Comments on: Solar Red & Silver Bonnet Stripe Photos

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 26 May 2008 18:13:38 +0000

nevermind… I just read “beaver’s” post a little closer.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 26 May 2008 17:46:10 +0000

Since those photos were taken the stripe has been removed and the Konig Rewinds have been replaced with BBS RG-F's.

More recent photos can be found here

By: Beaver

Beaver — Mon, 26 May 2008 04:34:07 +0000

Greg W I loved that car. whatever became of it, can’t find any pictures of it anymore.

By: Becca (again)

Becca (again) — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 21:22:48 +0000

It might need hydrolics :) LOL! TTLY!

By: Becca

Becca — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:42:10 +0000

I love MINIs soo much! but my dad said they were toooo expensive! YAH RIGHT! im gonna get one when I’m 16 (hopefully) LOL GO BECCA! BECCALICIOUS! yo haley and sarah and abby and kaylea and sheely and ashlyn and hannah!!!

By: ravana

ravana — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 18:17:10 +0000

Ahh, now to wait for my almost exact order to arrive (minus the stripes). These pictures will get me by until then.

Anyone seen any others?

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Fri, 25 Nov 2005 19:43:40 +0000

Just see'n if your paying attention there, Gabe !

maybe even a Freudian slip ?! :)

By: Gabe

Gabe — Fri, 25 Nov 2005 17:00:00 +0000

Jimbo - I think you mean the Bridge Spoke wheels. However I'd be totally cool with people calling them the Bridger spoke... as they are my favorite 16" wheel :)

BTW your dealer should be able to order them as a dealer installed accessory.

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Fri, 25 Nov 2005 16:36:01 +0000

Well James, I have a Solar Red on order and I live in the U.S., and the configuration you are refering to in Canada is exactly the way I wanted my car (except for the spoiler). I couldn’t get the Bridger 16″ Wheels in the U.S. unless I ordered the Checkmate Package which adds other items I didn’t want! It just goes to show, no matter how many different versions of a MINI we can make up, there is always another possibility you can’t make up ! I read some where the chances of two people ordering the same configeration of MINI was 1,046,000 to one !

By: James

James — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 14:30:44 +0000

Sigh...

This was my preferred color combination - unfortunately, in Canada, you can only get this as part of a package, which is only available if you also get the sports package, which included seats and wheels I didn't want.

Chili red and white is pretty close though... right? right?

By: blalor

blalor — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 14:17:06 +0000

That’s really a sharp looking car. I think it comes together well with the color, stripes and wheels. That said, I still prefer the Chili Red and find this Solar Red a bit too bland. I’m glad it’s available as an alternative to the CR instead of as a replacement. I wish the same could be said of the blues!

By: Greg W

Greg W — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 07:53:50 +0000

Well said Phil. The stripes were the John Cooper Racing team icons. Those new ones make the car look more bulgy and curvy – better left to Playboy magazine! Did you guys get that photo of a South African MINI bonnet painted to look like a lady in a bikini over in the States? Nice set of headlamps you got there!

By: alpinamike

alpinamike — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 18:09:12 +0000

Very Nice, good job MINI. This hood is sweet!! -alpinamike

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 15:10:28 +0000

I have to say I’m not digging this. For me the racing stripes were always a nod to MINI’s racing heritage when the leather straps were used to hold the bonnet down. Messing with the strips moves away from this which seems a pity to me. Different strokes I guess.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 14:34:00 +0000

Cuca: I shot the photos above with a Nikon D70

By: Johnny

Johnny — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 13:24:36 +0000

I thought the stripes were interesting when I first saw them. But Matt opened my eyes even more. Now I want to see the back of the “thong”.

By: Cuca

Cuca — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 09:42:37 +0000

Dave can you tell me what camera did you use on these pics? It makes your car look even more wonderful!! Thanks. :)

By: James

James — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 08:45:47 +0000

Thanks Dave for the gorgeous pics! I’ve been wondering what the solar red looked like in real life as opposed to the color swatches. You mention the color looking different in different lighting. Is it simply a deep red metallic or does it have a bit of a chameleon, multi-color, color-shift quality to it?

By: Greg W

Greg W — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 06:59:33 +0000

Are you sure you can’t have a black or white roof or is this a MINI USA restriction? I would get the roof repainted if I really wanted black or White. I agree with other comments – where did this new stripe design come from? Certainly not a John Cooper concept I would bet. Your car colour and wheels look great.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 06:39:04 +0000

Absolutely gorgeous!