hey newbie from Southampton, just got my first mini cooper s, in purple, looking for a front splitter/lip spoiler, any suggestions ? Looking forward to chatting and helps:nerd:
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newbie hellooo
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2016 Countryman OBD port
Hi All
Just bought a 2016 countryman sd, and trying to find the OBD port, manual says behind the panel under the steering wheel, is this correct, as doesn't seem to come off, or am i wrong?
Just bought a 2016 countryman sd, and trying to find the OBD port, manual says behind the panel under the steering wheel, is this correct, as doesn't seem to come off, or am i wrong?
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Valeo SMF Clutch Upgrade thoughts?
The clutch is starting to get a bit heavy for my liking so looking to throw a new one in there at the end of the month. Wanted to know if anyone had done the SMF valeo kit. I heard good things about it and as i'm looking to up power later wanted to hear peoples thoughts on it. My only concern is that it will harm the power delivery and cause vibrations at idle. Has anyone done the upgrade? Care to share your experiences?
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Looking at used mini cooper
Hi,
New to the mini world.
got £12k budget and looking at used mini cooper.
a must - auto, petrol, reasonable mileage and age
So far I've seen one in the used website for a Dec 2014 model
I noticed that a few sites advised not to go near the automatic models.
Anyone has one and experience any issues? Please advise.
Petrol mainly because of the current issue with diesel cars.
Thanks.
New to the mini world.
got £12k budget and looking at used mini cooper.
a must - auto, petrol, reasonable mileage and age
So far I've seen one in the used website for a Dec 2014 model
I noticed that a few sites advised not to go near the automatic models.
Anyone has one and experience any issues? Please advise.
Petrol mainly because of the current issue with diesel cars.
Thanks.
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Hello from north branch mi
Just got a 2008 mini. Going to need to fix a few things hoping to get some advice from some members on best places to shop for new parts
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WANTED: R53 Cooper S
For anyone thinking of selling - I'm hoping to find a really good example of an R53 stock or with some mods.
Facelift model 2004-2006.
Ideally in British Racing Green or Dark Grey.
Modifications are not an issue, but I'd like to ability to upgrade myself.
No significant bodywork issues i.e. rust, prangs etc
Mileage below 100k (Ideally around 60k, FSH and min 6 months MOT).
Will pay up to 5k for the right car
Facelift model 2004-2006.
Ideally in British Racing Green or Dark Grey.
Modifications are not an issue, but I'd like to ability to upgrade myself.
No significant bodywork issues i.e. rust, prangs etc
Mileage below 100k (Ideally around 60k, FSH and min 6 months MOT).
Will pay up to 5k for the right car
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Hello, Tomsk signing in
Just joined having recently bought 2x minis. Yellow 05 One for my daughters first car and a smart Silver & Black 08 Cooper D for my missus. Love the way they go but we've already got gip with the dooper. Typical lack of power on hills. Found loads of relevant threads here so now for some research.
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Vents
Got a strange issue 58 Cooper D (one of many with this car).
When I have the aircon on I only get cold air from the passenger side face vents, if I want hot air it comes out all 4 vents when aircon is on you still get air from the drivers side vents just not chilled, I guess they have ducting back to the blower so don't get why this is happening, anyone got an idea?
Stu
When I have the aircon on I only get cold air from the passenger side face vents, if I want hot air it comes out all 4 vents when aircon is on you still get air from the drivers side vents just not chilled, I guess they have ducting back to the blower so don't get why this is happening, anyone got an idea?
Stu
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Which petrol engine
Hi, we currently have a 1.6 Cooper (2006) which we believe has blown its piston rings and is beyond economical repair...
We are looking to replace with another mini but with all the issues we have had with the 1.6 prince engine (timing chain, vanos, coking up, oil consumption and finally piston rings) we do not want the same engine again.
We really like the countryman but they only seem to come with the 1.6 motor, as far as I know this is the same as the one we have in our current mini, is this true?
Did they update the 1.6 at all? Someone mentioned they improved after 2010?
Diesel is out of the question as we do very few miles
Thanks,
Mark
We are looking to replace with another mini but with all the issues we have had with the 1.6 prince engine (timing chain, vanos, coking up, oil consumption and finally piston rings) we do not want the same engine again.
We really like the countryman but they only seem to come with the 1.6 motor, as far as I know this is the same as the one we have in our current mini, is this true?
Did they update the 1.6 at all? Someone mentioned they improved after 2010?
Diesel is out of the question as we do very few miles
Thanks,
Mark
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Hello From a MINI owner in Brighton UK
My third Mini, best one yet. Just saying hello and exploring the site.
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Hi from UK
Hi everyone, we've had a mini now for 6 years, a 1.6 mini cooper (2006)
Its finally given up, we believe piston rings are fried 😞
Looking for a new mini, ideally a countryman (want 5 doors and a bigger boot this time)
I have posted in the countryman forum as I have an engine question but thought I'd say hi 🙂
Its finally given up, we believe piston rings are fried 😞
Looking for a new mini, ideally a countryman (want 5 doors and a bigger boot this time)
I have posted in the countryman forum as I have an engine question but thought I'd say hi 🙂
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Countryman Recall for Fuel Pump Protection Plate
Very excited to own first Mini. Mini Countryman ALL4 2018 with 9Kmiles on it.
Mini Dealer cannot release it to me? Evidently, as of 8/20/18 a "recall" placed on all Mini Countrymans '17, '18 & '19 models.
Dealer knows very little about this. I typed VIN # into Safety & Emission Recalls page at Miniusa.com but it has not been updated since 8/17. I phoned Customer Relations, and told this was for a "collision protection plate for the fuel pump" and that it is a new part, new addition for the car. No public-facing notices of the recall will be issued until they have more information on the solution.
