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Frissen · Aug 24th, 2005, 01:34 AM

Taken last saturday...

if you think that keeping a daily driven MINI in M E X I C O is easy, I'll tell you is not, but thanks to my helper here we keep it always spotless

Paul · Aug 24th, 2005, 08:23 AM

Cool photos. I hope you keep your helper in good supply of bread and water for his efforts!

AprilWhine · Aug 24th, 2005, 09:19 AM

Gorgeous! And that is the cutest helper I've seen in a while.

fred3 · Aug 24th, 2005, 09:33 AM

the red plastic piece at the end of your wiper-washer arm?

Eelke · Aug 24th, 2005, 10:51 AM

That's the indicator light for the alarm system. On 2005 Mini's, there's a yellow light there in case no alarm is fitted, which has something to do with screen wash fluid level or something.

ScaryLady · Aug 24th, 2005, 11:51 AM

my 2005 cooper is just grey at the end the same as the rest of the stalk (no alarm) - so doesn't tell me anything about fluid levels, but had a Mini Diesel courtesy car the other day and that was yellow at the end

Paul · Aug 24th, 2005, 12:13 PM

Some confusion might come from the fact the MINI they're selling now in Mexico (like above) are still the old style MINIs.

Newer MINIs have an indicator for the fluid levels on the end (yellow). IF you have an alarm (and this has always been the case on factory alarms) you have a red indicator on the opposite arm to the yellow tipped one which flashes when the alarm is on.

Yellow/Black OneD · Aug 24th, 2005, 12:58 PM

Excellent pics. Yellow is ace!

Eelke · Aug 24th, 2005, 02:00 PM

Paul: Thanks for that, sorry for the misinformation. I thought they simply didn't fit the yellow light in case an alarm was fitted.

ScaryLady: now that you mention it, I do believe only later 2005 models have the yellow light.

ScaryLady · Aug 24th, 2005, 02:46 PM

ah, i see, thanks for that. mine was born in march, so that would explain it!

Frissen · Aug 24th, 2005, 09:56 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Paul Mullett

Some confusion might come from the fact the MINI they're selling now in Mexico (like above) are still the old style MINIs.

Newer MINIs have an indicator for the fluid levels on the end (yellow). IF you have an alarm (and this has always been the case on factory alarms) you have a red indicator on the opposite arm to the yellow tipped one which flashes when the alarm is on.

Mine is a 2003 so... but we do have the newer MINIs here too.

Frissen · Aug 24th, 2005, 10:01 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Paul Mullett

Cool photos. I hope you keep your helper in good supply of bread and water for his efforts!

Helper works on cookies and milk, for turbo action you can feed him candy

DeadCanDanceR · Aug 25th, 2005, 02:26 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Paul Mullett

Some confusion might come from the fact the MINI they're selling now in Mexico (like above) are still the old style MINIs.

Newer MINIs have an indicator for the fluid levels on the end (yellow). IF you have an alarm (and this has always been the case on factory alarms) you have a red indicator on the opposite arm to the yellow tipped one which flashes when the alarm is on.

"New style" MINIs have been available in Mexico since late 2004. Mine is a 2005 MINI.

Although it too has the red plastic at the end of the stalk, since it's an early 2005!

Nice photos Frissen! Maybe you'd like to post some of them here:

http://www.mini2.com/forum/showthread.php?t=82926

¡Saludos amarillos!

Paul · Aug 25th, 2005, 06:21 AM

Strange, I thought someone posted that you still had the old style.

No, that's not it, they said (and I cant find who/where it was posted) that the Model Years are not the same, not that the old MINIs are still new.

Doh!

Aug 24th, 2005, 01:34 AM	#1
Frissen MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Mexico/Houston Tx Local Time: 02:26 PM Posts: 36 Offline	New LY photos M E X I C O Taken last saturday... if you think that keeping a daily driven MINI in M E X I C O is easy, I'll tell you is not, but thanks to my helper here we keep it always spotless

Aug 24th, 2005, 09:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
AprilWhine Loves the Fuzzy One Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Black Hills S Dakota Local Time: 01:26 PM Posts: 16,789 Offline	Gorgeous! And that is the cutest helper I've seen in a while. Global Moderator

Aug 24th, 2005, 09:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
fred3 Mini in Maine Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Maine Local Time: 03:26 PM Posts: 562 Offline	Nice! What is... the red plastic piece at the end of your wiper-washer arm?

