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is the steering wheel on a mini adjustable r wen u put bucket seats in du u hav 2 stretch ur arms out like ur drivin a lorry lol


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sounds like you need a steering drop bracket
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at the moment i dnt hav a mini, but id luv a an anthricite mini cooper wit black cobra interior but the steering wheel is up very high. if i did buy a mini wer cud i get a steering drop bracket nd how much wud it cost?
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most mini suppliers sell the for arround 5 sterling
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aw ok that handy enuf, wud it work with power steering? wud puttin bucket seats in a mini make it handier 2 drive if sum1 was on the tall side?
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im 6'5'' and i feel comfortable in a standard seat just have the lack of head room. but i recently put buckets into mine and the differene... i have much more leg room as the seat travels further back, plus the seat is lower therefore more head room! woop!!!
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I'm 6'2 and I just have extender brakets on my standerd seats and no drop bar on my steering wheel and I'm preety comfy!
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[quote="Paul_K_94"]aw ok that handy enuf, wud it work with power steering? wud puttin bucket seats in a mini make it handier 2 drive if sum1 was on the tall side?[/quote]


i haver a drop bracket in mine, does wonders!

also i dont know what mini youve been looking at with power steering!!
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i wasnt lukin at ne mini just i saw 1 in the net nd it said it has power steering so i figured all minis have power steering, the 1.3i cooper ones neway
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StanO'Toole wrote:I'm 6'2 and I just have extender brakets on my standerd seats and no drop bar on my steering wheel and I'm preety comfy!

Stan,

I seen your car recently..... Its easy have loads of leg room considering you've no seats at all in it now !
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[quote="Paul_K_94"]i wasnt lukin at ne mini just i saw 1 in the net nd it said it has power steering so i figured all minis have power steering, the 1.3i cooper ones neway[/quote]


they dont have power steering FYI
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That was painfull to read. :lol:
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Buddy wrote:they dont have power steering FYI
im nt that stupid, i no that now comprende?
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you were that stupid 3 posts earlier werent you

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listen buddy, im nt on here 4 a row nor im not a mini expert either i cn a few minis in mags nd on the web wit PAS so i figured all minis hav power steerin. honestly i dnt hav a mini nd i no frog all bout them so im on here 2 find out b4 i get 1
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Drop the txt spk as there is no limitations on message size or character set here, then hopefully once your properly understood we'll be able to help.
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Sorry I am just used to talking on msn and webtexting!
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Dylan8660 wrote:Drop the txt spk as there is no limitations on message size or character set here, then hopefully once your properly understood we'll be able to help.
Paul_K_94 wrote:listen buddy, im nt on here 4 a row nor im not a mini expert either i cn a few minis in mags nd on the web wit PAS so i figured all minis hav power steerin. honestly i dnt hav a mini nd i no frog all bout them so im on here 2 find out b4 i get 1
CORRECTION = Listen Buddy, I Paul_K_94 am not on this site for a row and i am not a mini expert either it is just i seen a few mini's in magazines and on the internet with power assisted steering so i figured all mini's have power steering. Honestly, I do not have a mini and i know frog all about them so I am on here to find out about them before I buy one!!!!

AND AS I SAID I AM NOT ON HERE FOR A ROW BUT I THINK YOU ARE SAD FOR PICKING ON A 15 YEAR OLD "buddy"

now can you all help me? :lol:
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Just to wrap things up here, Not all Minis have power steering and very little do. It is posible to put power steering in yourself but if power steering is standerd in a Mini it would only be on the later models. As for the drop brackets you can buy them for little or nothing and they just lower your steering wheel so your not streching like a mother f**ker!

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no thats fine, i only had one question and everyone was making a big deal of me thinking there were power steerings in a mini and blowing things way out of porportion. thanks anyway.
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Questions are there to be answers dude, all you have to do is ask!

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And it was so much nicer to let your personality shine through on your posts even if it was a little angry but hey your 15 it's cool.
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paul no worries, i was just trying to let you know they dont come as standard with power assisted steering

sorry if you thought i was having a go, i truly wasnt!

hope you find yourself a nice car!
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