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Drove that fine ***** into work today, had a blast on some long wide bends with a BIG OL' Audi next to me. He couldn't hang. Also, I just went to eMINIparts.com ordered the GP2 rear diffuser Worth it @ 420 bux? Maybe not, but it'll look damn good :cornut: Way's was $399, but I don't like him so....
-Update-
eMINIparts came down to get VERY close to Way's price INCLUDING shipping, I'm always impressed with them folks. Steve in parts is fantastic to work with.

 

I went to the Ohio DMV and got vanity plates. My 2005 R52 Chili Pepper red auto is now christened 'PEPPURR'.

 

Last night was an earl change. This morning... serpentine belt. Now it's time to watch the nephew finish his little league baseball game from last night. They got booted off the field before they could finish due to a double booked field. Then tomorrow morning is his 'play-offs.'

 

I'm sure it got rained on this year at MOTD, so, it is well-broken in now.:devil:

 

2006 r53 swap!!! need help

hello everyone... i finally put my new 2006 r53 into my 2004 non-s mini cooper. i thought i could use my old ecu from r50 but, looks like itsnot gonna work because everything is in its place, still no crank... Please help so i can enjoy my mini again. when i go and try to crank it i hear the fuel pump and i see the throttle moves but no crank at all.

 

DH can drive through heavy rain fast enough that it doesn't get wet...

 

If you're planning to run the supercharger, no - it won't work with the old ECU, you need one from an R53.

 

Fortunately, my wife had a later shift that morning and brought hers to me.

After work went back to the most logical corners that it would flown off but did not find it. As an experiment we tied a fob (from the clubby) to the wiper blade of the coupe with string and then followed my morning route from home. The fob tried to jump ship on the third corner in our neighborhood. No luck finding it there.

I would have to assume someone picked it up. We have a neighborhood news letter that we can put in mention in the lost and found. Otherwise, hopefully the person that found it will take it to the dealership.

 

Thanks for he update, that is tough unfortunately the fobs and programming are a little step in price.

 

Hiho hiho..it's off to Cars and Coffee I go.

 

Today I plastidipped the head light and taillight rings, painted the door handles and the insides of the headlights. I was going to buff the headlights out while they were off the car, but it seems the little ones have run off with some of my sandpaper discs and a thunderstorm is rolling in.


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Left my car outside is the rain and detailed 2 huge SUV's this weeken. One a big Toyota 4 RUNNER all black and the other was a silver AUDI SUV.

Looks like I will wash my car later this week after it rains Mon and Tues.

 

You should have left the two SUVs out in the rain and put your MINI back in the garage....or taken the MINI out motoring instead of detailing two SUVs.

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The Mistress is so sweet, are you sure she isn't going to melt...

 

The Mistress is fine and she was driven hard in the rain Saturday morning on the PA turnpike at 5:45 am at triple digit speeds. :devil:

The PA Turnpike is still the best NE "autobahn" with no cops and 3 lanes wide open early in the morning.

I took her out of the garage today and removed the belt line trim, clayed behind it, clayed all the windows and the bumpers and washed the whole car. She is sitting in the garage now waiting for me to continue tomorrow after work.

 

I just installed a NAVDY HUD on my '15 MCS.. I like it a lot so far, but I'm still getting used to it. I prefer the dash display over either the OEM or aftermarket version from Mini. Multiple choices for info displayed including music album art, speedo, tach, and choice of two aux gauges. Also has a built in GPS that give you visual and audible turn by turn instruction. You can also control SIRI, your music, and telephone calls with it. Super easy install. Download app to your phone, decide on mounting location, route the single cable and plug into OBD II port and turn it on. Took me about 15 minutes, and I'm old and slow. I like it a lot better than the OEM HUD that was in the F55 loaner I had for two weeks while they replaced my motor. Paid $370 USD on eBay for a new unit including shipping. It comes with three mounts of different heights. I use the short mount. I just took about 20 pictures and only one was halfway salvageable.
The outer ring is the tach and the speed is supplied by the internal GPS. The pictures of the navigation screens weren't useable. Good pictures on their site if anyones interested.

https://www.navdy.com/?gclid=CjwKEAjwr_rIBRDJzq-Z-LC_2HgSJADoL57H7NYcP4pEVuY9GOkuaEWtEnhX5r7dqMcN-1OB1KCuRhoCBJLw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds#see-the-road

 

That's awesome. I've wanted to top out mine, but highest I've gotten is 125 then slowed down, traffic was coming up quick.

The belt line trim just lifts up yes? No adhesive required when re-installed? Been wanting to clean behind mine also.

 

I have passed 140 several times. :devil:

As for the R53 belt line trim the back 3 pieces are held in by clips and if you start at the trunk corner you can just pull them out by pulling the ends away from the car. (not up)

The door trim is just pressed on and it is a little harder to lift the first time.

The windshield beltline trim is held in the same way but each end has (1) #2 Phillips screw holding down the end. All you have to do I pull out a door weather-stripping a little by the end of the trim so you can access it. Also the windshield two come apart in the middle.

I remove the trim when I do beltline black outs for people because it is much easier then working around wiper arms and mirrors. "Work smarter, not harder".....:ihih:

 

Remember how many Sewing Site mods would be running around with their hair on fire after such a statement? :lol: