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Today I installed the cravenspeed phone mount! I decided to use my previous holder as I cant do magnetic but its amazing! Going to get the extended arm for my own personal preference but I finally have the phone right where I need it.
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I absolutely loved your star wars themed decals! The way its integrated with the checkers really is something else! Was it all one custom decal? Or did you add the star wars bits afterwards? Also Im dying to know, where did you get the custom badges! It made me really want to get ones myself!
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On 8/2/2021 at 1:11 PM, TATTRAT said:
License plate 3nee in Fairfax City today on North St. . .of course the ONE time I see a DCMM member in FFX City, I'm in my daily and not Wasabi.
Ive kept my eyes open but havent seen one yet. Thinking of moving my window cling to the rear since my back sides are tinted pretty dark! Im also surprised no one has seen me, pretty sure im the only mini this side of the country with a skeleton attached to the antenna!
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2 hours ago, SneakyBaron said:
When I went there I never let them wash it. Saw quite a few bent up license plates coming out of there. Specially now with the JCW fixed wing, that you can't get anymore, not a chance they will ever wash it.
Thats just it, they havent washed it before since I put the lights on! No idea why they did it this time. Especially since these lights have an OEM equivalent that im sure has the same issue if installed. Either way I contacted Hella who gave me the local distributor info, passed that on to my guy handling this at Mini of Alexandria. Hopefully they will get it ordered soon.
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Not necessarily a modification by normal means. But while visiting Mini of Alexandria to get something looked at they busted one of my rally lights! They ran it through their car wash and the bolt sheered right off the mount. (mount is totally fine, that thing is SOLID). They are replacing it and even getting me more of the hex film I put over the lens to help protect it so im not SUPER upset. Itll be easy to bolt on and reconnect the new light but for now Cricket is just going to be looking a bit funny with lopsided rally lights.
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18 hours ago, MASchultz13 said:
Today I redid my hood/bonnet stripes. I replaced the metallic black/silver outline (that I took off the other day) with gloss black/red outline.
I love your hood emblem so much, Now I want to get a custom one like that!
So recently while rooting around in my trunk I realized how sick I was of the one little light and how bright it was (or lack thereof)
Using my knowledge of electronics and tools at hand I built some connectors, put on some crimp splicers on the existing light wires, plugged spade terminals into said splicers and tada, I have a super simple way to power some 12v LED strips. I made sure to leave the connection to the splice as a connector itself if I desire to change the white lights for RGB or even programmable ones. I couldnt be happier with how bright it is now!
Best part: Because its spliced into the existing light wire, these function exactly the same! Off when the hatch is closed, on when its open!
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Man do I wish I had some disposable income right now. Your classic looks amazing and I would pick it up in a heartbeat if I could!
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Yesterday I installed the smart pulsar for my third brake light! Its got a few settings controlled by jumpers which are included and is super tiny!
https://youtube.com/shorts/CG-OCFQn_qM?feature=share
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Man, I'd love to go to this one, but its during the Pokemon GoFest 2021! I'll be in D.C. enjoying the shenanigans
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I found the part number on it! Its the hood latch/release? Before I could see the part number on it I was just confused as to the unlabeled part, but not so much anymore haha
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Over the weekend I decided to have some clear vinyl applied to my headlights! (It proved too difficult to do myself). Most people tint lights to match a darkened sporty theme but I went with a totally different future hex approach! What is everyone's thoughts? I plan on doing my taillights soon and possibly the DRL and Rally. And if you're wondering there is no change in my brightness when driving at night.
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I can also vouch for GTPeace! I've worked with Galen there quite a bit and make a 45 minute drive but its all worth it!
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4 hours ago, Scavenger said:
This morning I had a mod done! Now my MINI is back together and running nicely, I had the resonator removed. There is some back story on this actually. When B.A. was young, he was upgraded with the DINAN kit for R53's which included an exhaust. The exhaust sounded good and popped a lot which was cool, but pretty soon the tips rusted!! also, it droned quite loudly too. So, because of the rust I had it replaced with an OEM JCW exhaust which is still on it now and works fine. The JCW is very mundane compared to the DINAN. The DINAN was almost ridiculous at times. It had no resonator, only a single muffler. On the other hand, the JCW has one resonator and two mufflers. So, as a compromise solution, I had the resonator removed - leaving the two mufflers.
