i got a full toggle switch and i wanted to know if i get the dealer to program them would they work or do i have to do some wiring to make them work.
thanks

 

They should "just" work after the dealer enables them in the firmware.

Of course, that assumes your installation of the switch assembly went OK.

 

Yes, from the factory the bulbs and wiring are (should) already be in there. It's just telling the MINI to go look for them when you flip the switch.

I had that added in 2005 to my 03, and cost aside was an easy upgrade.

 

I went to the mini dealer and they said it wouldnt be more then 50$ but then they said there servers where down and i would have to come back. What's up with that? Do they even need them

 

Servers were down? You'd think it would just be portable software, but who knows? You'll be foggy soon!

 

Yes there are servers that run some operations like programming.

 

I went back to the dealer. and they said they did it, but its not lighting up. the lights or the switch. so they didn't charge me for it but it wont work. any ideas?

 

It required a couple of attempts by my dealer before the software update finally "took".

 

I went to another dealer and they told me it would take over 3 hours and tons of money. i feel like im never going to have rear foggies.

 

Hmm. It was only a matter of the dealer having to reflash the BC1 on my car to recognize the rear fog lights. All bulbs and wiring were already in place - just needed the full toggle switch unit plugged in and BC1 flashed.

The flash process didn't take long at all. If memory serves me right, I had the dealer do it while I had the car in for an oil service.

 

Mine took them a little while to get it right they charged me about an hour so $76 bucks

 

i called some more dealers that were farther away and they all said they never did anything like this. so i think my rear fog dreams are dead.

 

There's a TSB out there regarding rear fog light retrofits. Maybe someone on here has a copy of that document...

Sounds like the dealers around you don't know what they're talking about. Ugh...

 

Huh. Maybe they're out of practice. In 2005 I had my ECU flashed to recognize the fogs at Richmond MINI, VA - only took a few minutes (and that was prior to my installing the full toggle rack!)

 

My 2006 also only took a short time to flash. However, from what I've seen in the forums, BMW/MINI changed their procedure several years ago. Dealers used to be able to locally update software themselves but now they can only download updates by VIN from the BMW server.