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rock · Dec 13th, 2007, 01:26 PM

hi
does MINI change the settings if you order a cooper with standard 15's or pay more for 17's.....do they leave the settings for the odometer alone?

what I'm wanting to know is, should I, when upgrading to 17's - try get the closet overall diameter to match my 175/65 R15's (which would be 215/40's) or should I try and get as close to the factoy supplied 205/45?

ALD0 · Dec 13th, 2007, 01:51 PM

Settings stay the same, the overall diameter difference is very minmal as the Tyre Wall is lower profile on the 17 inch than the 15 inch.

rock · Dec 13th, 2007, 02:18 PM

thanks, so if they put 17's (or 16's) on in the first place in the factory - no techie there re programs the odometer settings? its all much of a muchness right?

ALD0 · Dec 13th, 2007, 02:26 PM

Well put it this way, if you ordered some 17 inch or 18 inch upgrades from the dealership, they would put them straight on without any change to the ECU odometer settings, so I presume this would be the same at the factory too.

minigolf · Dec 21st, 2007, 08:27 AM

The odometer is measured off the rolling diameter of the wheel, and there is a tolerance allowed of around 20mm either side of the "perfect measurement, which, for the MINI, must be somewhere around 620mm. Use this nifty calculator to see what I mean...

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Dec 13th, 2007, 01:26 PM	#1
rock MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Local Time: 04:25 AM Posts: 24 Offline	factory odometer settings hi does MINI change the settings if you order a cooper with standard 15's or pay more for 17's.....do they leave the settings for the odometer alone? what I'm wanting to know is, should I, when upgrading to 17's - try get the closet overall diameter to match my 175/65 R15's (which would be 215/40's) or should I try and get as close to the factoy supplied 205/45?

Dec 13th, 2007, 01:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
ALD0 Hacked the IBUS Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cheshire Local Time: 02:25 AM Posts: 9,202 Offline	Settings stay the same, the overall diameter difference is very minmal as the Tyre Wall is lower profile on the 17 inch than the 15 inch. http://www.becardsmart.org.uk/

Dec 13th, 2007, 02:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
ALD0 Hacked the IBUS Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cheshire Local Time: 02:25 AM Posts: 9,202 Offline	Well put it this way, if you ordered some 17 inch or 18 inch upgrades from the dealership, they would put them straight on without any change to the ECU odometer settings, so I presume this would be the same at the factory too. http://www.becardsmart.org.uk/

Dec 21st, 2007, 08:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
minigolf Blue is the colour! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canberra, Australia Local Time: 01:25 PM Posts: 13,849 Offline	The odometer is measured off the rolling diameter of the wheel, and there is a tolerance allowed of around 20mm either side of the "perfect measurement, which, for the MINI, must be somewhere around 620mm. Use this nifty calculator to see what I mean... Tire Size Calculator - tire & wheel plus sizing Sabine Schmitz: Fear disturbs your concentration.

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Dec 13th, 2007, 02:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
rock MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Local Time: 04:25 AM Posts: 24 Offline	thanks, so if they put 17's (or 16's) on in the first place in the factory - no techie there re programs the odometer settings? its all much of a muchness right?

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