Following on from another thread in here it seems quite a few of us have minis as daily transport
Here's mine it's 2006 R53 JCW in Astro Black which I bought back in November 2008 with about 6.5K on the clock, it's now on 109k. Over the years I have been through many faults, repairs, upgrades plus a collision with a deer and now I have the car just the way I want it.
It had quite a high specification from the factory including: -
Sat Nav
Blue tooth
Panoramic Roof
Recaro seats etc.
The only thing I would have chosen differently from the factory would have been Sparco seats instead of Recaro seats but I fixed that myself as you will see if you keep reading.
This is what it looked like when I first got it.
Modifications I have done so far include: -
AP coilovers
Alta RCAs
Trimmed bumper & arch lips
Ploy bushed FCAs
16" BBS RS003 wheels
Relocated front number plate
JCW Sparco seats
JCW Strut Brace
Whalen gear knob
ScanguageII (As no temp gauge fitted as standard)
The chrome scoop didn't last long by the way... I'm quite happy with a bit of chrome but that's just a bit too much even for me. The replica BBS LMs didn't last long either, not because I didn't like the look but mainly because being replicas they suffered from corrosion on the dishes which made them look awful.
So now it looks like this now: -
Wheel fitment: -
And some photos from when I swapped the seats out for the Sparcos: -
Here's mine it's 2006 R53 JCW in Astro Black which I bought back in November 2008 with about 6.5K on the clock, it's now on 109k. Over the years I have been through many faults, repairs, upgrades plus a collision with a deer and now I have the car just the way I want it.
It had quite a high specification from the factory including: -
Sat Nav
Blue tooth
Panoramic Roof
Recaro seats etc.
The only thing I would have chosen differently from the factory would have been Sparco seats instead of Recaro seats but I fixed that myself as you will see if you keep reading.
This is what it looked like when I first got it.
Modifications I have done so far include: -
AP coilovers
Alta RCAs
Trimmed bumper & arch lips
Ploy bushed FCAs
16" BBS RS003 wheels
Relocated front number plate
JCW Sparco seats
JCW Strut Brace
Whalen gear knob
ScanguageII (As no temp gauge fitted as standard)
The chrome scoop didn't last long by the way... I'm quite happy with a bit of chrome but that's just a bit too much even for me. The replica BBS LMs didn't last long either, not because I didn't like the look but mainly because being replicas they suffered from corrosion on the dishes which made them look awful.
So now it looks like this now: -
Wheel fitment: -
And some photos from when I swapped the seats out for the Sparcos: -
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