Interior/Exterior Interior and exterior modifications for Cooper (R50), Cabrio (R52), and Cooper S (R53) MINIs.

Interior/Exterior Brakelight modification

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Old Mar 24, 2003 | 07:48 AM
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I just completed the brakelight assembly modification and it was just as easy as pie :smile: ( for those of you who are looking for detailed instructions do a search and the informative thread will show up).

Why didn't MINI do this change to the brake light assembly from the beginning? My understanding is that the assembly was designed for rear fog lamps as used in Europe? And if since these are not used here in the U.S., why didn't MINI make it for brake lamps as the modification describes? Hmmmmm I wonder....

Many thanks to everyone here on MCO for their time, efforts and enthusiam for the "little car that could".


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Old Mar 24, 2003 | 08:25 AM
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i did this recently too. it looks awesome. im kinda glad that mini didnt do it cause it made me so happy to do it myself.
 
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Old Mar 24, 2003 | 08:56 AM
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Also check out the thread in the marketplace forum - mini-rolls is selling a set for $16 shipped that includes the materials to do this properly for the long term. A bit pricy, but if (like me) you are wary of monkeying with electrical stuff and worried about messing things up, it's a very easy and quick way to go. Took me less than 5 minutes!
 
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Old Mar 24, 2003 | 07:50 PM
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What is the link to the brake light mod ?
 
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Old Mar 24, 2003 | 07:54 PM
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Brake light mod
 
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Old Mar 24, 2003 | 08:14 PM
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This is a great mod. It's fun watching driver's faces behind you light up in red.
 
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Old Mar 25, 2003 | 04:19 PM
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This is a must-have mod, and it is way easy. I was EXTREMELY nervous at first, but after finally getting up the nerve, it turned out to be as easy as everyone said. I hate the idea of screwing something up, since I'm 2 hours from the dealer, but then I look at what someone will do to install, say, their own alarm system- it's downright scary
 
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