JackMac's MINI Cooper S

[JackMac]

Pics of my R53.

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa239/jackmac_E90Post/IMG_5856Small.jpg
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http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa239/jackmac_E90Post/IMG_5945Small.jpg

Updated with new pics below, after a few mods.

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa239/jackmac_E90Post/PhillyMINI_1641Small.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa239/jackmac_E90Post/IMG_2354MediumSmall.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa239/jackmac_E90Post/IMG_2442_3_4_tonemappedSmall.jpg

[Mess11]

Beautiful!
Especially love the wheels and those add on lights :) Are those easily plug and play?

I recognize your name from bimmerpost I think.

[JackMac]

mess11, thanks for the feedback. Yes, I've been on E90Post (bimmerpost) since the very early days.

The light kit was an interesting project. Not a plug-and-play, but not too difficult either. The center two lights were wired to work directly with the factory high beams, and the outer two lights were wired to work directly with the factory fog light switch. They are Hella 500's - two driving lights, and two fog lights - mounted on an Alta light bar.

I have since removed the kit and will be selling it. (I was planning to trade-in for a 2009 JCW and was in the process of removing mods, but subsequently decided to wait a bit longer before buying another new car.)

[sprogface]

hi mate-your mini looks great, the picture backgrounds really work well! i hope to get a cooper s one day!

[Sideways]

Im in the market for a Cooper S right now and I absolutely LOVE the lower light bar! Nice touch with the BlackJack center speedo insert. I wonder if those are available for the Cockpit Chrono pk.

[JackMac]

Im in the market for a Cooper S right now and I absolutely LOVE the lower light bar! Nice touch with the BlackJack center speedo insert. I wonder if those are available for the Cockpit Chrono pk.
The speedo and tach guage faces were purchased directly from Cockpit Specialties. They are very close to OEM, and available in a variety of colors and patterns. However, the company website is no longer functioning, so not sure what happened. Perhaps they no longer sell directly, and just send to distributors. They are still listed for sale on the helix13.com website. Didn't see a version for the Chrono pack however.

It was a relatively easy DIY install. Not an overlay, but actual guage face replacement.

Some more samples:

http://www.helix13.com/images/gauge%20mix.jpg

[JackMac]

hi mate-your mini looks great, the picture backgrounds really work well! i hope to get a cooper s one day!
thanks sprogface :) That is Valley Forge Park.

Most of those pics were taken with a little point-and-shoot camera. Finally purchased a nice Canon DSLR and will try to take some better pictures soon.

[Sideways]

Ive seen them on a variety of sites but depending on where you get them from the actual warning lights are different. Ive got a friend who everytime his DSC flashes it shows that his seatbelt is flashing. Whether the N.A. cars are different from the Europe cars seems to be what the difference is. but I love the look...I also came across a company who will actually change the colour of the light in the dash (all gagues). They are solely based out of the UK, but hot damn they do some wicked stuff.

http://essentialmini.co.uk/

http://essentialmini.co.uk/s1bluewhite.jpg

http://essentialmini.co.uk/s1whiteblue.jpg

http://essentialmini.co.uk/s1rainbow.jpg

[Sideways]

They DO have a Chrono Set!!! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee

http://essentialmini.co.uk/fullchronoblue.jpg

[ohmegahi]

Nice Ride. Love the color and the lights.

[MiNiPinoy]

yeah its like christmass lights!!!

[Hokie]

I like the exterior and interior lighting mods. Not sure about the rainbow dash lights, but the other lights look good. :)

[JackMac]

I like the exterior and interior lighting mods. Not sure about the rainbow dash lights, but the other lights look good. :)
Those interior pics with colorful guage lights are not my car, not my posts.

[JackMac]

Updated pics below.

Added a JCW body kit, 19mm RSB, 15% Helix pully, JCW CAI and exhaust back in April...

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa239/jackmac_E90Post/IMG_2442_3_4_tonemappedSmall.jpg

Driving on The Monster Mile, NASCAR track in Dover, DE. Just for fun, not a track day.

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa239/jackmac_E90Post/PhillyMINI_1641Small.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa239/jackmac_E90Post/IMG_2354MediumSmall.jpg

[JackMac]

Some new pics to update the thread:

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa239/jackmac_E90Post/JCWAeroKit-front.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa239/jackmac_E90Post/JCWAeroKit-rear.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa239/jackmac_E90Post/IMG_1336Medium.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa239/jackmac_E90Post/OttosPicMedium.jpg