When thinking about building the ultimate Mini Cooper R56, it’s impossible to do without considering building a wide body Mini Cooper.
The Mini Cooper wide body kits we offer are the highest rated in the industry, along with being the most appealing. All the most well-known R56 Mini Coopers that have been featured all across the web run the VAD Design R56 Mini Cooper body kit.
Something that you should consider when searching for a body kit is that not all body kits are created equal. Which means that some body kits don’t go through the same level of R&D that our body kits do, nor are materials used to develop these Mini Cooper body kits the same across the industry.
Aside from having one of the most unique R56 Mini Cooper’s in your town, VAD Design wide body kits are designed with performance in mind. Our wide body kits give you the ability to significantly increase your “contact patch” where the tire meets the road. That means that you’ll have a lot more confidence coming into a turn or if you like straight line performance, a wider tire will give you a lot more grip for getting your torque and horsepower down to the road.
Factory R56 Mini Coopers come with tires that are not very wide and even if you run a proper wheel setup that gives you the ability to run a wider tire, it’s nothing in comparison to one of the wheel and tire setups that our wide body kits allow you to run. Our typical Mini Cooper R56 wide body kit setup runs a massive 245/40R17 front tire and a groundbreaking 255/40R17 rear tire!
We offer end-to-end “turnkey” Mini Cooper R56 body kits which means a full conversion will include wider fender flares, our custom made lightweight 17x9 wide wheels, and a performance tire that will give you the most amount of grip. For those of you building a Mini Cooper for the racetrack, we also offer our custom-made lightweight wheels in 16x9 to reduce diameter and weight even further.
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This Mini Cooper body kit will also fit the R55, R57, R58, R59 Mini models
PLEASE NOTE
Our Mini flares are manufactured in the UK and are made from the highest quality GRP. The fender flares will come in matt black, and gel coated. The fender flares will need to be painted to your style.
Our wide body fender flares should not be confused with other sub-standard brands on the market. Professional installation is suggested.
9x17 4x100 +10 wheel options are a very difficult find in today’s current wheel market there are only a couple of select wheel designs that you can purchase off the shelf with the correct offset needed for this conversion in a 1 piece Monoblock cast wheel, ZF1 are our wheels of choice, designated wheels with the correct width and offset for our Mini Wide fender conversion.
Available in various colour options, with bespoke colours available on request at extra cost, we offer 235/40R17 or 245/40R17 tyres with our wheel design, supplying most brands from budget to branded as well as race tyres, we have every option at our disposal, get in touch for more details.
The ultimate bespoke flowformed light weight 9x17 wheel option for our bespoke Minis
Wide fender flares for the First generation R53 MINI, 35mm wider than the stock oem fender, enabling a much wider wheel and tyre set up, with 8" 9" wheels can be used with a huge selection of tyres sizes that are alla available on request.
We offer a full fitting service for this conversion, available with our 1 piece light weight motorsport wheel.
get in touch for more details on this amazing little aero enhancement upgrade for your R53 Mini
Note: Professional Installation by an experienced custom body shop is recommended for these flares as these parts are “After Market” not OEM.
All body kit items are shipped in Matt Black and will require prep-work before painting. Minor adjustments may also be necessary to ensure an oem fitment and will include cutting of the original fenders to fit the customised parts. These are normal body work and installations steps to fitting any wider fender. it is always better to test fit all items before painting.
MINI GEN 2 JCW FRONT BUMPER WITH INTEGRATED MINI CHALLENGE FRONT SPLITTER
R55, R56, R57, R58, R59 Chassis
Fibreglass Bumper to fit Gen 2 Models R55, R56, R57, R58, R59 Chassis
Disclaimer:
All of the wheels for our Mini flared conversions in 4 or 5 stud are specifically machined for the intended application, they are custom machined and drilled on order, once that process is done the product is officially yours.
Our Mini flares are UK manufactured, made in GRP, and made to order, they are finished in matt black gel coat
that will need to be prepared and painted and installed professionally
**Special note **
You are removing a plastic trim piece and replacing with a GRP part, some modification, fettling and part titivation will be necessary, o.e.m panel modifications will also be required for wider wheels and tyres, flares to be panel bonded. Professional installation is recommended