I did a search and nothing came up. Can all the people with a mini any kind year etc post pictures of where you have your custom switches for lights and other mods??

 

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...led/led002.jpg
This if for the on-demand DRLs (aka tailgaiter repellant)

 

I'm a fan of the subtle... the ones on the downtube control the driving lamps (top) and fogs (bottom - intuitive, eh?). The safety-guarded switch in the console simply covers the hole where the switchplate used to be (I put a hole in it to install the aux input, but didn't like it there). That one controls the rocket launcher.

 

Here is a shot of mine. I simply put them on the drop down panel under the steering column. If i ever need to work on the wiring, I just pop it down. The small rocker switch that came with my driving lights went in the same location as Dixon's "rocket launcher" switch is located.

 

Dude that color is sick. I like the vinyl/sticker you got there too. haha

 

my kinda thread. here's my switches for my radar detector and laser jammer around the shifter console.

 

That's an interesting place for them. Easy access !!! I like it.

 

Ride height control under the toggle switches with a semi-gloss silver to match the OEM finish of the other center console pieces. 11 buttons and a screen for the various gauge readings.

 

Thanks !! Not to thread hijack, but a real quick question. Should I paint the patina alloy parts black? The only reason I kept them patina, is because my wife liked it. Now that we are splitting, well you know what I'm getting at. I'm thinking the purple with black would look kind of cool. Suggestions?? And sorry for highjacking !!

 

hmm thanks for the pictures, lets see some more.. Im very confused on how to connect my led lights to the wire that goes to the lighter i dont know where it is. And im scared to drill a hole in my car lol. Does anyone have a picture of all the wires is it with the fuse box... the fuse box is hard to get to

 

I think you'd have to do the door ovals also - which leads to wear issues and chipping. Would probably look great, but make sure the black isn't too, umm, "formal" for the pebble-grained charcoal dash. I'm unsure, so I say Photoshop it, then see...

 

Thanks for thread jacking father death.. Just kidding lol but does anyone have a video on how to wire something to the ligher or pictures not how to set it up but the actual wiring itself???

 

for accessories, i recommend wiring to the fuse box in the passenger footwell via an Add-A-Circuit. no splicing required and it has it's own separate fuse. check out this thread where i did my first electrical mod for my old nuvi gps. there's a few sugggestions for grounding in that thread. newministuff.com also sells a neat adapter that plugs into the bottom of the cig lighter.

 

Agreed - despite the cig lighter being a good place to run accessories, if I were running separate circuits (for lighting or whatnot), I'd add another fused circuit via the add-a-fuse option. In my '06, that meant tapping the fuse block in the engine compartment on the driver's side - ran two circuits for fog and driving lamps.

The Mini's 12v power supply also transmits information to the Mini computer, and that's one thing I didn't want to mess with!

Also, anytime you run wiring, it's a good idea to make sure you
- Consider your wiring runs acrefully to prevent crimps, slices, cutting, or stretching (consider moving or opening parts, etc.)
- Protect the wiring against abrasion and cutting using some sort of sleeve or wrap
- Protect your connections by soldering or securely crimping, AND keep the elements out. It may be overkill, but taping (Scotch 33+ is the best IMHO) AND either shrink-wrapping or ziptying to prevent unraveling.

Good luck!

 

great points. keeping things clean and well-protected will save you a headache in the future. oh yeah, check out this thread for which fuses are ignition activated or always on and such.

 

Dimi: Are you running the R50/53 or R56 chassis, or Clubman? The wiring's different.

(R50: MC 2006 and older, MCC 2008 and older)
(R53: MCS 2006 and older, MCSC 2008 and older)
(R56: all other MC and MCS)

 

r50

 

sorry. ignore the threads i referred to above for the r56.

 

I believe the R50 and 53 both have the fuse block in the engine compartment. Not a problem to pop an Add-A-Fuse in there and run a wire into the passenger compartment.

Remember, especially for lighting, horns, and other high current devices, it's best to use a relay to switch the 12v+ power to the device, then use the in-passenger-compartment switch to control signal wire to the relay. That prevents the lil' switch from handling all that current, and as a side benefit keeps the higher current out of the passenger compartment and in the relay, which is better able to handle it.

 

 

sorry double post

 

careful of second hand smoke lawsuits. are you using the biodegradable environmentally friendly oil? does the cloaking device really need to cloak the switch too? how's the hyperdrive holding up? does it go into limp mode often like my 2nd gen cooper? how big a battery do you need for the blasters?

 

Here's mine...safety covered toggles, one for each pair of lights (See sig). Illustrates that when I drilled the holes in the mirror panel I didn't get them symmetrical so I turned them to make it look like I meant to point them at the driver

 

Something about measuring twice and cutting once... of course, my fog light switch could be straighter too:

 

I typically measure about 5 times due to my paranoia about screwing up yet another DIY Still haven't figured out what happened...