Hi all.

As per request for a Mr Andy-Mcq, I would like to share my BMW Mini with you.

After a long Saga being ripped off on my last car, I ended up swapping it for this.

It is a 2005 Mini Cooper with Chilli Pack (in half leather seats, air con, fog lights, exterior chrome trim etc). I have sensibly modded it along the way, but I will let the pics do the talking.

The day I picked it up and started a detail..

Then I swapped the headlights for HID look replacements which are basically just much whiter, and the repeaters for chrome items to give a much cleaner look..

And after some more cleaning I was at this stage

Plus engine bay pic after a de-grease

Then I added stripes which left it looking like this...

Then I added the wipacs, which I still need to wire in nearly a year later... doh'

I got bored of the stripes so I got rid and added the chrome GB badge for a bit of nostalgia, I love newage retro stuff...

And the most recent mod, in the form of genuine BMW BBS R90 17" split rims..

And that is it! Comments welcome.. :D

wow.. you transformed the condition of that mini mate.

I quite liked the stripes.

I do loved the black and cream colours in the mini.. suits it very well!

all sorted getting on then jay, sweeet

i liked them stripes, would of saved me fixing the mess you did when you took them off :lol:

Wow what a transformation! looks so much much better clean! lol

Love the stripes / wheels they suit really well although I previously didn't think that style of wheel would suit the mini they look awesome! really not much for the wipacs but they're a very marmite addition lol great work.

My GF used to have the cooper S and that was the most fun little go cart to drive such a good laugh. She used to go mad when I came back from a run to the shops and her runflats were almost bald haha. Loved that little thing but had to get rid for a more fuel efficient car as she works quite a distance from home and a diesel was needed.

this is the beast

jay hasnt got the stripes no more greeney, but yeah that car is in well better nick now from when he first got it

jay needs to get his beetle pics up on here though.

how did you find the run flats?

I had a new 5 series with run flats and were really noisey

Terrible tyres, overpriced, pointless gimmick, very noisy, and didn't last long at all

I completely agree with you, they last all of five minutes! Get a flat and you've had it! I'll post an update in the minute, lots has happened since I posted this!

That engine bay looks sweet matey...