Between the downtubes …

Posted on by Ian C.

Recently, from a thread on MINI2, I bought a toggle switch panel with properly chromed rings. Today, encouraged by a visit from Jared, I got round to removing my old toggle switch panel (which I installed in Jareds MINI in place of his which was missing the rear fog toggle) and installing the chromed one. At the same time I did some other long-pending changes to the “between downtubes” area of GBMINI, including installing the latest official storage solution:

Minolta DSC
Minolta DSC
Minolta DSC

This newest storage option also comes with a piece that fits in front of the hand brake which fits tight against the seats; I am not yet sure how practical it is …
Previously I had put in the storage which comes with ’05 MINIs, but I did not find it very useful for storing stuff. Of course it is better than the nothing you get with pre-’05 MINIs!

Also today, I removed the useless Kenwood / Sirius satellite radio tuner; I had it installed last summer but it always dropped out if I drove near trees which I do a lot on my way to/from work – trying a different antenna, different mounting position, etc, all made no improvement. There are just too many trees in Essex county!

When Jared arrived, we replaced his brake light mod with a soldered diode mod, so that he can have the rear fog lights activated – then we installed my old toggle switch panel so that he has the needed rear fog toggle switch.

Many Famous MINIs

Posted on by Ian C.

I got an email from Scott at MINI Peabody today about the just in “2005 you-ification workbook” (showing various MINI motoring accessories). I also got an email from Keith, and a phone call from Gary!
Why? Because the inside front & back cover of this booklet is covered with pictures of MINIs collected presumably from the web, and including GBMINI:


Close-up views of front and inside front cover:

 

Who else can identify their MINI in these pics – it will be interesting to see how many of the pictures can be identified. For example, a covered bridge pic (6 down, 3 in) on the inside front cover is probably from MINIsOnTop. I am interested to know about the “bulldog on roof” pic (4 down, left edge) on the inside front cover, which looks like it was taken on GBMINIs roof – or another painted roof …

WELL DONE MINI USA! A very cool booklet encouraging and recognizing the MINI community.

PS: If anyone can identify their MINI and lives a long way from a dealership so cannot easily get a copy, I have a couple of spares, thanks to Scott 😉