Jcw MINI Clubman

[Hartge231]

Thanks for the kind words all, much appreciated

Also nice to see that the car is making some people take another look at the Clubman too


I'm too old for all that stance stuff Matt, I'm trying to achieve 'the look' with everyday driveability too , the car gets used for everything from early morning hoons with other tuned MINI's, shopping, picking my grandson up from school occasionally, & will see the odd track day & rwyb at Santa Pod too.

The Recaros can be bought on the second hand market, quite rare that they come up for sale though to be honest, I got these new from a MINI dealer (Rybrook MINI in Shrewsbury), I'm sure most MINI dealers could get hold of a set if asked.

You can get Recaros from other brand cars to fit without an awful lot of work, at least these bolt straight in though.

Edited by Hartge231 on Sunday 12th January 22:34

[richtea78]

How does it work with respect to seat airbags and insurance? Does this make the insurance a lot more expensive?

[Hartge231]

The Recaros are a Bmw/MINI dealer upgrade that come with a 2 year warranty, they also have side airbags Rich;)

[richtea78]

Oh cool. Even better then!

[Hartge231]

Couple more updates to the Breadvan as it's been christened .

Got hold of a pair of factory Joey'd (black) headlights for a bargain price, also had the colour coding done too, headlight rings/fuel cap/door handles/bonnet & boot badges/side repeaters, + I wanted to try something a little different & had the Jcw badges painted too, but picked out the word 'Works' in black...




A set of oem MINI DRL's have also been fitted too



I've got a very small, cheap from ebay keyring camera which is ideal to velcro to the back bumper & record some on the road sounds from the exhaust (sport button switched on )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqIYTHvQacI&lis...

[DoctorX]

Cool! Spray it black and it'd be perfect

[anonymous-user]

I love everything about that, but I just can't get on with the wheels.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

i've got to say i normally hate daytime running lights but the mini ones look superb, i've been tempted to fit a set to the GP but the price is a bit much for a cosmetic detail for this tight northerner!

[Hartge231]

Far too many Black one's around already doctorx

They certainly are easy to clean Bulldong

Go on LOH, dip into your pocket, they'd set the GP off nicely

[Hartge231]

Been a little while since I updated the thread with a couple more mods, removed the spotlights from the front to give it a much cleaner look, & also have had a pair of custom made vented A panels fitted too, really nice job & look very oem (imo )




Made the most of the recent good weather too & had a run out with a few other MINI mates, the BC Coilovers performed really well, handled the A roads around Banbury nicely , ended up at a lovely spot for a few snaps...

Edited by Hartge231 on Saturday 15th March 23:23

[piers1]

Loving that! Love the wheels too, although I would have them in silver personally
Vent looks very cool too, subtle

[Another Fluffer]

Looks great without the spotlights!

[neilbauer]

Lovely looking car

[Hartge231]

Finally managed to get hold of a set of my fave aftermarket wheels after a long search, Fifteen52 Tarmacs





Certainly brightens the car up after the Lambo Grey, will take a lot of work to keep clean though

[Kev T360]

Looks awesome!

[rigga]

Yes those wheels are so much better.

[Hartge231]

Just had a 'Toon' done of the car, I quite like the effect


Original photo

Edited by Hartge231 on Tuesday 24th June 23:35

[Hartge231]

Re-map time

Courtesy of Manic Motorsport/1320MINI, power up from 193.9whp to 235.2whp/253wtq, 270bhp in old money, pretty pleased with that, the old Breadvan goes quite well now

Edited by Hartge231 on Tuesday 24th June 23:36

[kayzee]

Never liked these but to be fair you've given it some great touches. Much prefer the grey wheels, although camber is horrible! The seats look amazing

[Kev T360]

Just gets better and better!