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obehave · Dec 11th, 2003, 06:51 PM

I'd assume our severe lack of staying on topic has driven them all away

I'd really like to see the wide kits in person
There, now I feel better

Electrc109 · Dec 12th, 2003, 12:42 AM

I'm with you on that. Seeing the kit in person would be wonderful. I'll probably wind up seeing them in person for the first time when I install my own late this spring......

johnlummis · Dec 16th, 2003, 03:32 AM

do they look as good as the originals though

Mini Cruiser · Dec 16th, 2003, 06:28 PM

Looking at the 2 kits, i find it hard to believe there the same kit.

why would breyton say there kit is for the ONE and COOPER only if it will fit the S? That would just lose them business, and there not daft!

I would say just by looking at the breyton kit that it will not fit the S, as the archs go over the side skirts and the S skirts r shaped at the end.

basserk sorry to say this but i think ur car looks abit funny with those wheels and archs, u should deffo get spacers, cause ur wheels look lost, but it looks like who ever fitted and painted ur archs did a very good job.

I am thinking about getting these archs for my car

but dont want my wheels to look lost.

basserk · Dec 16th, 2003, 07:21 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Mini Cruiser

Looking at the 2 kits, i find it hard to believe there the same kit.

why would breyton say there kit is for the ONE and COOPER only if it will fit the S? That would just lose them business, and there not daft!

I would say just by looking at the breyton kit that it will not fit the S, as the archs go over the side skirts and the S skirts r shaped at the end.

basserk sorry to say this but i think ur car looks abit funny with those wheels and archs, u should deffo get spacers, cause ur wheels look lost, but it looks like who ever fitted and painted ur archs did a very good job.

I am thinking about getting these archs for my car

but dont want my wheels to look lost.

Don't worry, those wheels are not mine and are not on my car - My buddy only slapped them on from his car to see how they looked. I know they're waaaay narrow for the new flare widths, which is why I've been searching for the perfect set... Think I'm getting close, just found a local dealer for the wheels I want - Will post a pic once they're installed.

By the way, the kit should fit the S just fine. The part that goes over the side skirts have enough room and should accomodate the extra curves the S has. I actually will have to tape mine down because there's some slack between on mine, doesn't look as tight as it should. A good friend of mine did the painting and fitting of the flares - He charged me about half of what the shops charge. I called an exclusive BMW/Benz/Ferrari body shop here in SoCal and they quoted me $600-$800 to install.

Mini Cruiser · Dec 16th, 2003, 07:40 PM

look forward to seeing the pic

My car is going in for the cooper s front and s side skirts and all my colour coding again after the new year, but im now wondering weva to put it for a few more weeks and get those archs aswell, i think after seeing the pilo blue cooper s i think the archs looks fantastic and i want them

i also have a ONE rear buimper so i need to make sure the archs from the S will fit with the my ONE rear bumper. Just had a quick photoshop done by a friend, but i dont know if my wheels r going to silly even with spacers.

goin440 · Dec 16th, 2003, 08:53 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Mini Cruiser

i also have a ONE rear buimper so i need to make sure the archs from the S will fit with the my ONE rear bumper. Just had a quick photoshop done by a friend, but i dont know if my wheels r going to silly even with spacers.

I didn't know the rear bumper on my Cooper was any different from the ONE. The only difference in OEM between the MCS and Cooper is the Front/Rear bumper and the side skirts (protruding length and visible design, both flow evenly to near, I thought, identical arches). I'm gonna do some searching tho in case I've mistaken. But it should bolt right up fine without any break in the flow. I know the Cooper and MCS sideskirts are simply drop/replace interchanable.

Mini Cruiser · Dec 16th, 2003, 08:59 PM

sorry maybe i didnt explain it very well....

The ONE and COOPER bumpers are the same, what i ment is my car will soon have the S front bumper, the S side skirts and im keeping the orginal ONE rear bumper, so i need to make sure that if i buy the wide archs designed to fit the S, that the rear archs will fit against the ONE bumper, by the looks of it they should, just wanna make sure.

Loui · Dec 16th, 2003, 09:33 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by obehave

That's an S front valence only painted. Here's mine:

Those are also S skirts painted. I've attached a side shhot of mine.
The kit is listed as 10 pieces so it couldn't include the skirts. The front arch is 3 pieces and the rear arch is 2. x2 that's your 10 pieces.

