Just a word of advice to anyone looking to get an older mini- stay away from the 2002 model year, if your car (like mine) was built in the first 6 months of production, you cannot get aftermarket struts or springs, you have to convert everything to the 2003-06 struts (sway bar end links, struts, strut mount, coil spring, and spring top plates. I've been waiting 3 weeks for coil spri he to come in from the dealership and I'm $650 deep for only the front struts, not including labor