Installing Coilovers & Spacers To My 17% Supercharged R53 MINI Cooper S! 

Thank you!

What are strut defender

Cheers dude 🙌🙌🙌

Which intercooler did u get, I’m thinking of the Forge

@@HeyhitmeBAM I went for the Airtec ... Looks great as well ;-)

Will be a big difference! Will look great

Cheers dude! 🙌🙌

@@DaleSteel I disagree! The original BMW Mini is far superior in exterior styling- Frank Stephenson design genius!!! New Mini is too large - it’s meant to be mini - if you look at the side profile the front is too large and awkward, compared with the rear. The design language isn’t making as much sense as the original gens. However, of course you are more than entitled to your opinion.

I agree and even besides the look which I believe is subjectively better in first bmw gen, they are factually smaller, like the original mini’s

Thank you so much!

Thanks man

They are great fun for sure!

Thanks man. Yeah really happy with the mods

Thanks man. Yeah really pleased with it

Might have to do exhaust and air box next

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Haha yep! Your car looked so good!

We literally took them all out and found the dodgy one and replaced all 4

Did you initially have longer bolts fitted or just the standard ones at first?

@@camelsac I had longer bolts. At first I thought they were low quality as they came with the spacers....but even after changing for a decent set from a mini sport supplier...I still had a few snap. One front wheel literally snapped three on a hard cornering into a roundabout....I watched them bounce across the road.....the car could have easily rolled if number four had snapped. Ok, I know alot might argue with me that it shouldn't have happened etc but I'm only passing in my experience... overall I think seven snapped before I swapped to a stud conversion which has been fine....the physics I guess means the stress point is not in the same place,maybe someone out there wil explain it for me. Again,just personal experiences but I won't ever trust extended bolts with spacers....studs for me.

Thank you so much!

Didn’t want to spend that kind of money. Would cost as much as I bought the car for lol

Cheers bud

Different. 595 is more torquey. This you need to drive it a bit higher up. It sounds great. Both cars are super fun to drive. The 595 is much more modern but the mini holds its own based on the age of the car

124 for fun it’s rear wheel drive

@@StefABtvthanks for the quick reply. Love your reviews. Well done man! Greetings from the Netherlands!

Lol yeah speed bumps won’t be my friend

Just need to be careful and take them at an angle for the steep ones. Most of them i am fine

Still got it but not driven it much. Will do an update soon

@@StefABtv Awesome. Thank you. Look forward to it

Agree, loved your Mini vids Stef! Have an R53 myself in same colour ;)

I find them really good.

@@StefABtv I live in the Midlands so the roads here just weren't suited to them at all. The car used to slam into bumps and bounce and jiggle out. In the end I bought some heavy duty Konis sport shocks and R53 GP1 springs. I found that was the perfect setup and wouldn't change it. Its low enough, reduced the bodyroll and the ride quality is super high quality now. Firm sporty and really well dampened. My personal perfect setup for fast road driving.

you do know they have coilovers as standard. What had been fitted here are adjustable coilovers. Maybe yours needed setting up?

@@huwjones5879 Well yes I know, Mcpherson strut fronts and rear. My point was the adjustable coilovers are just too stiff to really enjoy the car on UK roads. The cars very stiff from standard, its under-dampened. The dampening is fixed by the heavy duty shocks and I found that the spring rates from the Mini GP were just perfect. I enjoy the car alot more with a certain amount of roll. When on adjustable coilovers I found that the car had less grip as it was prone to wheel spinning and lifting the inside wheel when taking on UK country roads.