So will I be waiting weeks, months or years? Anybody else in the same boat? (Hard to watch the end-of-month blizzard of Mini Countryman advertisements.)
Mini Dealer cannot release it to me? Evidently, as of 8/20/18 a "recall" placed on all Mini Countrymans '17, '18 & '19 models.
Dealer knows very little about this. I typed VIN # into Safety & Emission Recalls page at Miniusa.com but it has not been updated since 8/17. I phoned Customer Relations, and told this was for a "collision protection plate for the fuel pump" and that it is a new part, new addition for the car. No public-facing notices of the recall will be issued until they have more information on the solution.
So will I be waiting weeks, months or years? Anybody else in the same boat? (Hard to watch the end-of-month blizzard of Mini Countryman advertisements.)
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New member
Hi. Always wanted an R53 Cooper S and brought one today. 06 plate convertible with only 51k miles and full history. Mint condition and a bargain at £3,400. Pictures to follow!
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R56 centre Speedo swap?????
Hi all, im new to mini and love it. I got a 61 plate sd 78k fsh, the only thing is... I hate the centre Speedo, its pointless and i wanted to swap it for the original mini sat nav. The thing I wanted to know was if its a simple straight swap as all my audio buttons are their. Has any one got any advice please
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Driving Lights with Adaptive LED Headlights - 2019
Hi.
I'm thinking about adding the LED Driving Ligths to my Mini. The new version of these lights works like the old version for the R56 minis used to: it's linked to the high beam. My doubt is how this new version would work with the Adaptive LED Headlights equipped Minis...
If I turn on the high beam and if the car senses traffic ahead it can change the pattern of the light to avoid problems with approaching cars etc. But how does the LED Driving lights works on this scenario? Until now I was not able to get information regarding this: would the LED Driving turn off in the situation that part of the headlight is turned off and part remains on high beam? Would it be turned off to avoid the problems the Matrix Headlights are there to fix? Do anyone here have a car equipped with both can verify?
Thanks!
I'm thinking about adding the LED Driving Ligths to my Mini. The new version of these lights works like the old version for the R56 minis used to: it's linked to the high beam. My doubt is how this new version would work with the Adaptive LED Headlights equipped Minis...
If I turn on the high beam and if the car senses traffic ahead it can change the pattern of the light to avoid problems with approaching cars etc. But how does the LED Driving lights works on this scenario? Until now I was not able to get information regarding this: would the LED Driving turn off in the situation that part of the headlight is turned off and part remains on high beam? Would it be turned off to avoid the problems the Matrix Headlights are there to fix? Do anyone here have a car equipped with both can verify?
Thanks!
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R56 seats in R57?
Hi all,
Long time lurker, first time poster!
A quick question that hopefully someone can answer, will R56 seats fit in an R57?
I'm looking at getting some leather ones from eBay and will do the job myself. Hoping it's just a case of swapping out the current half leather heated seats and replacing with the new ones.
I've seen that airbags and ecu coding can also be an issue. If there's any tips please let me know!
Many thanks ::smile::
Long time lurker, first time poster!
A quick question that hopefully someone can answer, will R56 seats fit in an R57?
I'm looking at getting some leather ones from eBay and will do the job myself. Hoping it's just a case of swapping out the current half leather heated seats and replacing with the new ones.
I've seen that airbags and ecu coding can also be an issue. If there's any tips please let me know!
Many thanks ::smile::
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R56 Auxilary Spot Lamps
I wonder if anybody can advise regarding the wiring of the OEM auxiliary spot lamps on a xenon equipped R56 (uk)?
The pic below is a screen shot of the pdf instructions showing the OEM wiring harness.
Now I don’t and didn’t expect to have A10 as it’s not applicable for UK cars but I was surprised to find no A11 or A12.
I have all wires that came with the harness connected including A1 inserted into pin 4 of the lower socket in the footwell module.
As it stands the spot lamps do not operate so I’m assuming it’s something to do with not having cables A11 and 12? Any thoughts??
TIA 👍🏼
The pic below is a screen shot of the pdf instructions showing the OEM wiring harness.
Now I don’t and didn’t expect to have A10 as it’s not applicable for UK cars but I was surprised to find no A11 or A12.
I have all wires that came with the harness connected including A1 inserted into pin 4 of the lower socket in the footwell module.
As it stands the spot lamps do not operate so I’m assuming it’s something to do with not having cables A11 and 12? Any thoughts??
TIA 👍🏼
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Whats up from SoCal US.
This is Donna, shes an 04 R53 JCW, and loves to go go go
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How many Gen 1 JCWs are there??
To the R52/R53 JCW Peoples(US for now, I suppose I could add our brethren from "across the pond" in on it)--Ive searched and looked high and low(if this has been done, please let me know)... since the JCW package was dealer install,as far as i know, they were not tracked. Maybe Mini dealers have a number of how many were sold; but... as intrusive as this may sound, i want to see if maybe, just maybe we can find sequential kit#s and how few(rare) the kit is by creating an excel spreadsheet of kit#s, location of (possible) install, year, and r52/53. No vin, or PII.
ill ante with S3913, san diego(i think), 2004, R53.
it may take a while as this is only one outlet, people arnt active in posting/reading, and i get sidetracked like it's cool. But if this does kick off pretty decently i will keep my #s updated with you all.--as of now i have 11 and I know that there are more out there.
S/F
Matt
ill ante with S3913, san diego(i think), 2004, R53.
it may take a while as this is only one outlet, people arnt active in posting/reading, and i get sidetracked like it's cool. But if this does kick off pretty decently i will keep my #s updated with you all.--as of now i have 11 and I know that there are more out there.
S/F
Matt
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