I had the DWS on my last car and they were *fantastic*. Highly recommended.
Pros: fantastic, highly recommended
Vehicle:
MINI Clubman
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Check rockauto. They have some brand name clutch kits for your car (sachs, valeo,luk). They also have the dual mass flywheel for your car as well for much less than 900$. You may not even need the flywheel replaced.
Pros: brand name clutch kits
Vehicle:
MINI
Running them on my MINI Cooper S and they did fantastic on the Dragon! So far, VERY happy with these - especially for the price.
Pros: fantastic, very happy
Vehicle:
MINI
I pulled all the coils out and one of them was rusted to shit. As I mentioned, I didn't want to pay $460 to get them from MINI, so the parts store supplied me with Bosch coils and they worked well. I ripped the car through the business district I work in ala Grand Tour; all the stuttering problems, hiccups are gone and the car feels way more powerful than before.
Pros: car feels more powerful
Cons: one coil rusted
Vehicle:
MINI
Mileage: 105000 km
When I had my mini cooper, I ran the 1521s on stock rotors and never had any issue in the rain.
Pros: no issue in rain
Vehicle:
MINI
Part number: 1521
I have Hella 500 fogs and installed them with the quad light bracket. I spliced mine into the factory fogs so one switch inside turns on all of them. It also meant that I didn't need to drill any holes in my firewall. I recommend it. It's relatively easy to do, and relatively inexpensive as well. You will need to cut the factory grill, though.
Pros: easy install, inexpensive
Cons: cuts factory grill
Vehicle:
MINI
I just had a clutch be replaced on my R53 even though it wasn't slipping - the pressure plate was bad and failing, along with the slave cylinder leaking, and I ended up just replacing the whole kit while they had it off the car. (Valeo kit for $500, then $1500 in labor.) I would be prepared to replace it soon. It's expensive but incredible peace of mind.
Pros: incredible peace of mind
Cons: expensive
Vehicle:
MINI
I use Mobil1 5W-30 in my R53. Checked with my dealer + that's what they use also. Served my car + me well for 135k miles so far.
Pros: served well, high mileage
Vehicle:
MINI
Mileage: 217261 km
I put on the Valeo clutch kit, which comes with a single mass lightweight flywheel, performance-y clutch, and throwout bearing. I haven't broken it in fully yet (only got about 40 miles on it so far), and I wouldn't necessarily recommend it for daily driving unless you really want the driving experience. The first impression is that the clutch pedal is really light, like stepping on a marshmellow. Then, you feel the resistance toward the end of the pedal travel and it feels like stepping on a slightly denser marshmallow. I threw it in gear, engaged the clutch, and boom, stalled it. Tried again, and stalled again. The clutch pedal feels light, but it feels comparable to having tight brakes on the front wheel of a bicycle, meaning that you've gotta be really gentle on the release otherwise you either stall or lurch. When driving, rev matching becomes a lot more important because you're going to look like you've never driven a stick before; of course, you should always rev match (regardless of whether you're breaking in a new clutch or not), but instead of having to be without the 700-1000 rpm of the new gear, you've gotta be within the 100 rpm range to keep from jerking. The power does feel way more responsive, but perhaps too responsive; personally I enjoy a bit more challenge but I can see casual drivers not liking it. It feels a lot like driving an older car, particularly the way old torque-y trucks do when you come off the clutch. I like it, but it's something to get used to. Single mass flywheels do vibrate more, but in this case I could hardly feel it (no torque-y truck feeling here). There is a bit of a buzz on the shifter if you hold it around 3k/4k rpm, but it's very negligible (like, not even phone-buzz noticeable). The single mass wheel does seem to kick up the idle speed, and the car does rev to life with a bit more intensity than usual (I'm guessing the starter motor's just stronger than it needs to be to crank it), which is far from a bad thing; just an observation, really. Nothing to say about the throwout bearing. My old one squealed a bit, this one doesn't. Fixed the problem. I'm glad the kit comes with it, though.
Pros: light pedal, responsive power, no vibration
Cons: hard to drive, requires rev matching, too responsive
Vehicle:
MINI
Mileage: 40 km
Do NOT buy TYC brand alternators. They may be good for headlights and other parts, but I have gone through 2 NEW TYC alternators within the span of 6 months. I do redline my car every so often, however these should be built to handle such loads. Even though TYC was good with their warrantee to replace it, I still had to deal with all the shipping costs and labor to install the parts. not worth it. Ended up going with Denso remanufactured instead.
Cons: short lifespan, not durable, installation costs
Vehicle:
MINI
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