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Aug 24th, 2005, 08:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 08:26 PM Posts: 40,555 Offline	Cool photos. I hope you keep your helper in good supply of bread and water for his efforts!

Aug 24th, 2005, 10:51 AM	#5 (permalink)
Eelke MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Netherlands Local Time: 08:26 PM Posts: 233 Offline	That's the indicator light for the alarm system. On 2005 Mini's, there's a yellow light there in case no alarm is fitted, which has something to do with screen wash fluid level or something.

Aug 24th, 2005, 11:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
ScaryLady Not really so scary...... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: North East England Local Time: 08:26 PM Posts: 130 Offline	my 2005 cooper is just grey at the end the same as the rest of the stalk (no alarm) - so doesn't tell me anything about fluid levels, but had a Mini Diesel courtesy car the other day and that was yellow at the end

Aug 24th, 2005, 12:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 08:26 PM Posts: 40,555 Offline	Some confusion might come from the fact the MINI they're selling now in Mexico (like above) are still the old style MINIs. Newer MINIs have an indicator for the fluid levels on the end (yellow). IF you have an alarm (and this has always been the case on factory alarms) you have a red indicator on the opposite arm to the yellow tipped one which flashes when the alarm is on.

Aug 24th, 2005, 12:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
Yellow/Black OneD Clubman D Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Staffordshire Local Time: 08:26 PM Posts: 1,312 Offline	Excellent pics. Yellow is ace!

Aug 24th, 2005, 02:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
Eelke MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Netherlands Local Time: 08:26 PM Posts: 233 Offline	Paul: Thanks for that, sorry for the misinformation. I thought they simply didn't fit the yellow light in case an alarm was fitted. ScaryLady: now that you mention it, I do believe only later 2005 models have the yellow light.

Aug 24th, 2005, 02:46 PM	#10 (permalink)
ScaryLady Not really so scary...... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: North East England Local Time: 08:26 PM Posts: 130 Offline	ah, i see, thanks for that. mine was born in march, so that would explain it!

Aug 24th, 2005, 09:56 PM	#11 (permalink)
Frissen MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Mexico/Houston Tx Local Time: 02:26 PM Posts: 36 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Paul Mullett Some confusion might come from the fact the MINI they're selling now in Mexico (like above) are still the old style MINIs. Newer MINIs have an indicator for the fluid levels on the end (yellow). IF you have an alarm (and this has always been the case on factory alarms) you have a red indicator on the opposite arm to the yellow tipped one which flashes when the alarm is on. Mine is a 2003 so... but we do have the newer MINIs here too.

Aug 24th, 2005, 10:01 PM	#12 (permalink)
Frissen MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Mexico/Houston Tx Local Time: 02:26 PM Posts: 36 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Paul Mullett Cool photos. I hope you keep your helper in good supply of bread and water for his efforts! Helper works on cookies and milk, for turbo action you can feed him candy

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Aug 25th, 2005, 02:26 AM	#13 (permalink)
DeadCanDanceR ...viva MINI...!!! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Guadalajara, México Local Time: 02:26 PM Posts: 18,874 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Paul Mullett Some confusion might come from the fact the MINI they're selling now in Mexico (like above) are still the old style MINIs. Newer MINIs have an indicator for the fluid levels on the end (yellow). IF you have an alarm (and this has always been the case on factory alarms) you have a red indicator on the opposite arm to the yellow tipped one which flashes when the alarm is on. "New style" MINIs have been available in Mexico since late 2004. Mine is a 2005 MINI. Although it too has the red plastic at the end of the stalk, since it's an early 2005! Nice photos Frissen! Maybe you'd like to post some of them here: http://www.mini2.com/forum/showthread.php?t=82926 ¡Saludos amarillos!

Aug 25th, 2005, 06:21 AM	#14 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 08:26 PM Posts: 40,555 Offline	Strange, I thought someone posted that you still had the old style. No, that's not it, they said (and I cant find who/where it was posted) that the Model Years are not the same, not that the old MINIs are still new. Doh!