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jksgoh · Mar 5th, 2007, 10:29 PM

Does anyone in aus have the JCW sound kit?
i emailed the parts guy at the dealer and he told me that you cant get the JCW sound kit in aus because it doesnt "comply with Australian design regulations"???
is there any truth to this???? does anyone in aus have the sound kit???
oh and if you can get it, how much did you guys pay for it?

snoopy · Mar 6th, 2007, 10:28 AM

Hello, your parts man may speak truth, ie yes the JCW sound kit is not for sale from BMW Au.....Why 2 reason come to mind.

1 BMW AU did not put it in to be approved due to they could not be bothered or

2 if they did it would failed ( hard to believe this one as Oz draws a lot of its standards from the EU, ie Oz is to small to start dictating global vehicle standards)

But why do you want the kit? (not saying it is bad,) but depending on you needs/money there may be other ways to skin this cat.

MiniMiL · Mar 6th, 2007, 10:32 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by snoopy (original)

Hello, your parts man may speak truth, ie yes the JCW sound kit is not for sale from BMW Au.....Why 2 reason come to mind.

1 BMW AU did not put it in to be approved due to they could not be bothered or

2 if they did it would failed ( hard to believe this one as Oz draws a lot of its standards from the EU, ie Oz is to small to start dictating global vehicle standards)

But why do you want the kit? (not saying it is bad,) but depending on you needs/money there may be other ways to skin this cat.

I would agree on your last point.
I looked into the "sound kit" when it was first release and told the same thing as jksgoh.
However, I believe you would get a simmilar if not better effect with something like a K&N typhoon and Miktech exhaust. Probably for less money.

I also rememmber that the exhaust system on the standard cooper was very restrictive due to something that looked like a can of Pepsi(TM). I think most of the MINI aftermarket sites promoted on MINI2 have systems that will solve this and should give you a good power increase.

p.s. I also rememmber seeing a cooper that did have a typhoon CAI, but because of the placement of the intake in the cooper it caused the sound insulation to melt under the bonnet. So be careful.

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OZChris · Mar 7th, 2007, 12:41 AM

Just my 20c for what its worth, I changed the exhuast ($800), intake ($300), chipped ($800) + various other things to my old Cooper, and it was a worthwhile exercise. If not at least it no longer had the can exhaust tip.

Mar 5th, 2007, 10:29 PM	#1
jksgoh MINI2 Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Local Time: 08:43 PM Posts: 62 Offline	JCW sound kit in AUS??? Does anyone in aus have the JCW sound kit? i emailed the parts guy at the dealer and he told me that you cant get the JCW sound kit in aus because it doesnt "comply with Australian design regulations"??? is there any truth to this???? does anyone in aus have the sound kit??? oh and if you can get it, how much did you guys pay for it?

Mar 6th, 2007, 10:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
MiniMiL MINI2 Senior Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Under the Earths Sun Local Time: 09:43 PM Posts: 491 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by snoopy (original) Hello, your parts man may speak truth, ie yes the JCW sound kit is not for sale from BMW Au.....Why 2 reason come to mind. 1 BMW AU did not put it in to be approved due to they could not be bothered or 2 if they did it would failed ( hard to believe this one as Oz draws a lot of its standards from the EU, ie Oz is to small to start dictating global vehicle standards) But why do you want the kit? (not saying it is bad,) but depending on you needs/money there may be other ways to skin this cat. I would agree on your last point. I looked into the "sound kit" when it was first release and told the same thing as jksgoh. However, I believe you would get a simmilar if not better effect with something like a K&N typhoon and Miktech exhaust. Probably for less money. I also rememmber that the exhaust system on the standard cooper was very restrictive due to something that looked like a can of Pepsi(TM). I think most of the MINI aftermarket sites promoted on MINI2 have systems that will solve this and should give you a good power increase. p.s. I also rememmber seeing a cooper that did have a typhoon CAI, but because of the placement of the intake in the cooper it caused the sound insulation to melt under the bonnet. So be careful. </m2c> All my life, I have searched for a car that feels a certain way. Powerful like a gorilla, yet soft and yielding like a Nerf ball. Now, at last, I have found it

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Mar 6th, 2007, 10:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
snoopy MINI2 Master Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: au Local Time: 08:43 PM Posts: 1,166 Offline	Hello, your parts man may speak truth, ie yes the JCW sound kit is not for sale from BMW Au.....Why 2 reason come to mind. 1 BMW AU did not put it in to be approved due to they could not be bothered or 2 if they did it would failed ( hard to believe this one as Oz draws a lot of its standards from the EU, ie Oz is to small to start dictating global vehicle standards) But why do you want the kit? (not saying it is bad,) but depending on you needs/money there may be other ways to skin this cat.

Mar 7th, 2007, 12:41 AM	#4 (permalink)
OZChris MINI2 Master Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Local Time: 09:43 PM Posts: 2,563 Offline	Just my 20c for what its worth, I changed the exhuast ($800), intake ($300), chipped ($800) + various other things to my old Cooper, and it was a worthwhile exercise. If not at least it no longer had the can exhaust tip.

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