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Post by MiniHaven on Mar 29, 2010 7:40:06 GMT
Niel nice motor mate sri late comments but not been on site for a while other commitments kept me away but nice none the less ,and well done getting your grubbies on a works mate !
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Post by monkeyjim on Mar 29, 2010 21:13:41 GMT
At least it wont rust like the other one .
Had a convertible one in for a MOT last week , failed it . One thing I did notice that will be future problem on them and that is the rubber power steering hose that is located behind the power steering pump under the car at back of engine bay . When on full lock, despite being secured the hose moves side to side and in effect is trying to be pulled out of the swaged on fixings either end . I could see it being pulled as the steering was rocked . This particular car only had a seepage which is a pass and advise . However it will be a issue in future .
Bit of a tip for everyone regarding broken plastic componants . You can weld up plastic cracks with a soldering iron .
I have re-worked sections of the Micra dash to fit in my H reg project using a soldering iron to plastic weld .
Do this with caution , I do not want to be held responsible if someone decides to weld up the crack in there Dads S type Jag bumper and cocks it up . ;D
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Post by MiniGT5 on Mar 30, 2010 6:20:44 GMT
Yep Power Steering failure is common on Bini MK1's I have already had this replaced on mine under warrenty but wonder how long it will be until it goes again  Expensive if I have to pay for it myself... could you fit a longer hose N. |
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Post by MiniGT5 on Jun 7, 2010 19:04:34 GMT
Towbar now fitted! well done a couple of weeks ago actually    N. |
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Post by MiniGT5 on Jun 7, 2010 19:05:24 GMT
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Post by MiniGT5 on Jul 22, 2010 20:17:43 GMT
Well another update... Many of you know I had the engine managment light flash up on the way to Beaulie which I think was caused by dodgey fuel. Anyway I bought a ScanGaugeII to read & clear the fault codes it also gives a real time read out of things like water temperature and anything on the data bus, which is handy as my car has no temp gauge just a warning light. Heres the gage fitted just below my toggle switches I have it set on amber but it can do 16 colours to match you car lighting: -  It should work with any post 2000ish car providing it has an OBDII (On Board Diagnostics) port. cost £120 new on ebay More info can be found here: - www.scangauge.com/N |
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Post by MiniGT5 on Jul 29, 2010 17:15:17 GMT
I hate the new mini's lack of spare tyre. OK so I have 4 run flats which are great as I can drive with a puncture or 3 until I get it repaired (which has happend to me in the past). But tuesday night I had more than a puncture Initial symptoms were funflat indicator comming on to tell me I had a puncture and a strange clicking noise. so I stopped and the looked like this  Which is strange because when runflats go flat they still look inflated. On investigation I found this faulty patch in the tyre. Note the rest of the trye (i.e. the other 350 degrees of) tred still seemes OK. no way I was driving home on that...    What do you make of that then as there is tread infront of and behind the bald area / hole. is this a faulty tyre of just normal wear I have never seen anything go like this before unless they are total bald of course. Oh and the strange clicking... was the wires that have come out of the inside of the tyre rubbing on the shockabsorber  Anythoughts on why my tyre has gone like this... what I can do to stop it reoccuring Anyway so with a tyre like this and no spare I was forced to wait for dad to drive to hayleys house pickup up a spare tyre from another set of wheels and drive an hour from eastboure to crawley just to get me home all in all my journey home on tuesday took 3.5 hours! Now i'm looking to get a set of 17" runflats to put on a new set of wheels I have... any suggestions I love the new minis runflat system... but not always. I just wish they alsom come with a spare. Neil  |
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Post by MiniGT5 on Aug 2, 2010 17:44:47 GMT
Quick update I have had these Black Mini BBS R90's for a few weeks now  I bought them as a replacment for the Replica BBS LM's my car came with when I bought it but I never got round to fitting them as they didn't come with tyres. Following the events of last tuesday though I better get some new tyres and slap 'em on the car. Got me new set of tyres at the weekend Dunlop SP Sport 01 Runflats  And now they are on the car   Not sure if the black is too over powering but you just dont know what there going to look like until you get them fitted. I Still think the car needs lowering a bit as it looks too high sitting at the standard ride height. Anyone want a set of 17" BBS LM Replicas that need a refurb? N. |
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Post by MiniGT5 on Jul 17, 2011 11:14:08 GMT
Milestone reached...
Last monday my car reached 50K miles. and the only interesting thing I have had to fix I think when you consider it is a heated screen with rain and light sensors built in.
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Post by Stephen on Jul 17, 2011 12:59:34 GMT
Not bad, but then it's not a cheap car so you'd hope for reliability! Still debating one of these or an Audi A3 for my next car
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Post by MiniGT5 on Jul 17, 2011 13:17:52 GMT
Depends what you are after in a car... commuting or fun.
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Post by Stephen on Jul 17, 2011 13:34:15 GMT
Just a nice quality car to rack up miles in, considering either a 1.6 Cooper D or an A3 tdi sport. Both about the same price
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Post by MiniGT5 on Jul 17, 2011 15:23:13 GMT
The new cooper SD looks fun and it does nearly 70 MPG... apparently they are bringing out a JCW D too!
N.
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Post by MiniGT5 on Jan 10, 2012 21:15:59 GMT
When I got home from the club meet on monday I hit another mile stone  should have been alot higher by now but last year I only drove to work for 4 out of the 12 months! N |
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Post by MiniGT5 on Jul 31, 2012 5:21:40 GMT
Well Time for another update just hit 64K and had an inspection II service. Its been a busy few months after hitting a deer on the A22 and needing a new front      On the plus side I took the opportunity to smooth the front bumper and fit a short front plate. This was followed by getting the rear quarters, door sills pinch strips and boot pinch strip resprayed for corrosion under warranty BMW had the car for best part of 6 weeks! Anyway now it is back I have fitted some AP coil-overs too so its sitting nice and low.   Also I'm on the lookout for another set of wheels not sure what to get though but I want something with a deep dish. Maybe some Borbet A's or Classic BBS N. |
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