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Adam101 · Sep 6th, 2007, 10:51 AM

Hey peeps!
I've bin wiring some spotlights onto my 2002 cooper. I got some cheap black spotlights from ebay some brackets from newministuff and a bog standard wiring kit (relay,wires, fuse etc.). Tried wiring it up and the lights weren't working.

Connected the wire with fuse (red) to battery and relay, connected green wire to green/blue wire in OS headlamp, connected black to a headlamp fixing point as an earth and connected the blue wires to the lamps.

What am I doing wrong?

I'm thinking it may be because The lamps aren't earthed individually but I can't see how I would earth them because the bulb only has one wire coming off it. Its an h3 bulb. Am I missing something?
Any help would be great! Thanks in advance!
Adam

sobaphobic · Sep 6th, 2007, 10:57 AM

hi im not sure about fittings etc, but i am thinking about getting some spots for my mini as well, how much hve you spent on them? do they look good?

Adam101 · Sep 6th, 2007, 11:48 AM

Hi mate! They look awesome! I wanted black ones to match my aero grille, found some on ebay for £6.99 + delivery, £30 for brackets, £8 for wiring. Will get some pics upwhen I'm finished!

Richard Crofts · Sep 6th, 2007, 11:50 AM

Ummmm. ... speak to Mikey at newministuff or Dave from auto-tech-solutions ??

Its all techo gabble to me unless I can see what I am advising on when it comes to wiring

minimattsback · Sep 8th, 2007, 04:16 AM

Use this link for details on wiring. The earth is achieved through the bracket so good contact is required.

http://www.mini2.com/forum/exterior/...ghlight=relays

Adam101 · Sep 10th, 2007, 09:03 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by minimattsback (original)

Use this link for details on wiring. The earth is achieved through the bracket so good contact is required.

http://www.mini2.com/forum/exterior/...ghlight=relays

Cheers mate. Seems i've tried everything I can but still have had no success. I'm just going to take it to an autoelectrician (there's a good one near me). Thanks for everyones help anyway!
Adam

J8YMP · Sep 10th, 2007, 01:29 PM

I'm no expert on this, but I spoke to a lady y'day at Stanford Hall and she said something about having them programmed??? Hers was a brand new one though

ohsoblue · Sep 10th, 2007, 01:56 PM

The wire for high beam is the Yellow one with a Blue Tracer that goes into the back of the O/S headlamp. On mine I also have seperate earths on both lamps that go to the mounting brackets and also another earth cable that goes to the N/S bonnet hinge earth stud. Sounds like you've picked out the wrong high beam feed.

James · Sep 10th, 2007, 03:06 PM

make sure you haven't accidentally blown the fuse when installing them...I had that problem

Adam101 · Sep 17th, 2007, 03:34 PM

Just to keep people posted, The lamps were faulty and were not earthing properly inside! This has been corrected now but thanks for everyones help in the meantime.

R99 · Sep 18th, 2007, 08:18 PM

What do they look like then? You were after some black ones werent you?

MiniMadMarshy · Sep 21st, 2007, 12:19 PM

Careful when wiring Wipacs up to the relays for your existing headlights guys I did this on my 03 cooper and it fried them because the ECU had not been reprogrammed to compensate for them, ended up having them wired up to a separate switch that I fitted under the headlight level dial

Sep 6th, 2007, 10:51 AM	#1
Adam101 MINI2 Newbie My Classifieds Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Local Time: 02:55 PM Posts: 24 Offline	Spotlights help! What am I doiing wrong? Hey peeps! I've bin wiring some spotlights onto my 2002 cooper. I got some cheap black spotlights from ebay some brackets from newministuff and a bog standard wiring kit (relay,wires, fuse etc.). Tried wiring it up and the lights weren't working. Connected the wire with fuse (red) to battery and relay, connected green wire to green/blue wire in OS headlamp, connected black to a headlamp fixing point as an earth and connected the blue wires to the lamps. What am I doing wrong? I'm thinking it may be because The lamps aren't earthed individually but I can't see how I would earth them because the bulb only has one wire coming off it. Its an h3 bulb. Am I missing something? Any help would be great! Thanks in advance! Adam

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Sep 6th, 2007, 10:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
sobaphobic MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sunderland Local Time: 01:55 PM Posts: 49 Offline	hi im not sure about fittings etc, but i am thinking about getting some spots for my mini as well, how much hve you spent on them? do they look good?

Sep 6th, 2007, 11:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
Adam101 MINI2 Newbie My Classifieds Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Local Time: 02:55 PM Posts: 24 Offline	Hi mate! They look awesome! I wanted black ones to match my aero grille, found some on ebay for £6.99 + delivery, £30 for brackets, £8 for wiring. Will get some pics upwhen I'm finished!

Sep 6th, 2007, 11:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
Richard Crofts THE STICK Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Worcestershire WR15 Local Time: 02:55 PM Posts: 3,162 Offline	Ummmm. ... speak to Mikey at newministuff or Dave from auto-tech-solutions ?? Its all techo gabble to me unless I can see what I am advising on when it comes to wiring

Sep 8th, 2007, 04:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
minimattsback Going up in the world Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: On the Tees Local Time: 02:55 PM Posts: 133 Offline	Use this link for details on wiring. The earth is achieved through the bracket so good contact is required. http://www.mini2.com/forum/exterior/...ghlight=relays

Sep 10th, 2007, 09:03 AM	#6 (permalink)
Adam101 MINI2 Newbie My Classifieds Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Local Time: 02:55 PM Posts: 24 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by minimattsback (original) Use this link for details on wiring. The earth is achieved through the bracket so good contact is required. http://www.mini2.com/forum/exterior/...ghlight=relays Cheers mate. Seems i've tried everything I can but still have had no success. I'm just going to take it to an autoelectrician (there's a good one near me). Thanks for everyones help anyway! Adam

Sep 10th, 2007, 01:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
J8YMP MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: in a house Local Time: 02:55 PM Posts: 128 Offline	I'm no expert on this, but I spoke to a lady y'day at Stanford Hall and she said something about having them programmed??? Hers was a brand new one though

Sep 10th, 2007, 01:56 PM	#8 (permalink)
ohsoblue My brain hurts! <div><a href= Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In a padded cell Local Time: 02:55 PM Posts: 4,807 Offline	The wire for high beam is the Yellow one with a Blue Tracer that goes into the back of the O/S headlamp. On mine I also have seperate earths on both lamps that go to the mounting brackets and also another earth cable that goes to the N/S bonnet hinge earth stud. Sounds like you've picked out the wrong high beam feed.
http://www.mini2.com/forum/

Sep 10th, 2007, 03:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
James MINI2 Master Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Essex Local Time: 02:55 PM Posts: 1,006 Online	make sure you haven't accidentally blown the fuse when installing them...I had that problem

Sep 17th, 2007, 03:34 PM	#10 (permalink)
Adam101 MINI2 Newbie My Classifieds Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Local Time: 02:55 PM Posts: 24 Offline	Just to keep people posted, The lamps were faulty and were not earthing properly inside! This has been corrected now but thanks for everyones help in the meantime.

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Sep 21st, 2007, 12:19 PM	#12 (permalink)
MiniMadMarshy MINI2 Newbie My Classifieds Join Date: Sep 2007 Local Time: 02:55 PM Posts: 28 Offline	Careful when wiring Wipacs up to the relays for your existing headlights guys I did this on my 03 cooper and it fried them because the ECU had not been reprogrammed to compensate for them, ended up having them wired up to a separate switch that I fitted under the headlight level dial