I've searched but couldn't find...what are the little red lights by the rearview mirror for? I noticed them shining on my hand when I reached up to close the top or switch on the dome light. They don't seem to light anything else up, though.

 

They are part of the "ambient lighting". You can adjust their color on some models from orange/red to blue/purple. Kind of like mood lighting. Fairly subtle.

 

Yes it is ambient lighting but not color changeable on your model. Change the brightness of the dash lights and see what happens.

 

It's referred to as 'waterfall lighting'

 

They actually light up the center speedo/dash pretty good. I miss mine sometimes.

 

I thought those little lights we're aimed at the so called cup holders way down there ? ? ?

 

my 2012 model has em........

 

does anyone know where to BUY those LEDs?

Mine are Orange, and it is Dang hard to find Orange / Amber LEDs that are the same color... I want a pile of them so I can do More ambient lighting in my Mini!

I really like the color / subtlness of the stock orange ones, and I think it would be neat to use "stock" leds for the ambient setup anyway