What size wheels are on the blue car?

Loui · Dec 16th, 2003, 09:43 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Electrc109

Pilo has a widebody kit which I find to be much sexier

Wheels on this i meant, what size are they?
and how big are the spacers if they have been used?
thanks chris

Mini Cruiser · Dec 17th, 2003, 12:21 PM

im way to impatient already, orded lol

goin440 · Dec 17th, 2003, 02:46 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Mini Cruiser

sorry maybe i didnt explain it very well....

Thats better.

thepilo · Dec 18th, 2003, 01:30 AM

Hey Guys..

Here are some pics of the Kit in all it's pieces.

Proffsional Install is highly Recomended.

http://www.thepilo.com/images/widebody

Thanks
Dan
Pilo Racing

Team MightyMiniZ · Dec 18th, 2003, 03:21 AM

yup... that's the minimania/breyton

thepilo · Dec 23rd, 2003, 12:18 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Team MightyMiniZ

yup... that's the minimania/breyton

Just so that you know, I had recently sold this to a customer that had the breyton kit, but was unable to fit this on his Cooper S. He has since recieved my kit, and was able to install in a short ammount of time. I've asked him to come over and post his remarks on the kits.

Thanks
Dan
Pilo Racing

obehave · Dec 23rd, 2003, 02:26 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by thepilo

Just so that you know, I had recently sold this to a customer that had the breyton kit, but was unable to fit this on his Cooper S. He has since recieved my kit, and was able to install in a short ammount of time. I've asked him to come over and post his remarks on the kits.

Thanks
Dan
Pilo Racing

Just make sure he doesn't word it so it sounds like an advertisement. That'll get you some unwanted attention

CooperSdriver · Dec 23rd, 2003, 04:59 PM

I saw one from pilo racing, which looked pretty cool.
http://www.northamericanmotoring.com...topic=20063&20

thepilo · Dec 23rd, 2003, 07:28 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by obehave

Just make sure he doesn't word it so it sounds like an advertisement. That'll get you some unwanted attention

All I asked was to come over here and post his reactions.. I don't even know if he is going to, but he was happy with the kit.

Thanks
Dan
Pilo Racing

BRMCooper · Apr 20th, 2005, 09:21 AM

i have brought this topic back to the serfice cuz i am looking for a wide arch kit for 05 spec cooper but i am having trouble finding one!! let alone one that fits a cooper with aero kit can some one plz shead some light on this for me!

and about wheels with spacers! i have found out that spacers bugger the wheel berings up after a wile due to unessery stresses on the berings (so ive been told by friends and peps in the motor trade) i am looking to bild my own wheels up from compromtive by buying 3 piece split rims then i can have any offset tat takes my fancy

Sydney Stone · Feb 10th, 2007, 07:22 PM

update anyone with wide arch kit ? photo?

Dec 16th, 2003, 03:32 AM	#83 (permalink)
johnlummis MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Oldham,England. Local Time: 12:28 AM Posts: 176 Offline	do they look as good as the originals though Attached Thumbnails NOTHING IN MODERATION,EVERYTHING TO EXCESS,MODERATION IS FOR MONKS AND I ONLY EAT RAW MEAT IF ITS WEARING RED STILLETTO'S

Dec 16th, 2003, 06:28 PM	#84 (permalink)
Mini Cruiser Pain In The ... Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Midlands, uk Local Time: 12:28 AM Posts: 2,716 Offline	Looking at the 2 kits, i find it hard to believe there the same kit. why would breyton say there kit is for the ONE and COOPER only if it will fit the S? That would just lose them business, and there not daft! I would say just by looking at the breyton kit that it will not fit the S, as the archs go over the side skirts and the S skirts r shaped at the end. basserk sorry to say this but i think ur car looks abit funny with those wheels and archs, u should deffo get spacers, cause ur wheels look lost, but it looks like who ever fitted and painted ur archs did a very good job. I am thinking about getting these archs for my car but dont want my wheels to look lost. www.MINI2mini.org the original and best MINI club in the UK

