What did you do to your MINI today?

Discussion in 'Cooper SE' started by SameGuy, Oct 4, 2022.

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  1. SJA

    SJA Member

    I have been wanting to get a pair of the Bavsound subs for under the seat. I want a little extra base that the HK system doesn't provide. Good luck with install.
     
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  3. teslarati97

    teslarati97 Well-Known Member

    Ghost subwoofers are installed! Will take awhile to do a write up on the installation process but there is a noticeable difference in the mid & bass for the woofers. Maybe it's twice as loud on the mid & bass? Base audio uses 4 ohm woofers (more clarity and louder at half volume) and the HK uses 2 ohm (more punch when really loud).

    The Bavsound speakers weigh about 2.81lbs and the stock speakers about 1.08lbs. When I get time I'll do the door and rear speakers!

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  4. SameGuy

    SameGuy Well-Known Member Subscriber

    YUL
    I just realized, with temps in the low teens the past couple of days, why my windows have been fogging up – even after calling up air conditioning. Time to pull out the enet cable.
     
  5. nowkent

    nowkent New Member

    15,000 miles in about 8 months and we're still loving our SE!
    15,000 mile review
     
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  6. Rexsio

    Rexsio Well-Known Member

    Weight distribution of the Mini SE 54:46 against the Cooper S’ 68:32 which make SE very solid like sport car on a road.
     
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  8. CuriousGeorge

    CuriousGeorge Well-Known Member

    Warming weather caused me to charge my car to 81% last night, in anticipation of driving it today and tomorrow. Cold front arrived early, however, so I chose to deplete the battery on the way home by using the seat heater, cabin heat, multiple maximal 0-35 mph accelerations, and by driving 70 mph via the interstate on the way home. The result? 29 miles covered while using only 22% of the battery, for an estimated total range of 132 miles.
     
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  9. teslarati97

    teslarati97 Well-Known Member

    Ripped open the front doors and installed the coaxial speakers for Bavsound Stage One. Audio clarity is excellent and now the treble is much more clear due to the lack of tweeters for non-HK systems.

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  10. SameGuy

    SameGuy Well-Known Member Subscriber

    YUL
    Very cool.

    Did you apply any acoustic damping material ("Dynamat")?
     
  11. teslarati97

    teslarati97 Well-Known Member

    I didn't put any damping material on. The door speakers are already mounted to a plastic housing and I haven't noticed any rattling yet. Next I have to remove the rear passenger seats to get to the rear speakers.
     
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  14. MrSnrub

    MrSnrub Well-Known Member

    Playing with my OBD2 App. 15503km. 50% soc roughly and cold battery. 98% SOC which is about inline with what I expected. Tbh I was thinking about 90-92%
     

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  15. Puppethead

    Puppethead Well-Known Member

    Which app? Or by "my ODB2 App" do you mean you wrote your own? :)
     
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  16. Puppethead

    Puppethead Well-Known Member

    What's the battery life like? It looks pretty interesting, have you tried charging it from the SE's USB-C port? And have you tried it on pet fur by chance?
     
  17. MrSnrub

    MrSnrub Well-Known Member

    Car scanner pro
     
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  18. SameGuy

    SameGuy Well-Known Member Subscriber

    YUL
    Huh. I've had that for a couple of years to check and clear codes on our older cars, and never bothered to try it on the SE!
     
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    endquote Active Member

    I was able to do the whole interior on one charge, but just barely. The whole reason was to tackle the pet fur before putting the floormats in.

    I've not tried charging it from the car, but generally I use USB-C adapter from the 12v port which seems to do better than the existing USB-C port.

    I went hard on the other HOTO products, got the washer and power tools and such too.
     
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  20. teslarati97

    teslarati97 Well-Known Member

    Well at least you can share the batteries? I just got the IK e Multi Pro 12 to spray rinseless wash solution...but another unitasker battery.
     
  21. Puppethead

    Puppethead Well-Known Member

    Winter is finally arriving, so I swapped out my floor mats with my floor liners and put my snow broom in the boot.
     
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  22. Rexsio

    Rexsio Well-Known Member

    As of Saturday Jan7 it’s been 693 days since the Big Apple picked up at least an inch of snow in a single calendar day and I’m not buying winter tires anymore as I own them for past 20 years on all my cars . SE I drive on summer tires on snow less NY streets . In MN I know you enjoy Hakkapeliittas .About 6 years ago just getting older to help me to clean a snow I purchase that “BABY” I used 6 times and since I change an oil only to keep in shape /dusted is useless equipment in NY .Is brand new ready for sale .Have to add is not EV but electric starter. IMG_1296.jpeg
     
  23. teslarati97

    teslarati97 Well-Known Member

    Hope everyone is staying warm! Our hearts go out to the poor Iconic SE and the other 15 vehicles. :(

    Fortunately it's not rogwp's Basil, because he has energetic yellow mirror caps and loop spoke rims for winter versus the 16" revolites.

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