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LILCHAP 
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 Posted: February/28/10 at 1:02am |
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Any idea how much it would cost to have someone install the tpms sensors if I got wheels without them?
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Midnight Black Cooper "LILCHAP"
pretty sure only midnight black cooper with blue mirrors...... |
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johnf36
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Posted: February/28/10 at 3:29am |
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I have no clue, they are not any harder to install the valve stems.
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LILCHAP
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Posted: February/28/10 at 3:38am |
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So check this out i have 2 finalists here with pics on a
MINI....remember my MINI is black with a white roof
A.   ORRRRRR.... B.   Sorry huge pics |
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Midnight Black Cooper "LILCHAP"
pretty sure only midnight black cooper with blue mirrors...... |
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johnf36
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Posted: February/28/10 at 3:49am |
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Hey something to think about are you going to black out the trim? If so you my want to go for less silver. So with that said your first choice might lean more that way.
Have you considered white rims? |
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LILCHAP
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Posted: February/28/10 at 3:57am |
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I have considered white rims BUT the only white ones I can find are like WAY over my budget I'm pretty tight doing this.
I have thought about blacking it our I think if anything I'm just going to black out the reflectors (I hate) but I like the rest of the chrome actually...... |
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Midnight Black Cooper "LILCHAP"
pretty sure only midnight black cooper with blue mirrors...... |
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johnf36
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Posted: February/28/10 at 4:27am |
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Have you looked at Rota wheels? Or Team Dynamic?
Rota http://www.rotawheels.com/ Team Dynamic http://www.teamdynamicsracing.com/competition_wheels.htm |
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LILCHAP
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Posted: February/28/10 at 5:16am |
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I see those...no offense to anyone that has them I want something a little more different....and the wheels I listed might not seem different I just don't want the usual 6-8 skinny spokes although I will say white ones look great but I still run the stock brakes and pads and boy after about 10 miles of driving they would be black rims in the front and white in the back lol
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Midnight Black Cooper "LILCHAP"
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johnf36
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Posted: February/28/10 at 5:30am |
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No Problem, I understand, one reason I have not made up my mind on rims after 2 year. You can always take your stock rims and get them powder coated after you get your new rims.
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LILCHAP
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Posted: February/28/10 at 5:35am |
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yeah but I think 15"rotator rims would look weird powder coated....wait....can they do lime green?!
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Midnight Black Cooper "LILCHAP"
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johnf36
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Posted: February/28/10 at 5:40am |
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yes they can |
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Posted: February/28/10 at 5:41am |
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You might like this site.
http://www.mini2.com/forum/faq.php?faq=faq_wheels_tyres#faq_faq_factory_wheels |
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johnf36
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Posted: February/28/10 at 5:45am |
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Here ya go
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LILCHAP
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Posted: February/28/10 at 5:52am |
 I....cant....look.....must.....buy
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Midnight Black Cooper "LILCHAP"
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LILCHAP
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Posted: February/28/10 at 5:56am |
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and according to that site my wheels stock are WAYYY lighter then what I'm getting I need to juice up my car...
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Posted: February/28/10 at 6:00am |
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Yes, but your not getting a 15s you were looking at 17s which puts the weight up around 18 to 24 lbs.
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LILCHAP
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Posted: February/28/10 at 6:15am |
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yeah true its such a tough pick
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johnf36
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Posted: February/28/10 at 7:15am |
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Have you gone to some of the sites and tried the wheels on to see if you liked the look. Most of the sites have that feature anymore.
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LILCHAP
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Posted: February/28/10 at 7:36am |
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oh yes for a week nowbut non of them will show a black mini with a white roof lol
Edited by LILCHAP - February/28/10 at 7:36am |
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Posted: February/28/10 at 5:02pm |
 Look what showed up on NAM http://www.northamericanmotoring.com/marketplace/showproduct.php/product/9952/cat/46 Actual it is a great price for a set of track tires and rims Edited by johnf36 - February/28/10 at 5:03pm |
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LILCHAP
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Posted: February/28/10 at 9:22pm |
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And we all kno why don't think I've ever seen those on a mini.
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Posted: February/28/10 at 11:23pm |
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Too many choices, huh! Those orange ones could induce instant headaches!
Of the 2 you've shown . . . wow, tough choice . . . I think the first one looks more dimensional, and I agree with the comment about not having as much silver with your black/white MINI. But, it also is 'busier' looking, and maybe not as beefy looking as the 2nd one. hmmmmm.
Maybe one of our Photoshop experts could show your wheel choices on your MINI . . . PIXEL, Silver Surfer . . . anyone, anyone ??? I agree about the brake dust problem with WHITE wheels. But, I do love my white wheels, and it does encourage you to clean them. But, I totally relate to the cost issue.
Decisions . . . Decisions . . .
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LILCHAP
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Posted: February/28/10 at 11:36pm |
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Yeah thats true i am a very avid cleaner of my car though and one of those picky it has to be very clean although the back looks like crap in a day....
I didnt know PIXEL was a Photoshop guru maybe I can ask him I had him make me some custom vinyl stickers once..... or I'll just print out and tape big pictures of the wheels to my car |
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Posted: March/01/10 at 2:09am |
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Actually if you want a custom stickers or basic strips then Fred (Pixel) is the man.
http://ubermini.com/ |
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LILCHAP
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Posted: March/01/10 at 3:34am |
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Oh yeah Fred I know I've met him and that's where I got my actualsize sticker among other stuff
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Posted: April/05/10 at 8:56pm |
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Is there anything to watch out for when trying to get wheels powder coated? The color are endless! Metal flake...
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I wish there was a local MINI Dealership, like our Honda, Subaru, Mazada and VW.
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Posted: April/06/10 at 7:38am |
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Talk with Chris (Navtech)..he is the resident powder coating expert. :)
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'15 F55 Cooper Volcanic Orange
'80 Mini English White |
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Posted: April/06/10 at 5:56pm |
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I talked with a local Powdercoat company and they too said no problem! So maybe a lighter color, but not silver, will happen in the future once the tires need replacement.
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I wish there was a local MINI Dealership, like our Honda, Subaru, Mazada and VW.
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