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nharrison21

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  1. I do my My 04 R50 with 130k+ miles gets sea-foamed about every 6 months. I do half a can into the vacuum line and the rest into the gas tank. Let it sit for 30 mins plus then go and dog it for about 5 miles and blow everything out. My R50 will go from 33mpg to 35 mpg hwy after a good sea-foaming. I think it has a more predominate affect on the older cars than the newer.

  2. Lets see here, Ender is about to hit 130k, I bought him at 85k just after he had a new tranny put in so i figure i have about another 30-40k before I have to start worrying about major issues with the tranny so on a personal level Im only doing mods that I will be able to pull off if/when the CVT finally goes (again). Things that have gone wrong on Ender in the last two years were, A/C line from compressor to firewall blew out (Total repair cost $500), Alternator went out (Cost $300). These are sort of expected in a car thats 9 years old but the kicker for me is the repair cost. Unfortunetly I cant justify lowering or doing any other High Priced mods anymore due to the life expentancy of my car and the overall cost to repair/replace stuff on Ender. Yours might be different but depending on the year and make of your MINI I would do some research on some know faults that might be occurring in the next few years to see if it will bebefit/hurt you in the long run.

  3. Sounds like this is the problem I had. Its hard to look at but there is a line that goes from the condensor to the firewall. The whole hose is metal except for about 6 inches. The rubber portion was the failure point on mine as it was rubbing a part of metal on the car which eventually made the hose fail and leak out all my coolant.

  4. Those are great shots Tyler, I especially like that sassy one of Nick.

     

    You can just save that butt shot of me and keep it for yourself :biggrin:

     

    Thank god the wife has the "man-card" right now as mi might have to shred it due to that pic....lol

  5. Had an awesome day guys and gals. Very nice run....when I could get up to speed.....great weather and fun in the river. Cant wait to see some of the pics from today. Way to go on setting up a great day Ali.

  6. The chrome trim around my windows, i wish it was black!

     

    Do you mean the chrome "belt-line" just below the windows???? If that's the case then you would prob be better off getting the black belt line kit.

     

    taping all that off to paint can be a pain, most people (myself included) choose to do vinyl for the beltline and its fairly easy to put on

     

    +1

     

    Link Provided

    http://www.outmotoring.com/mini-cooper/out-motoring-blackout-beltline-kit.html

  7. I love the plastidip look however i'm always really hesitant about some DIY projects. I always think that i'll end up messing something up pretty bad. Does anyone know of a paint shop/place where I can take my MINI in to have it done for me?

     

    I'm sure its easy i'm just on the more cautious side when it comes to paint.

     

    Not to sure on a shop but I am more than willing to help/do what ever you need done...I plan on adding some Blue blaze to mine next weekend...Once you do it once you will be more than confident enough to try other tricks with it....The best part is if you don't like it you can just peel it off with no repercussions

  8. Spring is in the air, time to plasti-dip something. I thought what would say look at me :questionmark: :idea: NEON ORANGE mirrors.

     

    Only think I found was how much my orange stripe from last year has faded, just have to freshen that up.

     

     

    Looking Good!!....Im thinking of doing new stripes and mirrors in Purple this year....

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