The MINI Club of Ireland

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

Oh wow, my first R56 was same colour combo!

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

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!!

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

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

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!

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

mini87 wrote: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 :

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!

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="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.

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.

Hehe...mine is

BlueZed wrote: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