Ello from Westhill

[rawtor51]

Hey folks, im Ross, came across the site after buying a Mini magazine yesterday,

I got my First of the new Mini's on Sat and loving it so far, still abit of a VW fan though.

Anyhoo heres some pics for you.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/rawtor51/DSCF0479.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/rawtor51/DSCF0481.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/rawtor51/DSCF0482.jpg

[Colin]

:welcome: Ross. Nice car!

[Stewart]

:welcome:

Very nice wee Cooper hope you have many happy miles.

[GCA3N]

Nice cooper you got there, welcome on board :thumbs up:

Did you get it as the pic shows? also any plans for it, ie mods etc?

[Craig]

:welcome: Ross

[Doug_m]

Welcome mate :)

[rawtor51]

Thanks folks , yeah the pics show just how it is at the moment, I hope i get alot of happy miles out of it , I really should stop reading forums, all the horror stories get me worried, Hahaha,

The more i look the more i want to do to the wee beastie, mostly cosmetic things though,

[GCA3N]

Thanks folks , yeah the pics show just how it is at the moment, I hope i get alot of happy miles out of it , I really should stop reading forums, all the horror stories get me worried, Hahaha,

The more i look the more i want to do to the wee beastie, mostly cosmetic things though,

Here is a good wee start very hard to come buy
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-BMW-Mini-Cooper-JCW-Aerokit-Sideskirt-Kit-Indy-Blue-/260654906986?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM# ht_810wt_989

[stoney]

:welcome: nic looking cooper you have there

[D3 JDA]

nice car m8:thumbs up::hand::cool:

[audrey]

Hi Ross :bigwave: Nice Car :thumbs up:

[Forbes]

Welcome mate. Recognise the username from Eastside VW. Still got the Golfs?

Think I have already spotted you in the new motor

[Forbes]

Here is a good wee start very hard to come buy
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-BMW-Mini-Cooper-JCW-Aerokit-Sideskirt-Kit-Indy-Blue-/260654906986?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM# ht_810wt_989
Cheap at the moment aswell

[GCA3N]

Cheap at the moment aswell


I thought so Ben.

[AndyP & Lenore]

:welcome:

A.:D

[Delboy]

Hello and :welcome:. Nice car :thumbs up:.

[rawtor51]

thanks for the welcomes folks:D, yeah i know you too Forbes, hows the new car?

Aye the skirts do look good but cant justify them at the moment though.

[Mini Ecosse]

Hi :welcome:

[dellie]

Welcome!

[Gismo]

:welcome:

[Forbes]

thanks for the welcomes folks:D, yeah i know you too Forbes, hows the new car?

Aye the skirts do look good but cant justify them at the moment though.

Going well cheers. So which Golf have you sold?

Also I have some Cooper parts in the garage for sale

[rawtor51]

good stuff , it was the silver MK4 that i sold , still got the black 5 door.

you will have to swing in past the hoose , let me see your motor, looks affa affa nice.



Does anyone here know how to adjust the handbrake, one side is good the other is p**h, but i cant find anything when i search.

Is it wheel aff pads out and rotate the piston to take up any slack???

Cheers Ross.

[Craig]

You could find you have a knackered caliper.. Common fault on rear calipers :frown:

[Hogman]

Welcome, hope to see you on some runs out

[rawtor51]

Yeah i hear they are common for going,

would it be the side thats good or the side thats not so good that would be knackered ,, iif that makes any sense at all.

When the handbrake is on the passenger side is good, driver side is poor

and yeah hope to meet some of you at some point.

[Crombers]

Welcome to NMSland :saltireflag:

[Craig]

Yeah i hear they are common for going,

would it be the side thats good or the side thats not so good that would be knackered ,, iif that makes any sense at all.

When the handbrake is on the passenger side is good, driver side is poor

and yeah hope to meet some of you at some point.

Sounds to me like drivers side if it's not working when the hand brake is on.... Best get it checked out by an Indy ;)

[rawtor51]

was gonnna wait till the weekend and have a look at it myself, hopefully see what the scoop is then:sad:

[GCA3N]

Does anyone here know how to adjust the handbrake, one side is good the other is p**h, but i cant find anything when i search.

Is it wheel aff pads out and rotate the piston to take up any slack???

Cheers Ross.

Not adjusted them on the mini but I did do it on my last Honda and that's what I did.

[rawtor51]

Aye , i think thats the way with any wind back piston calliper.

[GCA3N]

Aye , i think thats the way with any wind back piston calliper.

Absolutely It's just I never adjusted mine on the mini, even although I have changed the pads on a few occasions now.

[Duncan Stewart]

:welcome:

[N16SHP]

Welcome along mate. Now i'm not going nuts, but I think you litterally just drove past me on the road to Kirkton of Skene. I was walking a dog with my fiancee?

[rawtor51]

Welcome along mate. Now i'm not going nuts, but I think you litterally just drove past me on the road to Kirkton of Skene. I was walking a dog with my fiancee?

Hahaha your not nuts , it was me, giving it a blast after mucking about with my brakes, just checking it out.
You stay in Westhill???

[N16SHP]

Hahaha your not nuts , it was me, giving it a blast after mucking about with my brakes, just checking it out.
You stay in Westhill???

No, the in-laws live in Skene, we live in town. We were just out to get a torque wrench so I could stick in the new arm rest, as a simple star screwdriver didn't have the leverage lol. So it was out to raid the engineers garage lol!

[RyanK]

Welcome to NMS mate, see you around

[rawtor51]

:D ive got you , cant have all the tools eh,

Anyway thanks again folks, oh and good news , i sorted the handbrake tonight, :D:D

[RobSco]

Hi Ross

Welcome to New Mini Scotland... :thumbs up: Nice Car...

:welcome:

[JOHN MILNE]

:welcome::thumbs up:

[T5LLC]

:welcome: lovely Mini!