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Will be there!!

thanks so much for the information ! :-)

I'm so upset - I got my first ding in my door last night. Someone in a HUGE vehicle parked over the line next to me and when I went to leave I looked at my doors because he was so close, and needless to say he creased my door.!!!!! Anyway, I know there's a guy that does the repair of small dents. Would someone please take the time to let me know the name of the place/guy - he did a session at Craig's house a few month ago. I'd love to know his name (or any others for that matter that anyone can suggest - I'm over in Gaithersburg, but "will travel" ha ha - to get it repaired" Thanks so much all!!

Looking to upgrade from your old MINI - this is like brand new. Mostly garage kept. 5,300 miles. $26,000 but can be somewhat negotiable. Originally $35,000. I'm trying to help a friend sell his MINI for him. It's a great car, and has been so tenderly treated :-) Eclipse Grey, 6 speed manual transmission, Recaro racing seats, Harmon Kardon sound system, 17" painted black alloy wheels, JCW aerodynamic trim. Any questions, just contact me or call 301-580-4770. Nora.

Hi - thanks for that - I actually went by Adler's a couple of weeks ago. Don't know what to think - they have a good reputation, but the two people I got to talk with weren't impressive at all. I'd read a couple of bad reviews previously about the "woman on the desk" (who is actually the owner's ex wife as I learned) and she was a bit dismissive with me and disappeared never to return after about 5 minutes, and the other guy - who looked about 20 - didn't think I'd be happy with their work. Maybe because I'm obviously going to be REAL particular that the works is done correctly on my Mini and he thought I was too fussy or something. Hmmm.....not exactly a good sell. But yet, I know they have been around a long time etc. So, am a bit perplexed about them now and not sure which direction to go.

Oh Craig - you're a dear! thank you so much. I'll take you up on that. What's the next event you'll be at? Do you go to any of the C3M meets - there's one I'm going to Sat late pm - it's the frozen custard/birthday meet they're having? If not, let me know which meet you'll be at next and I'll be sure to be there - do I have to remove the diffuser piece off the car? Just wondering how to do that. I guess I can google it or something.

Yes, I remember our discussion. I have no problem with doing that - just that I DO worry about the HEAT from the exhaust so near the rubber/plastic of the PD, - I can see myself in the car, sniffing, then looking in the rear view mirror and seeing smoke & fire coming up the back of my MINI....perish the thought

Woo-hoo the pic came out, but I'm not sure you can see it?

Hi there - I'm really enjoying using the Plasti-Dip after I got some good help from Corey and Craig, :big grin: but what I'd like to do next, I'm not sure PD is a good idea to use. I have the (R56) JCW rear bumper/trim package - and surrounding the exhaust pipes, there's a piece separate to the bumper that I'd like to have blacked out, (it's the same color as the car) but I don't think PD will be a good idea because of the heat/exhaust fumes. Has anyone blacked this piece out before and if so, what's the best way to do it? I guess it would need to be removed from the car no matter what approach and I think "the professionals" would need to do it. Any suggestions anyone? (wished I could attach a photo, but don't know how to do that). I'll give it a whirl & see if it comes out...? Nora

Hi - just thought I'd give a little update - I took Craig's advice & got a couple of new headlight rims, and since it was such a gorgeous day today, I decided to PD them. Put about 5 coats on - took me the better part of the afternoon, but it was worth it. Going to let them fully dry for a day or two then, will TRY and install them. Those little clips are a bit tricky I see that. Don't want to break them. I have another question which I'll start a new thread on - about the rear air diffuser. Thanks again guys for your input :top:

Thanks very much for that - I'll get in touch with him. :-)

Oh thanks to both - yes I'd be interested in the company from Fairfax and I'll also look into the car parts online company. Thanks both :-)

To answer Rich's comment : you mention there's lots of seats available in the U.S. Can you give me some ideas where? When I checked Ebay - only EbayUK had seats - and haven't seen any otherwise in my search. As regards wiring - if I did find some nice leather seats, I would probably have MINI do the putting in since they'd be obviously familiar with the wiring aspects. On the reupholstering - I think I would have to know they'd done Minis before quite regularly otherwise I wouldn't do it. Finding the right place is a job in itself. Seems like I've heard people say they reupholstered their Mini seats, but it's been a while. I would just like something more classy looking and I like the leather. Yeah - the Recaros are great, but way high in cost as we know.

Anyone got any wisdom on the idea of getting my present seats re-upholstered in full leather? Hindsight is always 20/20 - should have got them when I got the car - however - since I've been THINKING about having them redone in full leather, I need feedback on whether it's a bad idea. When I talked w/the dealership they said to be wary of recovering the seats, or installing new ones as the wiring may not get done right that operates the airbags etc., since they'd be aftermarket. They strongly advised against it saying there's a lot of components that need to be hooked up just right etc. etc. I looked on Ebay for actual seats that I was interested in - and they're cheaper than getting them redone through the dealership - but again, the advice from the dealership was it's tricky business because of different wiring set ups from another country (the Ebay ones were from UK). Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Thanks Craig - that's a great idea!! I will do that very thing. (shoulda thought of it myself - lol - makes sense!) Thanks again! Nora