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BlueZed · Nov 8th, 2006, 01:25 PM

This is for anyone who's fitted a Playmini system to their ONE/Cooper. Did you go for the straight-through connecting pipe or the silenced one?

I'm happy to have it nice and growly when driving hard

but how do you find the overall noise at cruising speeds with your choice, can you hear the stereo/mobile OK?

Cheers!

*Vikki* · Nov 8th, 2006, 01:34 PM

i have a play MINI zorst on my ONE, unsilenced and noise is fine

G-Man · Nov 8th, 2006, 03:05 PM

Hi I've got an unsilenced system on my cooper s and its ok at cruising speeds.

Prowse · Nov 8th, 2006, 03:15 PM

I've got the straight-through pipe on my Cooper, good growl and pops around town, very quiet (can't hear it) on the motorway, unnless you floor it in 3rd of course!

PlayMINI's are apparently noiser (in car) on S's.

BlueZed · Nov 8th, 2006, 03:26 PM

Cool, thanks for the feedback guys. I love the sound of the clips on the PlayMini site and think I may have to put this at number one on my list now.

Dibby · Nov 9th, 2006, 11:47 AM

A friend of mine has a Cooper with the Play Mini exhaust (no middle silencer) and it sounds superb. It has a very deep burble and sounds gorgeous when the throttle is blipped. In the car the sound is actually very refined. You can notice the change in pitch from the standard exhaust but it is certainly not intrusive.

The exhaust tip did sit very close to the bumper when it was fitted though so he fitted a couple of small spacers to increase the gap. Just something to be aware of when fitting.
He is extremely happy with it.

Yatesy - if your reading this I'm on about yours mate.

Dibby

phill400 · Dec 20th, 2006, 08:17 AM

Mine is un-silenced... took about 6 months to bed in properly and really sound nice. Mine gets a hell of a lot louder when it gets really hot, after you have been on the motorway or on a long fast journey it is noticeably louder....

Having said that it is not a problem in the car, I quite like it actually.... the only thing I would say about it is that because my car is a 2001 I had to get a different bracket to hold the silencer at the rear, on the later cars they hang differently from the body. The posts that the center pipe mounts on were also to long and could touch on the sides of the tunnel and vibrate a bit (Play mini admitted that).

Other than that all good!

Nov 8th, 2006, 01:25 PM	#1
BlueZed Staying shiny-side up! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dublin Local Time: 06:04 AM Posts: 122 Offline	Playmini silenced or unsilenced? This is for anyone who's fitted a Playmini system to their ONE/Cooper. Did you go for the straight-through connecting pipe or the silenced one? I'm happy to have it nice and growly when driving hard but how do you find the overall noise at cruising speeds with your choice, can you hear the stereo/mobile OK? Cheers! What new bits? I didn't buy any new bits...

Nov 8th, 2006, 03:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
BlueZed Staying shiny-side up! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dublin Local Time: 06:04 AM Posts: 122 Offline	Cool, thanks for the feedback guys. I love the sound of the clips on the PlayMini site and think I may have to put this at number one on my list now. What new bits? I didn't buy any new bits...

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Nov 8th, 2006, 01:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
Vikki Winner MM best MINI ONE! My Classifieds Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: St Leonards-on-Sea Local Time: 06:04 AM Posts: 2,298 Offline	i have a play MINI zorst on my ONE, unsilenced and noise is fine

Nov 8th, 2006, 03:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
G-Man Cool CoopS Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bucks Local Time: 06:04 AM Posts: 212 Offline	Hi I've got an unsilenced system on my cooper s and its ok at cruising speeds.

Nov 8th, 2006, 03:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
Prowse MINI2 Master Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Lancs Local Time: 06:04 AM Posts: 1,541 Offline	I've got the straight-through pipe on my Cooper, good growl and pops around town, very quiet (can't hear it) on the motorway, unnless you floor it in 3rd of course! PlayMINI's are apparently noiser (in car) on S's.

Nov 9th, 2006, 11:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
Dibby MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northampton Local Time: 05:04 AM Posts: 16 Offline	A friend of mine has a Cooper with the Play Mini exhaust (no middle silencer) and it sounds superb. It has a very deep burble and sounds gorgeous when the throttle is blipped. In the car the sound is actually very refined. You can notice the change in pitch from the standard exhaust but it is certainly not intrusive. The exhaust tip did sit very close to the bumper when it was fitted though so he fitted a couple of small spacers to increase the gap. Just something to be aware of when fitting. He is extremely happy with it. Yatesy - if your reading this I'm on about yours mate. Dibby

Dec 20th, 2006, 08:17 AM	#7 (permalink)
phill400 MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Local Time: 05:04 AM Posts: 24 Offline	Mine is un-silenced... took about 6 months to bed in properly and really sound nice. Mine gets a hell of a lot louder when it gets really hot, after you have been on the motorway or on a long fast journey it is noticeably louder.... Having said that it is not a problem in the car, I quite like it actually.... the only thing I would say about it is that because my car is a 2001 I had to get a different bracket to hold the silencer at the rear, on the later cars they hang differently from the body. The posts that the center pipe mounts on were also to long and could touch on the sides of the tunnel and vibrate a bit (Play mini admitted that). Other than that all good!

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