Interior light randomly coming on?

[ChandlerAdaway]

Sometimes when I'm driving, I'll notice that my interior lights just randomly come on for a few seconds, and then fade out..
Any ideas?

The doors are all closed and stuff. I'm lost to why it would do that.

[Not4no1]

I'm not sure what MINI you have, but on the GEN1 Cabrios, the boot switch doesn't always get pushed down all the way & the dome light will fade in-&-out as the boot door moves.

When this happens to me, I find somewhere to stop & reclose my boot firmly.
This has always solved my fading dome light problem.

I hope that is all it is for you too...good luck & happy motoring

[BlimeyCabrio]

FYI - there is a revised switch for the gen1 cabrios that solves this problem - it's a little longer. Had mine replaced a while back.

[ChandlerAdaway]

Originally Posted by Not4no1

I'm not sure what MINI you have, but on the GEN1 Cabrios, the boot switch doesn't always get pushed down all the way & the dome light will fade in-&-out as the boot door moves.

When this happens to me, I find somewhere to stop & reclose my boot firmly.
This has always solved my fading dome light problem.

I hope that is all it is for you too...good luck & happy motoring

Ah. Okay. Glad it's a common problem with the cabrio's. I indeed have one myself. I guess it's about time I put that in the signature.
Thank you for the info.

Originally Posted by BlimeyCabrio

FYI - there is a revised switch for the gen1 cabrios that solves this problem - it's a little longer. Had mine replaced a while back.

Is it a dealer fix under the warranty? That would be awesome.
I just got my Mini so I'm still trying to work out all the kinks, so I appreciate the info.

[BlimeyCabrio]

Yep, warranty item as long as your car is still under warranty. Takes them 2 minutes to unplug the old one and plug in the new one.