In part 1 of this series I focused mainly on the hard wired cradle-type (i.e. non-Bluetooth) handsfree phone kits that are currently available from MikeyTheMini of NewMiniStuff.com (NMS). Since then, I’ve switched...
Unbeknown to most of the motoring world, BMW/MINI has just recently released V26 of their navigation operating system. While this in itself isn’t any real news per se (as new releases of...
As many of you who follow Motoringfile closely already know, I happen to have an OEM backup camera installed in my MINI (see: MINI Rear Camera Review). The rear-view camera produces such...
My wife and I have always been big fans of having navigation units installed in our cars as they really help when trying to get around in unfamiliar territory. However, my wife’s...
It has been six long months since MINI first started putting the new phone buttons on the 3-Spoke Multi Function Steering Wheel (MFSW) and there’s still no Bluetooth kit available from MINI...
From a MINIUSA Bulletin: “Aftersales is pleased to announce the release of the retofit kit for the Center Armrest.” “The optional armrest for the MINI Cooper and MINI Cooper S is now...
After upping the performance of my 2005 MCS (19% Pulley/GIAC/JCW Injectors/JCW CAI/Milltek Exhaust) and installing the JCW Suspension Kit (along with an ALTA 22mm rear sway bar), I was finding that I...