Remote control & lights November 27, 2006

The foot-long protruding antenna made it look like a remote-control toy car. Being smaller than most on the road, I didn’t need to perpetuate the MINI any further.

Replaced it with a 2.5″ stubby antenna I purchased off Ebay. Although shorter I do not notice a negative effect on radio reception.

While replacing the antenna I decided to change out the stock lights with a set of aftermarket Hyper-White high- and low-beams. Although it’s hardly noticable in the picture above, the aftermarket light is much whiter than the stock bulbs.

In keeping with the legal-theme, I decided to purchase a pair manufactured by Euro Dezigns which claims to be Department of Transportation (DOT) approved in all 50 States.

Sunglasses November 8, 2006

 

My previous car always had dark tint (5% film on 10% film at one point) so I’m accustomed to driving in the confines of darkness.

Ever been so drunk that any light hurts your eyes. Well that’s how I feel while driving a car without tint. Unconfortable and hot to say the least. So my first modification is … get this thing dark.

Birth November 3, 2006

The physical purchase came on rather quickly, however the thought has been in my head for the past 18 months.

I came in expecting to drive off the lot with the supercharged MINI Cooper S, however a quick 10 minutes later I realized that I would be better suited for a Cooper instead. Not only was the price tag a few thousand higher for the S, but I wouldn’t have gotten the packages or color that I would be proud to drive around town in.