My Mini's 2 year evolution and BBS refurb! (pic heavy sorry)

[TheRev]

So am I right in saying you made a 2pc wheel into a 3pc?

Nice work

[SimonTW]

Yeah pretty much!

[Dr.AK]

Fucking awesome.

[TheRev]

Yeah pretty much!

Is it still safe?

Just thinking of doing it myself now

[SimonTW]

Now there is the question. I have had them apart to polish between the bolts and everything seemed okay.

For me and my own safety, I'm happy enough to use them.

[Matt]

great looking ride.

I personally would not have wrapped the trim on the headlights though.

[STERLING]

This really looks so good.

[AndyRS]

You know i love it dude

[SlyCooperR53]

looks great! what brand vinyl did you get?

[gunning]

looks awsome mate, i bought my mini coilovers off you lot when i slammed it on bbs rs's

I used to love the silver S looking at it on MT

[SimonTW]

Thanks for the comments!

The vinyl is 3M controltac.

[SimonTW]

Few little updates.

Few little updates been made over the last couple of weeks.

Cage turned up first of all..


Then had a serious dummy spitting session.

Wiechers have supplied the wrong cage for me. Been doing a bit of research this morning on the group buy that was done. These are the pictures of the cages they got. Nothing like mine...


Then I also found this while searching cages and found one for sale


Bit of digging on RealOEM
UPTO OCT 2003 (Vertical mounting bolt like my cage)
RealOEM.com * BMW R53 Cooper S Safety belt, front, up to 10/03

OCT2003 ONWARDS (Like mine being Feb 2004 like I mentioned on my order)
RealOEM.com * BMW R53 Cooper S Safety belt, front, from 10/03 on

After a bit of emailing Wiechers I got a reply as to its fitment



So I got cracking and painted it.



Its in...kind of.... The feet at the front just aren't right regardless of what Wiechers say!



In fairness they have now offered me a replacement cage or parts to allow fitment as the cages supplied in the group buy would be. Just alot of hassle and stress on something that should be fairly simple!

Still its in now and looking great

[SimonTW]

Then the magazine that featured the Mini came out which was nice!




Just a quick few pics from a show I went to at weekend

[Jorge]

The Track Culture M3 totally distracted me from your Mini in that magazine, I thought I recognised it on the cover.

Congratulations on the feature.

[a3 german]

awesome job! congrats