MY05 JCW Mini Cooper S R53
Discussion
For the spares wheels you got on ebay, where they specially for the mini or did you search for a size and checked the offset what correct?
Occasionally i check ebay and nothing seems to come up apart from standard wheels that are too expensive or brand new sets which I cannot afford.
Occasionally i check ebay and nothing seems to come up apart from standard wheels that are too expensive or brand new sets which I cannot afford.
Was just looking for these Team Dynamic wheels and won them in an auction, they were from a Mini race car I believe so were the correct offset, cant find the offset on them tho.
They weren't in perfect condition because of that but look a lot better now they've been sprayed and tidied up.
They weren't in perfect condition because of that but look a lot better now they've been sprayed and tidied up.
Had the exhaust looked at last week, was a small hole where the Backbox meets the mid pipe so garage welded that up, exhaust is alot quiter now!
Went for a drive to test the exhaust sound -
Today decided to change the wheels back to the JCW ones for winter as the Team Dynamics need a couple new tyres fitting anyway, then went for a drive to get some shots in the Autumn colours
Went for a drive to test the exhaust sound -
Today decided to change the wheels back to the JCW ones for winter as the Team Dynamics need a couple new tyres fitting anyway, then went for a drive to get some shots in the Autumn colours
Havnt done anything to the car recently but did drive it over to Bruges, Belgium last week and car performed great and wasnt too bad on fuel as I thought it might, pic going onto Eurotunnel and and had to test the Belgian Waffles while there 
Got the Pistonheads Sunday service at Goodwood the weekend so looking forward to that next
Got the Pistonheads Sunday service at Goodwood the weekend so looking forward to that next
Edited by House86 on Saturday 8th July 17:52
Havnt updated this in a while, went to the Pistonheads S/S at goodwood in december, didnt take any good photos of mine but some others here - https://flic.kr/s/aHskqNsX1N
Brought myself a Karcher Pressure washer in the January Sales, really impressed with it and was a bargain at £65, pic of snow foaming the car -
Went to another Pistonheads S/S at BMW, Farnborough - Pics here https://flic.kr/s/aHsku7FMv1
Today decided to go for a drive as the sun was shining, decided to drive to eastbourne and come back along the Beachy Head road and along the seafront, some pics
Brought myself a Karcher Pressure washer in the January Sales, really impressed with it and was a bargain at £65, pic of snow foaming the car -
Went to another Pistonheads S/S at BMW, Farnborough - Pics here https://flic.kr/s/aHsku7FMv1
Today decided to go for a drive as the sun was shining, decided to drive to eastbourne and come back along the Beachy Head road and along the seafront, some pics
Edited by House86 on Saturday 8th July 17:55
Went to North Wales last week and had a great time on some awesome roads and they were mostly empty compared to going in summer 
Some pics, started to Snow while on the Evo Triangle, love this pic
Llanberis Pass -
A5, Lake Ogwen -
Hoping to tidy the car up a bit, started by ordering some new JCW Badges for the Grille and the Tailgate as there looking a bit tatty, hopefully get them fitted next week.
Some pics, started to Snow while on the Evo Triangle, love this pic
Llanberis Pass -
A5, Lake Ogwen -
Hoping to tidy the car up a bit, started by ordering some new JCW Badges for the Grille and the Tailgate as there looking a bit tatty, hopefully get them fitted next week.
Edited by House86 on Saturday 8th July 17:59
problemchild1976 said:
the C4 gtechniq stuff is really good....... tiny little bottle but works well for quite a while...
degreased (couldn't get hold of any rubbing alcohol so used the contact cleaner i have) applied and buffed off! awesome results.....
BEFORE:
HALF AND HALF:
WING MIRRORS:
JJ
It's great stuff. Tiny bottle, but it lasts well.degreased (couldn't get hold of any rubbing alcohol so used the contact cleaner i have) applied and buffed off! awesome results.....
BEFORE:
HALF AND HALF:
WING MIRRORS:
JJ
Can recommend their wheel sealant stuff too.
It's a real case of you get what you pay for.
Won some new wheels on Ebay, won some Mini JCW R112's in Gloss Black, went to pick them up today and fitted one to see how they look on the car -
Quiet pleased with how they look on, gonna use these instead of the TD Pro Race, gotta get a couple new tyres for them so will have to wait till the end of the month for that, thinking of getting either some Hankook V12 Evo 2's or Avon ZZ5's as have heard they perform well on Minis and are quiet reasonably priced.
Fitted the new rear badge I got, looks better than the tatty one that was there, car does need a good wash
Quiet pleased with how they look on, gonna use these instead of the TD Pro Race, gotta get a couple new tyres for them so will have to wait till the end of the month for that, thinking of getting either some Hankook V12 Evo 2's or Avon ZZ5's as have heard they perform well on Minis and are quiet reasonably priced.
Fitted the new rear badge I got, looks better than the tatty one that was there, car does need a good wash
Edited by House86 on Saturday 8th July 18:04
Am keeping the silver R109 wheels that are currently on the car but they need a refurb really as have lacquer peel and lots of marks on them, gonna cost a bit to get them done as there 2pc split rims, new wheels are in a lot better condition, would of preferred them in silver but they dont come up for sale that often other than people trying to sell them for £800 - £900 on ebay!!
Gonna sell the Team Dynamic Pro Race wheels as dont need 3 lots of wheels
Gonna sell the Team Dynamic Pro Race wheels as dont need 3 lots of wheels
Edited by House86 on Wednesday 16th March 14:51
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