great info on the part #'s. I have the exact same set and was wondering how to determine which side went where. thx :) btw...did you sell your shock tower parts for the fronts? if not, where ya located?

Thank you from Italy Michael, I would never be able to replace it. the frontal plastic protection is a pain in the ass to place.

Thanks for sharing, very clear instuctions, made it by myself. Greetings from Russia

I got my arb front bull bumper a few days ago for my 04 D2 . Now I better understand the drilling you speak about, this make my 6th arb front bumper, and none of them needed drilling , so I have figured out the easiest way to drill the holes on bumper I put paint on tip of bolt ran it through pre-drill hole to mark where I need to drill then I drill holes before placing on D2 then used a white marker to mark where I need to drill I drilling a pilot hole then used a step drill on bottom and top this was extremely easy to make sure hole are align perfect then all bolts when in effortless and I'm installing headlight washer sprayer on bumper and installed my terrafirma 12k winch and arb intensity soft and flood lights and oem fog light now the D2 taking on a whole new look soon I be ordering the tall and long front-runner roof rack and in spring I'm ordering 2 gullwing windows from explore-glazing if you like to see one in action on Instagram his user name is pixel.rover he has a green discovery with many viedos the gullwing I'm interested in is the one that folds down into a table and glass open for access to that area or you can add a enclosed panel with shelves but when ordering you pick your style only information only if interested I'm building a overland discovery and any interesting products I usually look to see that style good day

DUDE!! Thank you, this was SOOOO Helpful! One thing I encountered - that thingy you pulled out at 7:00, I could not get the left-hand side back into the mating groove no matter what angle I tried to slide it in. I ended up pulling out the "square beam thingy" that runs across the whole car. Didn't take long and the part slid right back in. Costco item 1624800 is AGM, same capacity as the original capacity and type as my original, so I was able to use my Ancel BM700 to register the change. Apparently that reader won't let you change the type/capacity, so a slight moment of panic there... But it worked out in the end. Oh and at 6:25 my "good old days" involved throwing my 1/4" drive metric sockets in my 1998 Rav-4, driving to Costco, and changing out the battery in the parking lot. Sigh.

Very calm no loud noise or music and straight to the point!!! Thank you!!!!

Do you not use a memory saver ? You just unplug the battery leading to a reset ?

Gp1>3. Going auto is the real sin. Better to get an m235i.

Perfect description, I was able to change the battery without any troubles!

I just installed 4inch terrafirma lift kit from lucky8 you don't need a spring compression kit just use the D2 bottle jack by sitting it on axle jack up to frame and this will push down on axle i installed all 4 wheels 90 minutes very easy and simple

Loved this! I was on the adventure until Missoula, what a ride! Thanks for sharing #MTTS2024

Use a Caramel wheel on a drill and the residue will clean off quickly. Bodyshops use them to effectively remove stickers.

On faded oxidized black paint try Eastwood plastic resurfacer matte black aerosol, works excellent it brings dull to new in seconds I used it check it out on KZbin and you have your answer, I also buy from Atlantic British, and lucky 8 the difference is on many lucky parts are cheaper and free shipping and rover parts has many oem parts im thinking about fender flares 2 different brands both require drilling or cutting off metal terrafirma easy just some drilling but flexi fender flares look nicer but way more modifications I'm not willing to do both has viedos on KZbin so I might go with terrafirma much easier install

It's amazing how I keep discovering things on my D2 the little round access door to change oil mine is missing 😊 now I have find one

As I stated on the bumper installed, I bought my D2 wrecked for 600.00 off copart it was missing 3rd roll seats by chance on carfax had latest repairs and shop who did work so I called that shop gave them Vin# and ask them did they know the previous owner they said he comes in here for service on his vehicles so I left my number and had them call him to see if he still had 3rd roll seat he did and I bought then along with few other parts but that not the story I'm got to talk about this is a 2004 D2 his insurance total this D2 gave him 8500 I bought 600.00 met him in Phoenix AZ bought both rear jump seats 500 and another 75 for retractable privacy cover and he turn around bought another 04 D2 for 4k and pocket the rest plus my 575.00 he's a retired Hollywood stunt man you never know who you might meet and I get to build another overland build as people today buying 50k to 70k vehicles debt the only thing keeps you working rather enjoying life

This helped a lot. Thanks so much for sharing.

I like the longer antenna, makes it look like a remote controlled car 😂

Hi Michael, just found your channel. We have very similar tastes. I also have owned multiple MINIs and Land Rovers, including a silver D2. Hope to get to the museum this fall before it ends. Here are some of my cars if you want to see more MINI content… youtube.com/@ministryofspeed01

Good day! Mr. Micheal. Please Let me know when you are going to do all 4 brakes on your 2019 mini Cooper S countryman S F60. Looking forward for that!:) thank you 👍 for your great video. Patrick

Great video! My battery croaked, of course, on a Saturday morning with all the shops closed. But I was able to pick up a replacement and, using your excellent instructions, replace the battery in my '19 F60 in about 45 minutes! Car is running great and I will have use of it tomorrow on Sunday. That and I installed a high quality, long warranty battery and still saved about $235.00!

