in the sun with a lovely metallic flake to it. However, as soon as its slightly overcast, or in artificial light, it looks dull grey & almost black!!
The car is due on the 26th by the looks of things, so fingers crossed it will be sat on my drive very soon!!!
I'm going mad waiting for the thing!
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Took delivery of these beauties today
Really happy with them, but they use radius seat bolts and it looks like NOBODY makes M14x1.25 radius seat bolts!!!!
So Wheelbase have sent me a set of Bimmec bolts which are using some kind an adapter washer to convert the 60 deg taper head into a radius seat head. They are the ones with the black band on the left in the photo below:
Ideally though, I would like to find some tuner bolts in the correct M14x1.25 radius seat fitment - but somehow I think its going to be impossible!! Would it be OK to just buy some regular 60 degree tuner bolts e.g these and swap the washer over from the supplied bolts?
TPi M14x1.25 28mm Tapered Alloy Wheel TUNER Bolts & TUNER Lock Bolts | eBay-
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That was a great touch from the dealer. Nobody from my dealer even called to let me know the car was in - I had to find it by driving through the lot twice a day. :frown5: (And then I got so excited when I finally saw it, I dropped the camera!)
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After you've finished the break-in miles today, give us a drive report!
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