Its been quite a while since I last did any lighting mods, but Id eventually got around to converting the Spot Lights over to LED rings.
http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=161668&d=1306701900

Lets face it, unless you're doing a bit of rallycross, its unlikely the spotlights ever get used, especially as they can only be activated when on Main beam.

The MINIs Spot lights (& their optional plastic covers) therefore can be regarded in most cases as cosmetic adornments adding to the character of the cars design.

I thought it would be nice if they could be independently switched, regardless of other lights being on - to be used as 'marker' or 'driving' lights as it were.
This being the case, the standard high power bulbs can be dumped in favour of something a bit less blindingly bright, which is where modern LEDs come into play.
I also wanted the light to shine through the holes I'd drilled in the plastic covers, & the heat emitted from the normal bulbs would have probably melted the covers within a few minutes.

So for anyone else wanting to try something a bit different, just follow the steps in the pictures & let me know what you think of the idea.
:)

I found a wide selection of so called 'Angel Eye' LEDs on Dealextreme (http://s.dealextreme.com/search/angel+eye) & chose the 70mm diameter 21 LED rings for around £6- a pair {inc delivery} -
{very interesting site with loads of gadgets which takes paypal, only downside is the 3 weeks you normally have to wait for China>UK delivery - but its Free so cant moan too much}

Although my initial thinking was to allow 'cool' illumination through the cover holes, I now think I quite like the look of the lights without the covers in place.

By the way - I found a load of rust inside my 6 year old spotlight shells, onto which I smeared with grease to hopefully allay any further damage.

Other Thoughts ..... if I were doing this again, I might consider putting 4 seperate LED rings in each light unit - say the 60 - 70 -80 - 90mm diameter units lying within each other & having them sequentially pulse when initially switched on - as I did to the LEDs in my High Level Brake light mod (http://www.mini2.com/forum/first-generation-mini-exterior/93410-sequenced-high-level-brake-light.html) a while back

Awesome work, they look great!

Brilliant. Very good mod there


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