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CooPz · Dec 30th, 2003, 12:14 AM

I have been looking for a body kit for a while now, and can't find in Australia (Queensland) where to get one. Anyone done the body kit on thier cars in SE QLD?

MINI2_COOPER · Dec 30th, 2003, 12:41 AM

Coopz by the way i love that name.

Why do you want a body kit on a MINI, the MINI's look good as they come........dont bother about a body kit unless you have damaged your bumpers or something like that.

Just keep the car looking clean & you'll be much happier, body kits are for WRX's & Nissans.

Daniel

Ps: Hey Coopz my cooper is on order, solid black/white roof , white bonnet stripes, 17 '' S-spokes, ASC+T, front fog lights

NEMINI · Dec 30th, 2003, 12:48 AM

I am assuming when you say bodykit you're not interested in the one available from your MINI dealer ...

bkwalker · Dec 30th, 2003, 01:42 AM

nicest body kit in my opinion is the mini one...
the other ones aren't as classic looking...
u can get the mini one from your dealer.. will cost about 4+ grand i think (with painting and fitting)

swamos · Dec 30th, 2003, 03:46 AM

The dealers are where all the body kits that I know about are coming from

CooPz · Dec 30th, 2003, 05:01 AM

Sorry to all who I offend but I am getting this kit, I'm still young enough to want this and old enough to afford it.

swamos · Dec 30th, 2003, 05:25 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by CooPz

Sorry to all who I offend but I am getting this kit, I'm still young enough to want this and old enough to afford it.

Well, it certainly will stand out

gazah · Dec 30th, 2003, 05:30 AM

hmmm.... a Mini Type-R!

CooPz · Dec 30th, 2003, 05:40 AM

yeah it's to my taste and I know thats not everyones. Now I need to find a place in Oz to get ti from, it's an italian kit. But I'm sure someone must be able to get them. or custom fabricate one, but I'm sure that would be costly

I also think I'll get the black inserts for the fog lamps rather than the colour coded ones, but I'll wait till it gets here. Oh and I am replacing my rear bumper, this is its third rear, and I had the front done last year too after I tore it off. I have scrapped the heck out of the bumper loading and unloading signs for work

gazah · Dec 30th, 2003, 05:43 AM

i must say the fog light inserts look better in the darker finish, as in the bottom 3 pics...

swamos · Dec 30th, 2003, 06:19 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by gazah

i must say the fog light inserts look better in the darker finish, as in the bottom 3 pics...

I'm with you there. doesn't look quite as heavy...

cjay · Dec 30th, 2003, 06:38 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by CooPz

Sorry to all who I offend but I am getting this kit, I'm still young enough to want this and old enough to afford it.

Hey CooPz

Is that a body kit or a Bloby kit?

Do you still have the famous "pimp tint" ?

cjay

FLiPSiDE · Dec 30th, 2003, 06:55 AM

you would probably have to do a private import on it i'd say from one of the many online mini parts places that sell them shipping would cost a bit as would customs etc etc but if you like it, why not?

I dont mind the kit either i like the look of the grill and fog light pieces as well as those little cowls on the top of the bonnet and they can be ordered seperately so im a little tempted

, only criticism i have is it doesnt blend well with the wheel arch bits and seems more of a thrown together kit rather than one made for a mini, i'd be enclined to wait it out a little more, it can only be a matter of time before more body kits surface and ones with a little more thought gone into them

TRELO · Dec 30th, 2003, 06:28 PM

To be honest, it makes the car look like a Suzuki Swift Gti ( but thats me ) , I love those wheels...mmmmmm ( they clear the big brakes too )

cityclinic · Dec 30th, 2003, 09:34 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by TRELO

To be honest, it makes the car look like a Suzuki Swift Gti ( but thats me ) , I love those wheels...mmmmmm ( they clear the big brakes too )

I agree ... a way too rounded look. I think the wheels are Konig Verdicts .. painted.

CooPz · Dec 30th, 2003, 10:39 PM

I appreciate your opinions, and I am not sure about the

end as it does look like a poopy filled diaper, but I lurve the front end and the skirts, maybe I should take it to one of the local Custom kit mobs and show them those pics, get them to fab somthing the same for the front and sides but think up a better caboose.

FLiPSiDE · Dec 31st, 2003, 03:36 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by cityclinic

I think the wheels are Konig Verdicts .. painted.

nup they're Volk LE 37T's and i like em too

TRELO · Jan 1st, 2004, 05:44 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by FLiPSiDE

nup they're Volk LE 37T's and i like em too

I agree , certainly not what Brad mentioned. The only question now is who the hell imports them ?

kenhenry · Jan 1st, 2004, 11:13 PM

Trust the Italians to design a kit for car based on a 50s British design that makes it look Japanese.

CooPz, there is an alternative. You could also try contacting Paul Millar millargroome@ozemail.com.au , as far as I am aware he was going to bring in the French Esquiss Auto kit into Oz.

