What options were available outside of the JCW Tuning Kit from JCW?
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During the same time period the JCW Kit was made BMW also made optional extras for the cars that were individually able to be optioned or bought from the BMW dealership under the John cooper works banner, any Mini could have these options added but it is widely accepted that these options don’t make a cooper or a Cooper S a JCW, only the addition of the Sound Kit, Performance Kit, or addition of the 200 or 210 tuning kit make a JCW.
Some of these options from BMW included (Parts numbers included):
Carbon Fibre Dash Inserts (3 piece facelift and 5 piece pre-facelift) - (Several part numbers)
Carbon Fibre Downtubes
(51450398865)
Carbon fibre Cup-holders
(Front -51160406346, Rear -51160406348)
Carbon Fibre Shift Boot Ring
(51160406347)
Carbon Fibre Steering wheel trims
( Mid -32300403582, Left -32300403581, Right -32300403383)
Carbon Fibre Shift Knob
(Leather- 25110396878, Alcantara -25110403543)
Carbon Fibre Park-Brake Handle
(Leather W-O Logo -34400417956, W Logo -34400414691, Alcantara W-O Logo -34400417958, W Logo -34400414692)
Carbon Fibre Bonnet Scoop
(51130395503)
Carbon Fibre Wing-Mirror Covers
(Left -51160395772, Right -51160395773)
Carbon Fibre Rear Hatch Handle
(51130395503)
Carbon Fibre Rear Wing
(Silver End Pieces -51710392168, White end pieces -51710406292, Black end pieces -5170406291, Dark Silver -5171 0406 293)
Upgraded front brakes (Calliper size increase and rotor diameter increased to 294mm from standard 276)
(3411 0393 455)
Upgraded suspension kit (Including thicker sway bars and upgraded shock-absorbers and lowered springs)
Sports Steering wheel with Alcantara and Leather
(32300403545)
Sports Steering Wheel with Leather
(32300397016)
Sparco Seat Upgrade Front (Imprint of JCW logo in seat top)
(Cloth -52100305606 & 52100305607, Leather -52100305610 & 52100305611)
Sparco Seat Upgrade Rear (Imprint of JCW logo in seat top)
(Chelsea -52200394767, Panther Black -52200395816, Chilli Red -52200415955, Alcantara -52200406706 & 52200306149)
Carbon Fibre seat inserts (Sparco only)
(52100404665)
Leather Downtubes
(Colour Stitch -51450404446, Black Stitch -51450404443)
Leather Dash Inserts -Stamped with JCW logo (3 piece Facelift)
(Black Stitch -51450404881, Coloured Stitch -51450404882)
Leather cup holder trim
(Front -51160411135, Rear -51160411137)
Leather Shift Boot Ring
(51160411136)
Alcantara Hand-brake Boot and Shift gator
(Hand-brake -34400409242, Shift Gator -25110409241)
JCW Door sill Strips
(Standard -5171 0305 557, Light up -5147 0417 695)
JCW Wheel Centers
Front Strut Brace (JCW engraved)
(5171 0395 853)
JCW Floor Mats
(5147 0403 422)
Shift Lights
(6213 0410 113)
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A couple of options that are quite sought after that weren’t classed as a JCW Part that many accidentally believe are:
Aerodynamic Upgrade kit – Included Upgraded front bumper
Upgraded Side-skirts
Upgraded Rear Bumper
Slightly larger rear wing
Front Aero Bumper Plastic Black-out Inserts (Option) (51110151570)
(PDC -51190153267, Non PDC -51190153266)
Additional Guage setups – Available for installation in the center console under the switch panel
(82940015951)
Available as gauge pods next to the steering wheel mounted tachometer.
(82940418483)
Recaro Front and rear seats- Available in several colour options including all Black, but most commonly seen as Black and Grey.
Now how do I tell whether the car I’m looking is a genuine John Cooper works Tuning kit?
Click the buttons below to see what you should look for to determine if your car is a legitimate JCW or not.
All images used on this site for educational and informational purposes only- All details amassed from several years of personal learning and confirmation from others within enthusiast clubs, and through research through sites such as Wikipedia and sales brochures and part catalogues from BMW and Realoem.
I must thank fellow club members of the Facebook group R53 Owners club and The John Cooper works Tuning Kit Register for assisting by providing some of the images seen above, other images are of my own personal car (Not an official JCW but has a lot of optional JCW parts)
All details listed above are accurate to the best of my knowledge and has been reviewed by peers in the community before publishing.
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