What did these come off of?

Do you have the metal caliper bushings in your brakes? They look exactly like the clips that hold them in.

 

Solid caliper bushing kit?

Only thing I know of that has snap rings.

 

rrr:

 

They look like retaining clips, which I'm sure you already know, but I'm not sure where the might have come from. Does your sifter work OK? I have been told there is a clip in there that tends to come off.

Jim

 

Look like nipple rings.... Been under the MINI lately?

 

rrr:rrr:

Jim

 

Did you buy the car new, or used? 'Cause if it's used, those retaining clips look exactly like the retaining clips on the Tyrol caliper bushings, which go on the stock calipers to replace the rubber bushings; maybe someone swapped them out. It's a relatively easy upgrade and you can't see it unless you really get in there and look.

On second thougt, it also could be a retaining clip for a Prince Albert ring. It's also a relatively easy upgrade and you can't see it unless you really get in there and look.

 

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(on all of it)

Personally i am pretty convinced those are for the bushings. I compared your image to some that i have still attached to my old stock brakes, and they are identical.

 

I still think it was the sifter. :yesnod:

Jim

 

Maybe a friend of yours is having fun throwing the odd part under your car. :lol:

 

Have you made your wife mad at you lately?

Jim

 

Those are extremely hard to fall off by themselves. They would have to have been left off of something.

Any other equipment been worked on lately?

 

Well, I think we have the answer.

Jim

 

John Prine replies....

"Dear Abby, Dear Abby ...
My feet are too long
My hair's falling out and my rights are all wrong
My friends they all tell me that I've no friends at all
Won't you write me a letter, Won't you give me a call
Signed Bewildered"

:beer

 

If you found them on the stairs, I'll go with my second guess FTW.