can anyone tell me if the mini cooper & mini cooper s driveshafts are the same??

im looking to purchase a "complete" (even the stub/shaft that goes into the box) drivers sdie shaft for my mrs's mini cooper

see one on ebay but its for a cooper s & the seller doesnt know if it will fit???

cheers & merry xmas:biggrin:

What year and month build of Mini? see label under bonnet...........there are many different variations in spec.

Think they are different, lots of Mini gearbox swap info here:
Early MINI Rover Midland Gearbox - Forums (http://forum.minicooper.org/showthread.php?t=9643)

Part numbers examples to search and compare here:
RealOEM.com BMW R50 Cooper Output shaft front left (http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=RC32&mospid=48010&btnr=31_0621&hg=31&fg=20)

RealOEM.com BMW R53 Cooper S Output shaft front left (http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=RE31&mospid=48020&btnr=31_0621&hg=31&fg=20)