So I have a 2011 Countryman with genuine mini spotlights.
These are wired into the spare 12v supply in the engine bay fuse box. Looks like this (not my image):

Assume it came like this from Mini or fitted as a dealer fit accessory.


I've since added the genuine Mini DRLs.
Picture below:


These earth in the engine bay, and use the same 12v feed from the engine bay fuse box again and get a signal from the Passenger Footwell Module (you have to break into a wire going into the box). Image below:

PDF of Mini fitting guide also found here: http://bd8ba3c866c8cbc330ab-7b26c6f3...NI_LED_DRL.pdf


Does anyone know where pin 12 of plug X14261 comes from? The one you need to wire into?
My assumption is that it comes from the left hand column lighting stalk. And when you switch the lights from OFF to either side lights ON, or dipped headlights ON it tells the switchgear illumination to come on and therefore is a signal to the DRLs to dim?

All was fine until I noticed last week that I'd lost my interior switchgear illumination.
At first I thought I'd blown a fuse but this seems fine.
Then I wondered if the connection I'd made to the passenger footwell module for the DRLs was not quite fitted correctly. Mini provide a scotch clip style connector which I know are not the best so I took it apart and re-wired everything using a screw down connector.
A quick test and switchgear illumination appeared to be back. So tools went away and beer was drunk in celebration!
But annoyingly, the following day my switchgear illumination was not working again, and this now seems temperamental. Some days it's there, others not.


Any thoughts?
I plan to double check I have a good earth today, although I'm using a point used by other systems which all appear fine so don't think that's my problem.

Mini scanned the car and it had error 00C914? The dealer said this was a faulty stalk message?


I'm worried when I've connected to the passenger footwell module I've dis connected something else or made a dodgy connection myself although I've checked and double checked my connection and can see no issues with it.