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by **cod7** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 10:20 pm

Hi, I was thinking of buying a second hand set of JCW tips for my r53 Cooper S, but there's conflicting reports whether they fit it seems. Would somebody be able to advise me on this issue? The diameter of the JCW tips is 45mm apparently. Would I need to cut or weld anything?
Thank you, Ciaran.

by **MiniMpi** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:49 pm

I did this on my R53 before.
As you have heard it isn't straight forward at all I'm afraid....
I got O'Leary's Garage, Mini specialists, to fit them for me.
The diameter is different, the curve of the pipes is different, mounting is different....
They had to take out the inserts in the JCW tips and then weld the tips to the Cooper S exhaust pipes.

by **cod7** » Fri Apr 04, 2014 11:42 am

Ouch, sounds like a bit of work... You mind me asking how much you got charged?

by **MiniMpi** » Fri Apr 04, 2014 7:52 pm

cod7 wrote:Ouch, sounds like a bit of work... You mind me asking how much you got charged?

I can't honestly remember, it's a few years back now.

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