IT SOUNDS GLORIOUS!! The sound is more agressive and the pops are back, but without the obnoxiousness and drone!!
Any chance you got some video of it? I had the VCP exhaust put on my base mini and the low tones it has now are amazing. Not overly loud but when I punch it, it just sings!
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4 minutes ago, TGGRRR (Ali) said:
I can see the picture now. I see the little box but no idea what it is
My first thought was maybe a dealership gps? For people who skip out on car payments. But usually those are pretty well hidden and just deactivated when cars are paid off. I dont even know if Mini would bother too.
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14 hours ago, TGGRRR (Ali) said:
There's no image, just a gray circle with a white line
whoops! Ill get a link to it instead of trying to directly upload it!
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Yesterday I took out my intake ducting and installed a Dinan sports tuner! Got one cheap from a guy in alexandria so it was exciting to add that little oomph. Unfortunately the dinan app doesnt work with the latest few versions of android but I had my buddy help me out in setting the right mode for use with her Iphone.
I did notice that taking the ducting off its broken into 3 little sections where it connects to the intake box. One of those is almost completely blocked off (but has a sliver open at the top) Is there any reason for this? Or could I just cut it out to fully open that "lane" for more consistent airflow?
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Hey everyone, so i noticed this when replacing my filter and looking it over as best I can I couldnt find any identifier on it. Anyone know what it is or where I can look to figure it out? For reference this is the passenger side right near the headlight. (The little black box on the frame)
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On 6/5/2021 at 7:44 PM, Scavenger said:
Today, I took my MINI out on a shakedown cruise. The report: NO CODES, NO LEAKS, NO OVERHEATING! I believe all was successful. After getting all the intake related parts I mentioned eariy put back on, I replaced the A/C compressor clutch and installed a new aftermarket radiator from CSF. It has been fun but I'm glad to have this phase of restoration complete and B.A. all put back together.
I hope to have the tools and know-how to be able to work on my mini like that, awesome that you replaced so much and your shakedown went well! Great work!
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So i spoke to the dealership about it and their parts center. It is entirely possible to get it installed but they havent gotten back to me on an estimate. GT Peace also thinks it should be straightforward but could be pricey labor wise and since they are 45 minutes away I havent been able to stop in to have it get looked at.
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It looks fantastic! My first go to is always deciding if I want chrome
Hope to see you at one of the meetups soon!
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2 minutes ago, Mother nature said:
Hi, Today I had to glue the interior plastic casing around my sunroof because it fell out while I was driving!! Glad I was on a country road with no traffic!!
That sounds absolutely terrifying to happen while driving!
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1 hour ago, Scavenger said:
It looks like you should find a power socket on the passenger side in the rear.
Thanks, I think its only there if you have the storage package. Im going to try and see if that plastic bit comes out, i couldnt really get a good grip on it before. If not I did come up with a work around finally that ill post about if it DOES work haha
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So I have been on a quest to solve the problem of my subwoofer amp overheating (its built right into the sub). I dont really have an easy way to wire in an existing fan to the cables my amp use and in my research I heard about the storage packages include a 12v outlet in the trunk. Has anyone had this retro fitted? I think I found where it WOULD go but im also just looking for any way to power a fan only when my car is turned on. Anyone have suggestions? Pic of where I think the outlet would go is attached!
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Yesterday I decided to open up my air intake box and inspect it. The dealership replaced my filter recently but I wanted to give the whole thing a look over to gain the experience of opening it. I was very surprised to find it full of dirt and small debris in the bottom! so I cleaned it out completely and reseated the filter. Im slowly becoming more comfortable getting into my engine and learning my own maintenance.
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I'd definitely buy a pair!