Surprise busted so need advice guys!!

[harvey94]

Well has most will know on here i have been modding my mini one , i recently got fitted some KW springs to lower her , well the other night i put my foot in it by telling my partner that i would have liked the wheel arch gab to be less , so i just found out tonight that she has been looking into coilovers for me! She does not know i know YET!

Well from what i gather she has seen some that are called Cobra EVO-1 at a price of £420 for the complete set , my concern is that when i look into them there is not much info and their site is not the best IMHO .

I know it sounds like i am being a cheap skate but i really don't want to spend £600+ for a few more inches! No jokes please! I am also concerned on the fact that my new Scorpion exhaust sits lower , i would hate to trash it on a speed bump!

Another thing guys is that at the moment my tyres are 205/40-R17 so if i change the tyres to 205/45-R17 then if i am correct this will infact decrease my wheel gap , my only concern is that this may lift the car more than i would like from the ground?

I have had to work through this summer and i paid for my partner and her friend to go on holiday so she wants to get me a present but i feel this may be a waste of money for our needs, its just for the look

[Ryanjdover]

Harvey, knew that was your missus!

She has been posting on TM!



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[harvey94]

So thats where she's been!

Well she now know's that i know , oh and i did not grass on you ryan
She is not happy but thank god i found out! i feel sorry really but she actually thought £420 was expensive for coilovers!

I have had a look at Hartge220 thread and his KW's on the bigger tyres looks the dogs ****** and the car still looks low to the ground.

[Caveman]

Quote: Originally Posted by harvey94 (original)

Another thing guys is that at the moment my tyres are 205/40-R17 so if i change the tyres to 205/45-R17 then if i am correct this will infact decrease my wheel gap , my only concern is that this may lift the car more than i would like from the ground?

Switching to 205/45-17 tires will reduce your wheel gap by 10.25mm and raise the ride height by the same amount.

[spikeyadrian]

I noticed you missus on the TM forum too Harvey!
She's treating you to something new for your baby,
you've got a good one there mate!

[harvey94]

Well guys had a think last night , it comes down to the coilovers or the tyres , these are the coilovers......





Pictures above were taken from this link......

Orranje Performance proudly present - Cobra Suspension - totalMINI Forums


Not sure what to do yet , one thing that is swinging me to the coilovers is that the KW springs are bouncy on the road and can get annoying on a longer journey .

Just don't know if these coilovers are good? they are meant to be the exact same as AP's which the same person can get for an extra £20 more but highly recommended these.....

[Ryanjdover]

Everyone is going in about them on TM. There is a new sponsor on there chucking them out cheaper than RRP so they seen to be selling well and recommended


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[harvey94]

I have something going over in my head.....

BUY CHEAP , BUY TWICE!!!

[Ryanjdover]

Quote: Originally Posted by harvey94 (original)

I have something going over in my head.....

BUY CHEAP , BUY TWICE!!!

That is possibly my most favourite saying when it comes to everything.

Sometimes there are exceptions but generally its a rule that I follow and hardly ever is wrong


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[harvey94]

Thanks Ryan!

You will understand where i am coming from then , i haven't once yet put any cheap parts on my mini , i honestly think spending the proper money of £800-£1200 to lower her another inch or so is just insane! if i bought coilovers i would never adjust them and more than likely they would seize over time because of me, also buying 4 new tyres when the ones on her have only done about 600 miles

Think i will be happy with the way she is just now , i don't regret getting the KW springs and on the correct road they are fantastic!

Hmmm , now onto think about carbon fibre mirror caps!

[Ryanjdover]

carbon eh? Are you made of money Harvey?

I'd have a go at wrapping them with either 3m 1080 series carbon vinyl or Helix if you can get it.

Really easy to apply and looks good in moderation.


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[harvey94]

Lol , me? No! My misses? Hmmmm

Your spot on with the wrapping, they are far to easy to be stolen! I was just thinking of the mirror caps and the boot handle just to break up the silver and chrome look like I did with the chrome grille but used black spots which I like.

[Ryanjdover]

Yeah. Not a bad shout. It's pee easy as well. I did the steering Wheel spokes and dash pieces in my r56 MCS and was a doddle.

If you have the black spots though why not have a go with glossy black vinyl?

Id love to get the whole of mine wrapped in matte white. Not gonna happen though


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[harvey94]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ryanjdover (original)

If you have the black spots though why not have a go with glossy black vinyl?

For the wing mirror covers? is that just the same as the carbon wrap stuff?

I did think about doing the dash surrounds in carbon but didn't know how easy it was to do and also don't want to go over the top with the stuff , i did do my downtubes in carbon and i love it! but it was a bit of a pain but it was my first go

[Ryanjdover]

Yeah same 1080 series 3m stuff.

I took my dash parts off to do it but easy enough to do.




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