My Mini Cooper- nothing fancy

[Alexander]

Nice Mini and nice work!

[MartijnGizmo]

It took a while to get everything together for the steering wheel, but managed to score all parts from the Dutch Mini-forum, apart from the steering wheel itself, that I got from a German dealer.

#0 old situation


#1 disconnected battery


#2 old steering wheel without airbag


#3 old airbag


#4 no steering wheel


#5 difference old/new


#6 new steering wheel without airbag


#7 and complete


#8


#9


#10 working backlight, no error messages, radio/cruise/horn works, didn't test the airbag


Now let's get some work done on the rest of the interior...

[Jorge]

Amazing photography and a well documented build so far, look forward to where it goes.

[Alexander]

The JCW wheel looks way better than the lame original two-spoke one.

[tstacks]

Wow man great photos, clean mini.

[Zayan]

The JCW wheel looks way better than the lame original two-spoke one.

YES it does!

Wow man great photos, clean mini.

Indeed so.

[MartijnGizmo]

Thanks guys! I knew I wanted this steering wheel before I got the car itself...

Here's another before/after:

Before/After by MartijnKoevoets, on Flickr

[ragnar]

nice mini Martijn!

[iloow]

Prachtwagen Martijn!!

[MartijnGizmo]

I bought 3 meters of genuine Alcantara material and started covering some interior parts. Some progress pics...



Decided to start on the hardest part, a JCW-Shiftlight. I also asked my g/f for some help on the stitching:



More progress:





First door arm rest done, with silver/grey stitching:

[ImAwesome]

love what you've done

[dav3design]

This is pretty awesome man!

[MartijnGizmo]

Both arm rest covers done:




Lets get some more stuff from the car...


Racekor by MartijnKoevoets, on Flickr

[MartijnGizmo]

Fitted (in Alcantara with silver grey stitching):
- handbrake gaiter
- shift gaiter
- downtubes
- a-pillars

Also fitted
- GP gauge faces
- chrome trim on rev counter/speedo

To do:
- door panels (waiting for the handles to return)
- dash top


Some pics:

Halfway There by MartijnKoevoets, on Flickr


Halfway There by MartijnKoevoets, on Flickr

[aeion]

Looks so nice. I really wish I could have gotten one of these when I had the opportunity