I know it's not as radical as the one you are looking at, but it is the only kit that I have seen that blends reasonably well with the MINIs lines (although the intercooler scoop add on is a bit of overkill), and as I said, Paul said he was intending on bringing them in.

You could also go to http://www.esquiss.fr/esquiss/v1gb/esquiss.htm

Then click on Catalogue -> BMW -> MINI to take you to the enlarged stills of each of the views on the rotating image below.

CooPz · Jan 2nd, 2004, 01:28 AM

yeah I admit that does blend well, but I think I am trying to avoid looking just like a mini to untrained eyes. I don't mind being pointed at and I know CooPs stands out with the tint as is, but now I can't swing a cat without hitting a nicely styled Mini, they are being used as corporate cars for an investment firm and they have twenty Cream coloured minis out and about. That added to the growing love for them on the coast and... well now I just look like another Mini. Time to change

Dec 30th, 2003, 12:14 AM	#1
CooPz 3M TA3 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Gold Coast Australi Local Time: 11:58 PM Posts: 221 Offline	Body Kits. Anyone know where I can buy them? I have been looking for a body kit for a while now, and can't find in Australia (Queensland) where to get one. Anyone done the body kit on thier cars in SE QLD? So I says to the cops, I says, "nah mate, that wasn't my tyres screeching, that was my passengers"

Dec 30th, 2003, 12:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
NEMINI NEMINI.org Join Date: Sep 2002 Local Time: 08:58 AM Posts: 7,911 Offline	I am assuming when you say bodykit you're not interested in the one available from your MINI dealer ... NEMINI.org, NEMINI.us, NEMINI.info, NYMINI.org

Dec 30th, 2003, 01:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
bkwalker The Silverado Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Local Time: 11:58 PM Posts: 863 Offline	nicest body kit in my opinion is the mini one... the other ones aren't as classic looking... u can get the mini one from your dealer.. will cost about 4+ grand i think (with painting and fitting) benno

Dec 30th, 2003, 05:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
CooPz 3M TA3 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Gold Coast Australi Local Time: 11:58 PM Posts: 221 Offline	Sorry to all who I offend but I am getting this kit, I'm still young enough to want this and old enough to afford it. Attached Thumbnails So I says to the cops, I says, "nah mate, that wasn't my tyres screeching, that was my passengers"

Dec 30th, 2003, 05:30 AM	#8 (permalink)
gazah M2 Procrastinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: sydney, OZ! Local Time: 11:58 PM Posts: 2,045 Offline	hmmm.... a Mini Type-R! come MOTOR with clubMINI

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Dec 30th, 2003, 12:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
MINI2_COOPER MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sydney NSW Blacktown Local Time: 11:58 PM Posts: 122 Offline	Coopz by the way i love that name. Why do you want a body kit on a MINI, the MINI's look good as they come........dont bother about a body kit unless you have damaged your bumpers or something like that. Just keep the car looking clean & you'll be much happier, body kits are for WRX's & Nissans. Daniel Ps: Hey Coopz my cooper is on order, solid black/white roof , white bonnet stripes, 17 '' S-spokes, ASC+T, front fog lights

Dec 30th, 2003, 03:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
swamos MINI Traitor Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Brisbane, Australia Local Time: 11:58 PM Posts: 5,548 Offline	The dealers are where all the body kits that I know about are coming from

Dec 30th, 2003, 05:25 AM	#7 (permalink)
swamos MINI Traitor Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Brisbane, Australia Local Time: 11:58 PM Posts: 5,548 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by CooPz Sorry to all who I offend but I am getting this kit, I'm still young enough to want this and old enough to afford it. Well, it certainly will stand out

Dec 30th, 2003, 05:40 AM	#9 (permalink)
CooPz 3M TA3 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Gold Coast Australi Local Time: 11:58 PM Posts: 221 Offline	yeah it's to my taste and I know thats not everyones. Now I need to find a place in Oz to get ti from, it's an italian kit. But I'm sure someone must be able to get them. or custom fabricate one, but I'm sure that would be costly I also think I'll get the black inserts for the fog lamps rather than the colour coded ones, but I'll wait till it gets here. Oh and I am replacing my rear bumper, this is its third rear, and I had the front done last year too after I tore it off. I have scrapped the heck out of the bumper loading and unloading signs for work So I says to the cops, I says, "nah mate, that wasn't my tyres screeching, that was my passengers"

Dec 30th, 2003, 05:43 AM	#10 (permalink)
gazah M2 Procrastinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: sydney, OZ! Local Time: 11:58 PM Posts: 2,045 Offline	i must say the fog light inserts look better in the darker finish, as in the bottom 3 pics... come MOTOR with clubMINI

Dec 30th, 2003, 06:19 AM	#11 (permalink)
swamos MINI Traitor Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Brisbane, Australia Local Time: 11:58 PM Posts: 5,548 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by gazah i must say the fog light inserts look better in the darker finish, as in the bottom 3 pics... I'm with you there. doesn't look quite as heavy...