Dec 16th, 2003, 07:40 PM	#86 (permalink)
Mini Cruiser Pain In The ... Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Midlands, uk Local Time: 12:28 AM Posts: 2,716 Offline	look forward to seeing the pic My car is going in for the cooper s front and s side skirts and all my colour coding again after the new year, but im now wondering weva to put it for a few more weeks and get those archs aswell, i think after seeing the pilo blue cooper s i think the archs looks fantastic and i want them i also have a ONE rear buimper so i need to make sure the archs from the S will fit with the my ONE rear bumper. Just had a quick photoshop done by a friend, but i dont know if my wheels r going to silly even with spacers. www.MINI2mini.org the original and best MINI club in the UK

Dec 16th, 2003, 08:53 PM	#87 (permalink)
goin440 Numb from Jäger Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Indiana Local Time: 06:28 PM Posts: 557 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Mini Cruiser i also have a ONE rear buimper so i need to make sure the archs from the S will fit with the my ONE rear bumper. Just had a quick photoshop done by a friend, but i dont know if my wheels r going to silly even with spacers. I didn't know the rear bumper on my Cooper was any different from the ONE. The only difference in OEM between the MCS and Cooper is the Front/Rear bumper and the side skirts (protruding length and visible design, both flow evenly to near, I thought, identical arches). I'm gonna do some searching tho in case I've mistaken. But it should bolt right up fine without any break in the flow. I know the Cooper and MCS sideskirts are simply drop/replace interchanable. -goin440 IB/IB MC

Dec 16th, 2003, 08:59 PM	#88 (permalink)
Mini Cruiser Pain In The ... Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Midlands, uk Local Time: 12:28 AM Posts: 2,716 Offline	sorry maybe i didnt explain it very well.... The ONE and COOPER bumpers are the same, what i ment is my car will soon have the S front bumper, the S side skirts and im keeping the orginal ONE rear bumper, so i need to make sure that if i buy the wide archs designed to fit the S, that the rear archs will fit against the ONE bumper, by the looks of it they should, just wanna make sure. www.MINI2mini.org the original and best MINI club in the UK

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Dec 11th, 2003, 06:51 PM	#81
obehave Mini Mod Join Date: Sep 2002 Local Time: 06:28 PM Posts: 9,315 Offline	I'd assume our severe lack of staying on topic has driven them all away I'd really like to see the wide kits in person There, now I feel better

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Dec 12th, 2003, 12:42 AM	#82 (permalink)
Electrc109 DRIVER Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ormond by the Sea FL Local Time: 07:28 PM Posts: 691 Offline	I'm with you on that. Seeing the kit in person would be wonderful. I'll probably wind up seeing them in person for the first time when I install my own late this spring......

Dec 16th, 2003, 07:21 PM	#85 (permalink)
basserk BIGGIE MINI Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Yorba Linda, CA Local Time: 04:28 PM Posts: 36 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Mini Cruiser Looking at the 2 kits, i find it hard to believe there the same kit. why would breyton say there kit is for the ONE and COOPER only if it will fit the S? That would just lose them business, and there not daft! I would say just by looking at the breyton kit that it will not fit the S, as the archs go over the side skirts and the S skirts r shaped at the end. basserk sorry to say this but i think ur car looks abit funny with those wheels and archs, u should deffo get spacers, cause ur wheels look lost, but it looks like who ever fitted and painted ur archs did a very good job. I am thinking about getting these archs for my car but dont want my wheels to look lost. Don't worry, those wheels are not mine and are not on my car - My buddy only slapped them on from his car to see how they looked. I know they're waaaay narrow for the new flare widths, which is why I've been searching for the perfect set... Think I'm getting close, just found a local dealer for the wheels I want - Will post a pic once they're installed. By the way, the kit should fit the S just fine. The part that goes over the side skirts have enough room and should accomodate the extra curves the S has. I actually will have to tape mine down because there's some slack between on mine, doesn't look as tight as it should. A good friend of mine did the painting and fitting of the flares - He charged me about half of what the shops charge. I called an exclusive BMW/Benz/Ferrari body shop here in SoCal and they quoted me $600-$800 to install.

