When is a JCW not a JCW?

If a MINI has JCW badges on it, does that mean it has the 211hp or are there other kits that can be bought from MINI that come with the badges? Just wondering cos a friend bought a 57 plate cooper s with JCW badging on it, but I was looking on the cherised MINI site and it has no mention of being a JCW.

well it could be a stuck on badge the best way to tell is look under the bonnet and there will be a badge with a works tuneing kit number on it and if its that age it should be a 210 kit one there will be a jcw badge on the air box if is a jcw if not it will just be a mini badge also if its a jcw the should be a certificate with the car

I’ve not looked really too much into this but this is my take on it.

There a Factory Works that come out as it suggests all built up and kitted out from the factory.

I think there are then Cooper S that are Fully kitted out at the dealers with all the kit and are then certificated Works with the tuning kit etc on it.

I may be totally off here…..

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Originally Posted by Sav112

I’ve not looked really too much into this but this is my take on it.

There a Factory Works that come out as it suggests all built up and kitted out from the factory.

I think there are then Cooper S that are Fully kitted out at the dealers with all the kit and are then certificated Works with the tuning kit etc on it.

I may be totally off here…..

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you get a certificate with one from the factory the only diffrence that if it come from the factory was the JCW brakes

Stewart your right mate. If we talk about the latest R56 Mini's you can buy these now directly from the factory as JCW's. The badge will be on the right hand side at the back. There are quite a few differences from the standard cooper S apart from the looks ie body kit, the engine is slightly ungraded to cope with the extra BHP. I also believe that the turbo on the factory JCW is more powerful.( I think) The brakes are ungraded too and it comes with sports suspension as standard. There are other peices of equipment that also come standard on the factor JCW.

You can also buy a cooper S and have the garage put on aftermarket JCW products, generally exhaust, induction, body kit and sometimes brakes. They will have the cooper S logo on the right and the JCW badging on the left.

I am sure the more knowledgeable mini folks will correct me if I am not correct.

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Originally Posted by stoney

you get a certificate with one from the factory the only diffrence that if it come from the factory was the JCW brakes

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I thought the engine had a few differences stoney when coming as a JCW from the factory.

The car in question has a JCW exhaust fitted, would that be enough to get the badges if that was fitted by the garage?

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Originally Posted by Colin

The car in question has a JCW exhaust fitted, would that be enough to get the badges if that was fitted by the garage?

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I am not sure but I would not have thought so. They are easy to come by though loads of sellers on ebay selling badges. I know of people who badge their Cooper S's after putting one or more JCW products on.

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Originally Posted by Colin

The car in question has a JCW exhaust fitted, would that be enough to get the badges if that was fitted by the garage?

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is it an R53 ???? or an R56 as i was talking about R53 not R56 can not help with the R56 elf man is the one to ask as he has had the jcw kit added to his

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Originally Posted by stoney

is it an r53 ???? Or an r56 as i was talking about r53 not r56 can not help with the r56 elf man is the one to ask as he has had the jcw kit added to his

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