R55 Driving lights... wheres yore switch?
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I did not go OEM for my rally lights, so the aftermarket Mini switch would not work. My tech guy who wired everything ran the switches to the center console, in the open compartment in front of the stick / under the window toggles. Looks great. Super clean. I can get you pics if you are interested.
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My OEM driving light switch is to the left of the steering wheel - there's about a four inch piece of "molding" (same horizontal piece that you insert the key fob into on the right of the wheel) that has the switch built right in so the original molding comes right out. It's very clean looking.
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Bravo, Her Royal majestys department of transportation, (RMDT?)or whatever your equal is to our USDOT.
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My plan is for one of these:
http://www.carid.com/2009-mini-coope...FWlxQgodcmAAkQ
And a pair of Hellas, or Piaas, or maybe some homegrown KCs?
I may have the powder coat removed, and black chrome plating applied. Depends on how much versus pulling the thing off for a paint or repowder in a year or two. For $167, its a better value and does two jobs as opposed to the two hunnertdollar bracket that hold four lights, and hangs in range of every SUV bumper on the planet.
The best defense is a good offense, I always say!
http://www.carid.com/2009-mini-coope...FWlxQgodcmAAkQ
And a pair of Hellas, or Piaas, or maybe some homegrown KCs?
I may have the powder coat removed, and black chrome plating applied. Depends on how much versus pulling the thing off for a paint or repowder in a year or two. For $167, its a better value and does two jobs as opposed to the two hunnertdollar bracket that hold four lights, and hangs in range of every SUV bumper on the planet.
The best defense is a good offense, I always say!
Last edited by alanwrench; 12-11-2012 at 11:33 AM. Reason: More brainthought
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I'll try and find a pic of the switch when I get home.
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Yes - I am referring to driving/rally lights, not the fogs. I also do not have to fumble for the switch every time I want use them. They are wired into the high beams and come on with the high beams automatically.
I'll try and find a pic of the switch when I get home.
I'll try and find a pic of the switch when I get home.
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Hey, did you install your driving lights yourself? My hubbie just ordered the mesh grille for me for Xmas. Step one towards getting the aux. fogs. He plans on doing it himself. any help would be immensely appreciated!! I have printed out some of the threads on this subject, but none specific to my year/model..
Of course, if you're going with another vendor for the lights then go ahead and keep hubby's order. I didn't install them myself - MINI did the whole job cuz I ain't fiddling with no wires!
#15
Have him cancel the order for the JCW grille - if you order the OEM driving light kit, it comes with a grille!!! You can get either the "fish gill" stock Straight Cooper grille or the JCW grille. The reason MINI did this was the grille has to be notched to account for the brackets and they didn't want techs doing it at dealerships.
Of course, if you're going with another vendor for the lights then go ahead and keep hubby's order. I didn't install them myself - MINI did the whole job cuz I ain't fiddling with no wires!
Of course, if you're going with another vendor for the lights then go ahead and keep hubby's order. I didn't install them myself - MINI did the whole job cuz I ain't fiddling with no wires!
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Back to the thread that we hijacked... Guess I didn't take a pic of the switch. And can't take one now since my car's in the body shop.
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Hope all is well!!!!
#18
I had the OEM Driver/Rally/not fog lights installed by the dealer after the soon to be "Dead Pirate" got off the boat. The very white interior of the lights did not match the color scheme, eventually angering me, so at last years MotD I had Hella 500 Black Magics installed by Chad of Detroit Tuned using VIP Custom brackets. He used the OEM wiring and switch. It works perfectly and is a sweet setup with no odd looking switches lying about.
However.... I DO wish that I had saved my money and just gone for the Hellas after I got the Dread Pirate home. That is what I would recommend to new peeps ordering MINIs. Better lights for less money.
However.... I DO wish that I had saved my money and just gone for the Hellas after I got the Dread Pirate home. That is what I would recommend to new peeps ordering MINIs. Better lights for less money.
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I had the OEM Driver/Rally/not fog lights installed by the dealer after the soon to be "Dead Pirate" got off the boat. The very white interior of the lights did not match the color scheme, eventually angering me, so at last years MotD I had Hella 500 Black Magics installed by Chad of Detroit Tuned using VIP Custom brackets. He used the OEM wiring and switch. It works perfectly and is a sweet setup with no odd looking switches lying about.
However.... I DO wish that I had saved my money and just gone for the Hellas after I got the Dread Pirate home. That is what I would recommend to new peeps ordering MINIs. Better lights for less money.
However.... I DO wish that I had saved my money and just gone for the Hellas after I got the Dread Pirate home. That is what I would recommend to new peeps ordering MINIs. Better lights for less money.
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Giggles!!! Love the name! We MUST meet at MotD this coming year. Anyway... Chad did the install for $100 but that was because the OEM wires were already installed and he could use them. He was going to charge $200. I brought the Hellas and the VIP Custom mounts with me and already had the holes cut in the grill. I'm not sure how they mount on a Justi.
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Giggles!!! Love the name! We MUST meet at MotD this coming year. Anyway... Chad did the install for $100 but that was because the OEM wires were already installed and he could use them. He was going to charge $200. I brought the Hellas and the VIP Custom mounts with me and already had the holes cut in the grill. I'm not sure how they mount on a Justi.
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