"Shelly" Mini87's 2003 Cooper

[mini87]

This is my 2003 Cooper "Shelly"



I bought her in December of last year and have only made a couple of purchases so far;
A new set of Bosch wiper blades
A new remote key

Next on the list is;
Essentials
Replace the rusted exhaust casing and perhaps upgrade to a sportier exhaust
Fix the cigarette lighter

Luxuries
Install the iPod direct control CD player I bought replacing the standard cassette (!) player
Install chrome foglights
Black bonnet stripes

[Bawnee]

Oh wow, my first R56 was same colour combo!

[mini87]

Was your R56 your first Mini? If so it seems I am off to a good start

[Bawnee]

It sure was, I've an R55 now, still miss it! Silvers a great colour & cleans up well.. You are off to a good start regardless!!

[mini87]

Thank you she is a great starter MINI. Wouldnt mind having the space of the R55 mind you!

[MiniMpi]

Shelly is looking good Amy
There are loads of little things you can do to your MINI, Cooper S side sills, Rear spoiler etc etc.
Thanks for joining up at the weekend and looking forward to seeing yourself and Shelly out for some more events soon

[Bawnee]

Space is right!! MINI drivers are always wanting more, it's gas!! hope to see yourself (Amy) & Shelley before the summers out!! Enjoy & any questions/queries, just ask. Lots of Mini nuts here & not all men!

[mini87]

Ferg you are putting ideas in my head now A rear spoiler would look very nice! Would welcome any pointers you could give me; if Shelly looks half as good as Yorkie by the end of her revamp I will be one happy lady

Bawnee: Its awesome to have a few ladies on here, hope to see you (and your MINI) soon too

[MiniMpi]

Ferg you are putting ideas in my head now A rear spoiler would look very nice! Would welcome any pointers you could give me; if Shelly looks half as good as Yorkie by the end of her revamp I will be one happy lady

Hehe
It's a slippery slope but GREAT FUN!
Just the standard 'Chilli pack' rear spoiler would look good or perhaps the 'Aero' rear spoiler.

This is the 'chilli pack' spoiler :



Here is the 'Aero' rear spoiler :

[Bawnee]

Gosh Ferg, go slow!!! Lol!Yes Amy hope to see you at some stage, have a look under Bawnees Mini & you can see my old car!

[mini87]

Oh I like the chilli pack spoiler, that would look good with the black roof

Does anyone have any recommendations for a good exhaust, something sporty for the open road but not too loud for normal city driving?

[MiniMpi]

[quote="mini87"]Oh I like the chilli pack spoiler, that would look good with the black roof

Does anyone have any recommendations for a good exhaust, something sporty for the open road but not too loud for normal city driving?[/quote]

The chilli pack one is nice alright. The Aero one has much more of a curve on it
Michael Lenton with the Black '03 MINI recently got a Scorpion exhaust for his. Tailpipe is quite big but it is actually very quiet and sounds gorgeous.

[Masterbiker]

Yeah the tailpipe is a 4" diameter, so is a tad on the large side, but looks damn good with my new wheels. Not that I am suggesting you spend money on new wheels too :P

When the car is idling I would say it isn't any louder than the standard one. Even when giving it some, its not really any louder than standard.

[AdyP]

Hehe...mine is

[Masterbiker]

Hehe...mine is

, I should have given it a bit of a rev, when you let me sit in it, but I don't like to rev someone else's car