Going ahead with my first bit of styling on the Mini!

Sargeantpepper · 29 Mar 2007 at 12:07

digitalwolf said:
You do realise the Austin/Rover mini had bonnet stripes and roof patterns?

Hence why the new mini has them.

Thats exactly what I meant...these are not viper stripes

digitalwolf · 29 Mar 2007 at 12:09

I know they are not.....but then again if people buy them, ford will not be complaining.

Sargeantpepper · 29 Mar 2007 at 12:13

digitalwolf said:
I know they are not.....but then again if people buy them, ford will not be complaining.

This is true

digitalwolf · 29 Mar 2007 at 12:14

I maybe correct in thinking a certain Suzuki has these stripes also?

Sargeantpepper · 29 Mar 2007 at 12:22

LOL, yeah...just checked the suzuki site and there is indeed stripes as accessory options!

Retro styling on a character-less japanese vehicle...nice (IMO of course)

[TW]Fox · 29 Mar 2007 at 12:56

digitalwolf said:
I maybe correct in thinking a certain Suzuki has these stripes also?

Yup - Swift. I can see an 07 plate one out the window with stripes :/

OneWingedAngel · 29 Mar 2007 at 17:03

Why not get a custom vinyl made up - you could have something more personalised and change from £90.

digitalwolf · 29 Mar 2007 at 17:08

Carbon bonnet :rolleyes:

TripleT · 29 Mar 2007 at 18:11

andybtsn said:
http://www.lohen.co.uk/

So Lohen do performance/styling parts for the MINI then? So this side stripe is just a glorified shopping list really? Do you have any Lohan parts on by any chance?

thepharcyde · 29 Mar 2007 at 18:54

Sargeantpepper said:
Living in Essex I see an ST with stripes every other minute! got to be almost as common as minis. IMO It just looks like ford have copied what mini has done to make cars different.

Ford GT40?

thepharcyde · 29 Mar 2007 at 18:56

TripleT said:
So Lohen do performance/styling parts for the MINI then? So this side stripe is just a glorified shopping list really? Do you have any Lohan parts on by any chance?

They do packs to up the performance os a S from 210bhp and upwards with a new charger pulley and a chip.

Op.

Get bonnet stripes, thats it. And if you do get those Lohen stripes ask for a monthly charge for the advertising. Pointless

West · 29 Mar 2007 at 22:56

TripleT said:
So Lohen do performance/styling parts for the MINI then? So this side stripe is just a glorified shopping list really? Do you have any Lohan parts on by any chance?

Not as of yet, but I have plans

[TW]Fox · 29 Mar 2007 at 23:01

West said:
Not as of yet, but I have plans

Not performance plans I hope... whats the point in buying the base model and spending a fortune doing it up, why didn't you get a Cooper if you wanted more performance?

thepharcyde · 30 Mar 2007 at 08:12

West said:
Not as of yet, but I have plans

You aint going to get anything out of it on a superchip. Don't bother

Sone · 30 Mar 2007 at 08:12

edited, a little harsh on second thought

Sone · 30 Mar 2007 at 08:13

thepharcyde said:
You aint going to get anything out of it on a superchip. Don't bother

i thought on ones they upped them to copper bhp, one of the few low end n/a cars worth chipping?

Cybershot · 30 Mar 2007 at 08:15

thepharcyde said:
You aint going to get anything out of it on a superchip. Don't bother

A chip will take it from 90bhp to 130bhp.

thepharcyde · 30 Mar 2007 at 08:47

Cybershot said:
A chip will take it from 90bhp to 130bhp.

have not driven a petrol one, but I have driven a cooper, and it was slow. Not worth chipping it to this IMO.

liam72uk · 30 Mar 2007 at 09:02

thepharcyde said:
have not driven a petrol one, but I have driven a cooper, and it was slow. Not worth chipping it to this IMO.

Well done you have just won the most stupid comment of the day award.

For around £400 you can have the car upped to 130bhp. 40 bhp is a nice increase in power for £400.

digitalwolf · 30 Mar 2007 at 09:10

But surely the cooper has uprated brakes + the suspension is a lot stiffer than on the one.

Just sell it, get a cooper, & then mod that.