MINI Cooper battery replacement

Posted on August 29, 2011 by brad.

Sorry, no photos to go along with this post, this was an unscheduled repair. The just over 5 year old battery in our R50 kicked over its last kick this past weekend. Fortunately we were at a friend’s house and not stranded somewhere far away from an Autozone. Speaking of which, Autozone just happens to carry a perfect replacement battery for the MINI Cooper R50.

I first checked out this thread from NAM to see what options were available. Then I checked online and luckily the Autozone in town had a battery in stock. Autozone’s Duralast battery for the MINI Cooper R50 (not the supercharged R53) is part # H5-DLG and it cost me $141 with tax.

The battery fit perfectly in the stock under hood location. The only thing I had to do was swap the vent plug around so the correct side was lined up with the vent tube. The factory support strap fit exactly where it should and the battery is the correct shape with both posts lining up just right. A few minutes with a 10mm wrench and a friend willing to let me borrow his 318ti for a quick drive to the Autozone and we were back in business. Easy!

320i radiator upgrade for the 2002

Posted on June 19, 2011 by brad.

Sadly our trip to The Vintage did not start out well. I had the car running like a fine German top but once we loaded all our luggage (beer) into the 02, it started pinging and overheating…it didn’t help that the temperature was around 95 that day. So, it’s time for a radiator upgrade.

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AutoX shirts have arrived

Posted on May 18, 2011 by brad.

The shirts arrived and they look great! They are available in sizes, L, XL and XXL. Right now I only have them in heather gray, but other colors will be along as I sell more shirts.

The price is $20 each. You will be able to pick one up at the Moosehead Engineering tent at The Vintage, clicking the Buy Now button below or by contacting me directly. Free sticker with purchase at The Vintage! Have a look:

New AutoX shirt designs

Posted on May 4, 2011 by brad.

::UPDATE:: The shirts are in! Visit my TW Gear page to get your autoX shirt!

I’ll be selling a few of my NEW shirts at The Vintage in Winston-Salem, NC. If there is enough demand, I’ll get more in different colors. The shirts will be $20, unless I get several folks interested then I’ll put in another order and drop the price a bit. Right now the shirts are medium gray with color printing. More colors will become available if these sell.

If you’d like to order one and aren’t attending The Vintage, please contact me and I’ll get right back to you!

I’m using ooshirts.com for the printing. Their website is very well laid out and the design upload process was very easy! I’ll post pictures of the final product when they arrive.