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Do any of you have photos or videos you can share of what the “piano black illuminated” interior actually looks like? The picture in the confugurator isn’t that helpful.
My thought exactly... I'm sure there is a way, but curious about the level of effort.
It's most likely possible. I retrofitted the illuminated door trim on my F54 Clubman myself. The car would need to have ambient lighting package though; most countrymen, if not all of them, should have ambient lighting. The trim is just held in by clips, so should not be too difficult.
It's most likely possible. I retrofitted the illuminated door trim on my F54 Clubman myself. The car would need to have ambient lighting package though; most countrymen, if not all of them, should have ambient lighting. The trim is just held in by clips, so should not be too difficult.
I wonder if the electrical connectors are there for the dash trim though. Did the door trim have a separate connector or did it use one that the old door trim already had or was it just light tubes and used the existing ambient lighting for it?
I wonder if the electrical connectors are there for the dash trim though. Did the door trim have a separate connector or did it use one that the old door trim already had or was it just light tubes and used the existing ambient lighting for it?
The doors have a wiring harness with connectors for the lighting (map pockets/door handles/illuminated trim). So the trim does require a connector. If the electrical connector is not behind the dashboard (very likely), you can just splice wires into any of the ambient lighting.
I also added illuminated color changing ambient lighting into the rear door map pockets simply by splicing into the wires. I added the illuminated trim using the proper wiring harness and connector.
a few days ago dismount the central ring with the screen, and there were some connectors without connecting just in the area that lights up if you take the pack excitemen, it is possible that changing the panel that carries the lighting and coding worked
This is all very interesting. I think the price of the part may be the worst part, but my Mini dealer can't seem to figure out pricing on it.
The best thing to do is try to find one from eBay from a wrecked car. I got, for my clubman, the door panels with illuminated trim and wiring from eBay for a little over a hundred bucks. It might be prohibitively expensive for new parts, or it might not. Parts pricing seems really random at times.
Originally Posted by Budgett
a few days ago dismount the central ring with the screen, and there were some connectors without connecting just in the area that lights up if you take the pack excitemen, it is possible that changing the panel that carries the lighting and coding worked
if the car already has ambient lighting, no coding would be needed, you just have to wire/connect it. All ambient lighting is centrally connected.
This is all very interesting. I think the price of the part may be the worst part, but my Mini dealer can't seem to figure out pricing on it.
I may buy the drivers side since it's not that much money to see if I can get it to work, if so, then I can just buy the passenger side. Here's what I'm seeing for part numbers and pricing:
Decorat.trim driver's side illuminated (Left hand drive) PIANO BLACK 51459350473 €48.07
Dec. trim passenger's side illuminated (Left hand drive) PIANO BLACK 51459350474 €201.94
I may buy the drivers side since it's not that much money to see if I can get it to work, if so, then I can just buy the passenger side. Here's what I'm seeing for part numbers and pricing:
Decorat.trim driver's side illuminated (Left hand drive) PIANO BLACK 51459350473 €48.07
Dec. trim passenger's side illuminated (Left hand drive) PIANO BLACK 51459350474 €201.94
The driver side is not actually illuminated though; it's just labelled as illuminated because of the pattern printed on it to match. Only the passenger side lights up.
I was looking at pictures of the back of the trim online and it looks like it requires several LED modules, part no.: 63319263454
Coincidentally, I bought these same modules to create ambient lighting for my rear door map pockets.
These modules (3 are needed I believe) click into the trim and are what need to be connected by wiring.
You can see the back here on this RHD gold version:
The driver side is not actually illuminated though; it's just labelled as illuminated because of the pattern printed on it to match. Only the passenger side lights up.
Crazy that they charge an extra €17 for that pattern over the normal piano black.
Originally Posted by pw1114
I was looking at pictures of the back of the trim online and it looks like it requires several LED modules, part no.: 63319263454
Coincidentally, I bought these same modules to create ambient lighting for my rear door map pockets.
These modules (3 are needed I believe) click into the trim and are what need to be connected by wiring.
You can see the back here on this RHD gold version:
Yeah, we're almost guaranteed not to have those connectors behind the current trim, I wonder if there is the spare wiring or we'll have to tap the existing ambient lighting.
But my car has white lights in the area of the feet, that's the ambient lights?
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If your car has ambient lighting, your footwell lighting should have available base colors of red, blue, and green(or is it yellow?); these are the basis of the various colors you can achieve. You would also have a toggle switch in the overhead panel that controls the colors. If you don't have these things, you don't have ambient lighting, and it would probably be prohibitively expensive even if you found a way to retrofit the dashboard panel since you would need a new overhead console toggle switch set as well.
If you do have ambient lighting, just splice the wiring into the footwell lighting if the car is not already pre-wired for the dashboard panel.
I suppose you can wire it to only have one color permanently if you don't have ambient lighting?
If your car has ambient lighting, your footwell lighting should have available base colors of red, blue, and green(or is it yellow?); these are the basis of the various colors you can achieve. You would also have a toggle switch in the overhead panel that controls the colors. If you don't have these things, you don't have ambient lighting, and it would probably be prohibitively expensive even if you found a way to retrofit the dashboard panel since you would need a new overhead console toggle switch set as well.
If you do have ambient lighting, just splice the wiring into the footwell lighting if the car is not already pre-wired for the dashboard panel.
I suppose you can wire it to only have one color permanently if you don't have ambient lighting?
my car has two LEDs on the roof, two lines on the front doors and another led in the area under the air conditioner, all orange, also has lighting in the area of the feet with white light, I have no switch to change the color on the roof.
my car has two LEDs on the roof, two lines on the front doors and another led in the area under the air conditioner, all orange, also has lighting in the area of the feet with white light, I have no switch to change the color on the roof.
Do you have 4V9 the Mini Excitement Package? I think ambient lighting is standard now but the Excitement pack is what adds the colors.
About to pull the trigger on my 2019 Custom Iconic F60 build with my local mini dealer. I have chosen to go with the Illuminated Piano Black interior but I am nervous that it is distracting or takes away from the classiness fo the Chesterfield Oak interior? Any feedback from those of you that already have the Illuminated Piano Black interior would be super helpful. Is it too much? Distracting while driving at night?
Thank you!!!
About to pull the trigger on my 2019 Custom Iconic F60 build with my local mini dealer. I have chosen to go with the Illuminated Piano Black interior but I am nervous that it is distracting or takes away from the classiness fo the Chesterfield Oak interior? Any feedback from those of you that already have the Illuminated Piano Black interior would be super helpful. Is it too much? Distracting while driving at night?
Thank you!!!