Dec 30th, 2003, 06:38 AM	#12 (permalink)
cjay "No Works for me!" Join Date: Jan 2003 Local Time: 11:58 PM Posts: 489 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by CooPz Sorry to all who I offend but I am getting this kit, I'm still young enough to want this and old enough to afford it. Hey CooPz Is that a body kit or a Bloby kit? Do you still have the famous "pimp tint" ? cjay

Dec 30th, 2003, 06:55 AM	#13 (permalink)
FLiPSiDE I am Jacks wasted life Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sydney Local Time: 11:58 PM Posts: 580 Offline	you would probably have to do a private import on it i'd say from one of the many online mini parts places that sell them shipping would cost a bit as would customs etc etc but if you like it, why not? I dont mind the kit either i like the look of the grill and fog light pieces as well as those little cowls on the top of the bonnet and they can be ordered seperately so im a little tempted , only criticism i have is it doesnt blend well with the wheel arch bits and seems more of a thrown together kit rather than one made for a mini, i'd be enclined to wait it out a little more, it can only be a matter of time before more body kits surface and ones with a little more thought gone into them

Dec 30th, 2003, 06:28 PM	#14 (permalink)
TRELO Banned Join Date: May 2003 Location: Pulled over by Cops Local Time: 11:58 PM Posts: 1,263 Offline	To be honest, it makes the car look like a Suzuki Swift Gti ( but thats me ) , I love those wheels...mmmmmm ( they clear the big brakes too )

Dec 30th, 2003, 09:34 PM	#15 (permalink)
cityclinic MINI2 Master Join Date: Nov 2002 Local Time: 11:58 PM Posts: 1,580 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by TRELO To be honest, it makes the car look like a Suzuki Swift Gti ( but thats me ) , I love those wheels...mmmmmm ( they clear the big brakes too ) I agree ... a way too rounded look. I think the wheels are Konig Verdicts .. painted.

Dec 30th, 2003, 10:39 PM	#16 (permalink)
CooPz 3M TA3 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Gold Coast Australi Local Time: 11:58 PM Posts: 221 Offline	I appreciate your opinions, and I am not sure about the end as it does look like a poopy filled diaper, but I lurve the front end and the skirts, maybe I should take it to one of the local Custom kit mobs and show them those pics, get them to fab somthing the same for the front and sides but think up a better caboose. So I says to the cops, I says, "nah mate, that wasn't my tyres screeching, that was my passengers"

Dec 31st, 2003, 03:36 AM	#17 (permalink)
FLiPSiDE I am Jacks wasted life Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sydney Local Time: 11:58 PM Posts: 580 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by cityclinic I think the wheels are Konig Verdicts .. painted. nup they're Volk LE 37T's and i like em too

Jan 1st, 2004, 05:44 PM	#18 (permalink)
TRELO Banned Join Date: May 2003 Location: Pulled over by Cops Local Time: 11:58 PM Posts: 1,263 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by FLiPSiDE nup they're Volk LE 37T's and i like em too I agree , certainly not what Brad mentioned. The only question now is who the hell imports them ?

Jan 1st, 2004, 11:13 PM	#19 (permalink)
kenhenry MINI2 Master Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Brisbane - Australia Local Time: 11:58 PM Posts: 844 Offline	Trust the Italians to design a kit for car based on a 50s British design that makes it look Japanese. CooPz, there is an alternative. You could also try contacting Paul Millar millargroome@ozemail.com.au , as far as I am aware he was going to bring in the French Esquiss Auto kit into Oz. I know it's not as radical as the one you are looking at, but it is the only kit that I have seen that blends reasonably well with the MINIs lines (although the intercooler scoop add on is a bit of overkill), and as I said, Paul said he was intending on bringing them in. You could also go to http://www.esquiss.fr/esquiss/v1gb/esquiss.htm Then click on Catalogue -> BMW -> MINI to take you to the enlarged stills of each of the views on the rotating image below. Attached Thumbnails www.clubmini.com.au Last edited by kenhenry : Jan 1st, 2004 at 11:48 PM. Reason: Add attachments

Jan 2nd, 2004, 01:28 AM	#20 (permalink)
CooPz 3M TA3 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Gold Coast Australi Local Time: 11:58 PM Posts: 221 Offline	yeah I admit that does blend well, but I think I am trying to avoid looking just like a mini to untrained eyes. I don't mind being pointed at and I know CooPs stands out with the tint as is, but now I can't swing a cat without hitting a nicely styled Mini, they are being used as corporate cars for an investment firm and they have twenty Cream coloured minis out and about. That added to the growing love for them on the coast and... well now I just look like another Mini. Time to change So I says to the cops, I says, "nah mate, that wasn't my tyres screeching, that was my passengers"

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