ECS Tuning has them for $451

http://www.ecstuning.com/News/MINI_R...ing_Lights_LED

 

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You are correct, and no there is not.

 

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I agree, that's a big negative for me too. I'd like the full ring lit with my headlights on.

 

It would be wayyy too bright if the whole ring was used with the headlights!!! Those rings are very bright. Even with standard drl turned on, only top half of fog lights up. It's called position lighting.

 

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The rings are designed to be seen in bright daylight so yes, they are pretty bright. The quarter ring at night maybe isn't the perfect solution, but I almost always have the fogs on when the headlights are on. The are much brighter than the original fogs and throw very wide and light up the area below the headlight throw as they were designed to do.

 

Yes, they are VERY bright, and led fogs are also brighter than the halogens.

 

to clarify, the ring is led, and the fog light is led also? if so, do they come in yellow too, or just white?

 

Yes, both are LED. No yellow.

 

Are they DOT stamped too? Thanks!

 

No idea why? Want me to look?

 

It would fail the annual inspection here if it wasn't. It looks like could be according to this picture, although it could say something else and I can't read the rest of it.

 

I'll look

 

Thanks!

 

I don't see a din on the outside

 

I highlighted it in this picture. I don't know if it says DOT or goes on to something else.

 

I'll look tomorrow

 

The full thing says DOT SAE FP DRL 12

 

Awesome thanks!
Department of Transportation (approved)
Society of Automotive Engineers (passes SAE standards)
Not sure what the others mean, but a guess would be
Front Passenger
Daytime Running Lamp
12 watt

 

The FP might be European in nature. It's possible that while they are DOT approved they may run afoul of state laws in some places although that could be difficult to verify.

 

To my understanding they are DOT approved now since MINI has released the hold on these for the US dealers to order them.

 

There are two sets of marking on these lights: SAE, used primarily in North America, and ECE, used throughout the rest of the world

Top markings:“DOT SAE FP DRL 12”
North American SAE Lighting and Signalling Function Markings
F Front fog lamp
P Front position (parking) lamp
DRL Daytime running lamp

Bottom markings “F3 04 PL 13177 E13[in circle] [down arrow]A 02 RL 00”
The uppercase "E" in a circle means the device is type approved to an ECE Regulation
13 is the country granting approval: Luxembourg
F3 Front foglamp (to updated & increased performance requirements)
RL Daytime running lamp
PL Plastic lens (may occur with any of above markings

 

Wow, extremely informative!! Nice job!!