Official MINI Front Parking Distance Retrofit
We’ve got a fairly rare MINI accessory for this week’s MotoringFile DIY Friday. Most of us know about the optional (standard on the Convertible) rear Parking Distance system. However very few out...
Official MINI Rear Parking Distance Retrofit
For this week’s MotoringFile DIY, we’ve got both the US and Euro version of the official rear parking distance system. This is the same accessory that is available as a factory option...
Official MCS Exhaust Tip Retrofit
Let’s face it, the exhaust tips on the standard Cooper S are a little minuscule. There are two things a MINI owner can do. Throw down some serious cash and get a...
Official Alarm Retrofit (Updated)
This week on MotoringFile DIY Friday we’ve got an updated version of a classic install guide. We’ve featured an early version of the official MINI Alarm Retro-fit PDF for years in our...
Official MINI Airbag Deactivation Retrofit
For all those who have US spec MINIs who would like to manually turn off your passenger side front airbag, MINI has your product, and we have your official retrofit guide.
R56 JCW Strut Brace Official Install PDF
For this week’s DIY Friday we bring yet another in our series of R56 official install guides. This time it’s the new version of the JCW Strut Brace designed for the R56....
The MINI General Module – In Depth
Murray has posted another great article on his MINI weblog describing the function of the General Module on the MINI. >The General Module or as it is often referred to as the...
Official Xenon Retrofit PDF for 05+ MINI
MotoringFile DIY Friday is back with an update of a reader favorite. For those who may remember we posted a Xenon retrofit guide for ’01-’04 MINIs to allow for an upgrade to...
Xenon Headlamps In Detail
We’ve been talking about this a lot lately over at WRR as Todd, and other GP owners, have been trying to figure out how they can retrofit them into their cars. MF...
JCW Recaro Seat Install Guide for the R56
We’ve got another PDF in our series of R56 install guides for this week’s DIY Friday. This time it’s the coveted JCW Recaro seats. They may not be available in the US...