So I purchased an 03 Cooper S (dark silver / white) with 67k on the clock about a week ago. Had two inspections done at Mini before the purchase, both checked out fine, minus a few small common issues. Loving the car so far, and fixing all the small issues it has one at a time (leaking coolant tank, worn out control arm bushings, terrible shape wheels/tires), as well as upgrading some components. Mod bug has already hit me, and I blacked out the headlight rings, and bought some brand new wheels / tires to replace the old worn down S-Lite's and unmatched dry rotted tires.

Mods I've done since buying it a week ago:

Wheels are 17x7 +40 Falcon F10's, wrapped in 205/40/17 General Exclaim UHP's. Loving the setup, sits so much better than the factory +48 wheels. Black headlight rings were done with plasti-dip. I will be updating this thread as I add mods along the way. Next up, is to black out all the chrome in the front grills / hood, and tint the tails.

Pics from day I got it, and pics from today are attached:

Hi, nice looking MCS.
Looking forward to hearing and seeing your mods as they happen.

Congrats! I just bought a Mini myself a few weeks ago. '08 MCS same color as yours. I was thinking about blacking out the grill trim as well. Mind posting a pic of it when you do it? Interested to see how it looks before I do it myself.

BTW, your paint looks great!

Cheers

Hi ya

Congratulations it looks very smart and very clean clean :-)

Yup, I'll be blacking out all of the trims this weekend, will post an update when I do it! Thanks for the positive remarks!

Blacked out the hood scoop, wet sanded/polished the headlights (look brand new!), and debadged the rear over the weekend. Also went ahead and sprayed the rear badge black as well, but I'm still deciding as to whether or not to re-install.

Nice looking car! I also bought myself a 2003 reg dark silver S - with 67k on the clock :-)

I've had the same issue with coolant leaking, which was a quick and easy fix - on the downside I've also got supercharger issues which are just a tad more expensive to fix :-D

Lovely looking car. congrats.

Robert

Thanks Robert. I already ordered a brand new coolant tank, should be coming in any day now. What was wrong with your supercharger?

Yeah, mine was a split coolant tank too - only a 20 minute job. It's a common problem apparently.

The SC has started to make a bit of noise, due to a dodgy baring. The mechanics thought it was the pulley barring but after replacing the pully it was still making a noise.

I now need to replace the SC - parts are around £900 + VAT + Labour.

I'm in the process of shopping for a user SC as they're a lot cheaper.

Robert

I preferred the look of the original alloys

Coming along nicely :)

Needs some lows though :wink:

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5% tint all around, got it done today.

JCW Upper/Lower grille, as well as an Alta CAI is on my xmas list, so I should have those soon!

can anyone help me i had posted and issue i am having with my 04 mini cooper and i need advice on what yu may think the issue is please any help..??

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5% tint is no joke!

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Got my parts for Xmas!

Grilles installed!

iPod aux harness, and Alta CAI will be going in this week!

you wouldn't happen to have a more straight ahead picture of the installed grills do you?

Thanks

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There ya go!

Nice car, congrats on purchase.

Have you thought about black mirror caps? You can message ebay scrap dealers and ask and they are usually pretty cheap really. Just have to make sure not to smash glass on removal :) Unless you like the white ones obviously, black might blend in nicer with your windows for instance and car colour.

Nice car, congrats on purchase.

Have you thought about black mirror caps? You can message ebay scrap dealers and ask and they are usually pretty cheap really. Just have to make sure not to smash glass on removal :) Unless you like the white ones obviously, black might blend in nicer with your windows for instance and car colour.

Nah, I love the white accents on the car. It makes it really unique, and gives it a nice pop.

Some pictures from today:
Washed it:

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and then installed an iPod aux cable, tinted the tails, and threw on the Alta plate cover:

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Very nice pal looking sweet

Just some updates..


March 2nd, I got my new projector heads installed, along with color matched headlight rings (did them myself).

Also installed an 8k HID kit into the projectors. Light output has significantly increased over the factory xenons. Cutoff looks great too.

Tinted the front bumper side markers.

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As of most recent (yesterday):

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Lowered the car on Tein S-Tech springs. Did the one-ball mod. Tinted the side scuttle turn signals, debadged the rear end. Also installed brand new front strut mounts, as the passenger front was cracked when I bought the car.

Handling has improved greatly, and steering feels tight as ever.

Next will be a 19mm RSB :)

That's a beauty!!

Some updates.

April, I plastidipped the wheels, blacked out the side scuttles, gas cap, and did the OutMotoring Beltline Blackout

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Yesterday, I painted the "S" on the side scuttles green to match the wheels, and color matched my scoop:

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Next will be the QwikLip that I ordered from QwikLip.Com!

Finally installed my QwikLip that I purchased from QwikLip.com!

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That looks awesome, loving those wheels and the S in green. :biggrin:

sexy looking MINI love the wheels in green matching the S!, very nice!

Thanks guys!

Loving that green really different :)