Dec 16th, 2003, 09:33 PM	#89 (permalink)
Loui 230whp an counting My Classifieds Join Date: May 2002 Location: Mini Addiction Local Time: 11:28 PM Posts: 3,036 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by obehave That's an S front valence only painted. Here's mine: Those are also S skirts painted. I've attached a side shhot of mine. The kit is listed as 10 pieces so it couldn't include the skirts. The front arch is 3 pieces and the rear arch is 2. x2 that's your 10 pieces. What size wheels are on the blue car? WWW.MINIADDICTION.CO.UK

Dec 16th, 2003, 09:43 PM	#90 (permalink)
Loui 230whp an counting My Classifieds Join Date: May 2002 Location: Mini Addiction Local Time: 11:28 PM Posts: 3,036 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Electrc109 Pilo has a widebody kit which I find to be much sexier Wheels on this i meant, what size are they? and how big are the spacers if they have been used? thanks chris WWW.MINIADDICTION.CO.UK

Dec 17th, 2003, 12:21 PM	#91 (permalink)
Mini Cruiser Pain In The ... Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Midlands, uk Local Time: 12:28 AM Posts: 2,716 Offline	im way to impatient already, orded lol www.MINI2mini.org the original and best MINI club in the UK

Dec 17th, 2003, 02:46 PM	#92 (permalink)
goin440 Numb from Jäger Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Indiana Local Time: 06:28 PM Posts: 557 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Mini Cruiser sorry maybe i didnt explain it very well.... Thats better. -goin440 IB/IB MC

Dec 18th, 2003, 01:30 AM	#93 (permalink)
thepilo MINI2 Regular Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NJ Local Time: 11:28 PM Posts: 285 Offline	Hey Guys.. Here are some pics of the Kit in all it's pieces. Proffsional Install is highly Recomended. http://www.thepilo.com/images/widebody Thanks Dan Pilo Racing Pilo Racing www.piloracing.com Intakes, Ignitions, Heads, Superchargers and more... stop on in

Dec 18th, 2003, 03:21 AM	#94 (permalink)
Team MightyMiniZ MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hollywood Local Time: 03:28 PM Posts: 51 Offline	yup... that's the minimania/breyton

Dec 23rd, 2003, 12:18 PM	#95 (permalink)
thepilo MINI2 Regular Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NJ Local Time: 11:28 PM Posts: 285 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Team MightyMiniZ yup... that's the minimania/breyton Just so that you know, I had recently sold this to a customer that had the breyton kit, but was unable to fit this on his Cooper S. He has since recieved my kit, and was able to install in a short ammount of time. I've asked him to come over and post his remarks on the kits. Thanks Dan Pilo Racing Pilo Racing www.piloracing.com Intakes, Ignitions, Heads, Superchargers and more... stop on in

Dec 23rd, 2003, 02:26 PM	#96 (permalink)
obehave Mini Mod Join Date: Sep 2002 Local Time: 06:28 PM Posts: 9,315 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by thepilo Just so that you know, I had recently sold this to a customer that had the breyton kit, but was unable to fit this on his Cooper S. He has since recieved my kit, and was able to install in a short ammount of time. I've asked him to come over and post his remarks on the kits. Thanks Dan Pilo Racing Just make sure he doesn't word it so it sounds like an advertisement. That'll get you some unwanted attention

Dec 23rd, 2003, 04:59 PM	#97 (permalink)
CooperSdriver MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Miami,FL Local Time: 06:28 PM Posts: 31 Offline	I saw one from pilo racing, which looked pretty cool. http://www.northamericanmotoring.com...topic=20063&20

Dec 23rd, 2003, 07:28 PM	#98 (permalink)
thepilo MINI2 Regular Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NJ Local Time: 11:28 PM Posts: 285 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by obehave Just make sure he doesn't word it so it sounds like an advertisement. That'll get you some unwanted attention All I asked was to come over here and post his reactions.. I don't even know if he is going to, but he was happy with the kit. Thanks Dan Pilo Racing Pilo Racing www.piloracing.com Intakes, Ignitions, Heads, Superchargers and more... stop on in

Apr 20th, 2005, 09:21 AM	#99 (permalink)
BRMCooper LOBSTER! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Essex Local Time: 12:28 AM Posts: 363 Offline	i have brought this topic back to the serfice cuz i am looking for a wide arch kit for 05 spec cooper but i am having trouble finding one!! let alone one that fits a cooper with aero kit can some one plz shead some light on this for me! and about wheels with spacers! i have found out that spacers bugger the wheel berings up after a wile due to unessery stresses on the berings (so ive been told by friends and peps in the motor trade) i am looking to bild my own wheels up from compromtive by buying 3 piece split rims then i can have any offset tat takes my fancy

Feb 10th, 2007, 07:22 PM	#100 (permalink)
Sydney Stone MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Local Time: 12:28 AM Posts: 30 Offline	update anyone with wide arch kit ? photo?

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