Electric Mirror Help. - MINI Cooper Forum

MiniMatelot · #1 (**permalink**) Oct 19th, 2008, 01:40 PM

I am looking at retrofitting heated seats to my '03 Cooper. Had a spare ten minutes earlier and was just looking about in my car, when I decided to see how easy it was to remove the mirror switch panel (as I'll need to do this in order to fit the heated seat switches). When i had a look underneath, I saw that there were 2 connectors not plugged into anything (Pics 1 & 2). I took some photos on my mobile (apologies for the poor quality) and have attached the pictures. I've taken a picture of the underside of the mirror panel too (Pic3) which has 2 plugs already connected. Does anyone know what the unplugged connectors are for? Any help is much appreciated.

chris.lamb · #2 (**permalink**) Oct 19th, 2008, 08:59 PM

Difficult to say from the pics but they are probably telephone prep connectors.
Used when a mobile telephone console is fitted into the car.

MiniMatelot · #3 (**permalink**) Oct 19th, 2008, 09:09 PM

I'll try and get better photos done when I find my digital camera. Was curious more than anything as I've seen someone else's photos from when they retro fitted heated seats and they didn't seem to have these plugs.

Thanks for the reply though.

rkw · #4 (**permalink**) Oct 19th, 2008, 10:36 PM

I wonder if they could be prewired connectors for heated seats. The wiring diagrams show these connecting to the seat heater switches:

Connector (black) for driver seat, 5 wires: grey/red, brown, green/violet, white/green, green/yellow
Connector (natural) for passenger seat, 5 wires: grey/red, brown, green/violet, white/green, green/blue
[driver/passenger designation might be reversed for US/UK]

MiniMatelot · #5 (**permalink**) Oct 19th, 2008, 11:27 PM

I was thinking the same thing. Been studying the installation guide for heated seats i downloaded from Motoringfile.com and it does seem as though I have the correct plugs already there. Need to take a careful look under the seats. Had a quick look yesterday and saw some black plugs at the front of my seats so knew I could retrofit heated seats, but didn't take the time to check properly to see if they were already wired in. Will do so tomorrow morning then, if they are, see if I can get a switch panel from a breakers yard. Hopefully all the wiring's already in place which will save me a job.

chris.lamb · #6 (**permalink**) Oct 20th, 2008, 02:30 PM

Have a look here :-

WDS MINI Wiring Diagram System - MINI R50 R52 R53

mikeythemini · #7 (**permalink**) Oct 20th, 2008, 07:04 PM

Had a mate ordered a Mini with heated seats but it came without them - or so he thought.
Turned out they had fitted the wrong switch panel, so new one fitted, seats worked

MiniMatelot · #8 (**permalink**) Oct 21st, 2008, 09:33 PM

Thanks for all the input guys.

Mikey - When I bought the car, the bloke selling it told me it had been wired up for heated seats, but he wasn't sure how they worked. I assumed as the seat panel wasn't fitted, he was mistaken. I ordered the switch panel from MiniMatt on Monday, so it should be here anyday now. Will stick it in and see how I get on.

chris - Followed that link, but every time I chose a circuit diagram, it came up saying error.

chris.lamb · #9 (**permalink**) Oct 22nd, 2008, 07:44 AM

You need to install Adobe SVG viewer to see the circuit diagrahms, its a free download from Adobe.

MiniMatelot · #10 (**permalink**) Oct 22nd, 2008, 11:06 AM

Got the switch panel today. Seems the plugs were indeed for heated seats that were pre-wired into the car. Looked under my seats again and the black plug there was from the wiring, not the seat so I it appears I have the wiring for heated seats, but not got compatible seats. Gutted! Will check properly at the weekend. If that is the case, I'll be searching for 2 heated seats in profile leather.