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lewisdg · Aug 22nd, 2007, 09:15 PM

Whilst I'm not complaining about the multi-coloured lights inside the car I'm at a loss as to their point - They are not strong enough to be really noticed or to have an effect........especially the ones behind the door arm rest ! and how much would you use them anyway. I would rather have had LED rear lights as standard than these fairy lights

gen2coopers · Aug 22nd, 2007, 10:13 PM

They show up pretty well on blue....agree with you on the rear lights....much prefer LED lamp clusters.
Its odd BMW missed that premium trick on the new MINI I thought they would at least twin them with the xenon headlights as they do on the 1 series and there other models

chilliaddict · Aug 23rd, 2007, 05:42 PM

The theory put forward by one of my friends is that some engineer at MINI noticed there was a space for a spare switch so they just *had* to fit something!

It is rather pointless I admit, but the geeky part of me really likes the fact that there's a switch so you can change the colour of the lights.

Just a pity it doesn't change the colour of the dash too!

Root Ginger · Aug 25th, 2007, 02:36 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by chilliaddict (original)

The theory put forward by one of my friends is that some engineer at MINI noticed there was a space for a spare switch so they just *had* to fit something!

It is rather pointless I admit, but the geeky part of me really likes the fact that there's a switch so you can change the colour of the lights.

Just a pity it doesn't change the colour of the dash too!

It was supposed to change the colours of the dash too but unfortunately BMW bean counters got involved and it's now just a gimmicky option.

valk009 · Aug 28th, 2007, 08:56 AM

Does anyone know the original oem part number for the lights? I cannot locate them at RealOEM.com Online BMW Parts Catalog. I was thining of adding a few more of these light, say under the seats or in the footwell!

gasss · Sep 10th, 2007, 04:08 PM

personally, i love blue tone, perfect for me

regards from Madrid

Aug 22nd, 2007, 09:15 PM	#1
lewisdg MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Local Time: 02:00 PM Posts: 30 Offline	Interior Lights Whilst I'm not complaining about the multi-coloured lights inside the car I'm at a loss as to their point - They are not strong enough to be really noticed or to have an effect........especially the ones behind the door arm rest ! and how much would you use them anyway. I would rather have had LED rear lights as standard than these fairy lights

Aug 25th, 2007, 02:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
Root Ginger Amiga 500 to PS3 20 Years Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Slough, Berkshire Local Time: 02:00 PM Posts: 4,634 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by chilliaddict (original) The theory put forward by one of my friends is that some engineer at MINI noticed there was a space for a spare switch so they just had to fit something! It is rather pointless I admit, but the geeky part of me really likes the fact that there's a switch so you can change the colour of the lights. Just a pity it doesn't change the colour of the dash too! It was supposed to change the colours of the dash too but unfortunately BMW bean counters got involved and it's now just a gimmicky option. It was acceptable in the 80's

Aug 28th, 2007, 08:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
valk009 MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hong Kong Local Time: 10:00 PM Posts: 85 Offline	Does anyone know the original oem part number for the lights? I cannot locate them at RealOEM.com Online BMW Parts Catalog. I was thining of adding a few more of these light, say under the seats or in the footwell! Last edited by valk009 : Aug 29th, 2007 at 04:24 AM.

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Aug 22nd, 2007, 10:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
gen2coopers MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Local Time: 03:00 PM Posts: 82 Offline	They show up pretty well on blue....agree with you on the rear lights....much prefer LED lamp clusters. Its odd BMW missed that premium trick on the new MINI I thought they would at least twin them with the xenon headlights as they do on the 1 series and there other models

Aug 23rd, 2007, 05:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
chilliaddict MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Local Time: 03:00 PM Posts: 6 Offline	The theory put forward by one of my friends is that some engineer at MINI noticed there was a space for a spare switch so they just had to fit something! It is rather pointless I admit, but the geeky part of me really likes the fact that there's a switch so you can change the colour of the lights. Just a pity it doesn't change the colour of the dash too!

Sep 10th, 2007, 04:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
gasss Mini4ALL Join Date: Jul 2007 Local Time: 04:00 PM Posts: 20 Offline	personally, i love blue tone, perfect for me regards from Madrid

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