Thanks for the video Michael, it has been very useful. Greatings from Spain

I’m in the market for a manual mini, what’s your opinion on a convertible? I think the you can only get it in the base trim. Would it make more sense to buy JCW manual? Thanks!

Why not show us a video of actually installing it. I didn’t want to see the after🤦‍♀️

I think all car batteries between cabin firewall because if case of front collision accident battery would not be hit first would short out causing fire I originally had 21 Rouge located between cabin due to reason battery would protected for safety reasons it heavy and if front completely crushed won’t puncture battery I did have the 2024 mini Countryman I will same procedure to replace battery They haven’t change over couple of years My lost 21 Rouge front collision least battery didn’t get hit or puncture no fire 🔥

A tire for sure…glad you made it through it

The hardest part of this video is watching it. Good luck with you future endeavors. 😂🤯🤕. Buy your wife a tire or give her last rights.

That's a cracking D2. Glad to see it in one piece after the damage! I'm about to fit Ko2s to mine on the same rims and like your set up. Could you tell me the size of your KO2's please? Thanks Jim

Nice work Michael 👍 looks great and a job well done!

Thanks for a great video! I just swapped in a new battery in our 2018 F60, and it went smoothly.

Explain more in details? Please

Could I ask what model number quick jack you are using?

I took one look at this and decided to pay the battery supplier to do it for me. They have a fixed price of $35 for cars they can work on, and it took them nearly an hour. It was probably the best $35 I spent this year. I once changed an entire clutch on a 1977 Datsun Cherry (only a 12mm socket was required for the whole job) in less time than it took them to change a battery on a Countryman. Man, they really don't want you to work on your own car.

I toyed around with either removing my arches or sanding them down with some heavy to soft grit sandpaper and repaint. I might go with the latter since my 265/75r16 tires stick out. Thanks for your videos!

I installed a 14mm magnetic oil drain plug for a Thor V8 at AutoZone part #652166. For a Td5 engine I believe it's a 13mm oil drain plug.

Cheers! Subscribed! I'm removing the 6 year old front Terrafirma shocks and replacing with Fox 2.0 shocks on my 2001 Disco 2 V8.

I had ordered the Mini Cooper S hardtop, with the Signature Trim. Green. Just couldn't justify the $7,000+/_ extra for the JCW.

Just checked mine and yep it’s the same! Holes all through it and basically rotted out! Thanks for the advice Cheers Tony

I custom ordered a '21 JCW manual and the rev-hang was so atrocious, I got rid of the car after about 9 months. It truly ruins the manual transmission experience. At the time, there weren't any coders out there that could turn it off. Maybe this has changed now, but I'm just going to keep having fun with my four R53 JCWs!

Hello Michael ! 👋 In the future like to see you do video tutorial on the 30k miles service on differential gear oil for : front, transfer-case and rear. I will be looking forward for that when you have chance. Thank you 🤝

Get rot out of your life!!! Yes! Perfect. Really wish I could have seen a before pic of what it looked like before you spruced everything up. You clearly know your stuff about cars. Anytime there's anything like that lying about on my engine, I'm already out of my depth... and rather concerned that it's all going to go back in correctly!

Looks the same length to me 🤔

Check out CARRS4x4 in California. They sell an upgraded rubber piece to the air intake box from the sidewall. I’ve got one on my Disco 2. Cheers from England! 🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Sweet mini!!! Question for you: is the stock exhaust overly loud on cold startups? Weighing my options between a jcw and a Cooper s...but I have touchy neighbors so I'd rather not start a war over my exhaust lol

Hello there!!! please tell me what is the group/size on that battery (Duralast battery) you are putting in your mini?? Hope to hear from you soon. thank you

Great video 👍👍👍 I thank you. I have same car year 19' all4 S. *** Can you please tell me what type of battery " specification" you are using on this car. Thank you.. Patrick

I did a (not great) video that shows some of the steps to removing the rear interior trim here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioumgnlpYp6LfNksi=TTDNrcbt7uNSTCIS

Looks like you went with a Duralast battery. What was your decision process for that over the OEM battery?

I had a hard time finding the volume for the oil change. Good to know it’s 5.5l. Keep the F60 content coming!

Thank you for this. If you know how to replace the Fuel Filler Housing assembly I would love to know. I think it may require removing the tail light for access so this video was a good start.

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