[Jacked up]

Hi everyone,

can anyone help me, i have got one of these coming for me as a christmas pressie from my mum, i have been asurred by jcw garages that it is compatiable with my mini one, but the question i would like to know is can it be fitted by me or does it have to go to a mini dealers to be fitted and at what cost??

any help in this matter would be greatly appriciated,


and to all who read this a

MERRY KRIMBO AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

[118]

Hey Nathan, how you doing?! You could try asking Jo-Man as I know he had this fitted in his MCS

Slightly off topic, are you coming to the IJ reunion in March?

[frylock]

It's easy to fit yourself. Mine came with instructions, which I modified a bit. The instructsions tell you to drill 3 holes in the dash--one for the wire and two for screws. Instead of screwing it to the dash, I used double-sided tape. So, I only needed one hole for the wire and it was easier to get it placed right. The wire just needs hooked into the ODB port.

[Jacked up]

Quote: Originally Posted by 118 (original)

Hey Nathan, how you doing?! You could try asking Jo-Man as I know he had this fitted in his MCS

Slightly off topic, are you coming to the IJ reunion in March?

hi buddy hows tricks yeah i belive we will be attending the reunion dinner just waiting to have my teaching plan confirmed, to ensure i have the time off.

sorry don't know who jo man is ??? were does he live?????

all the best for krimbo and the new year and hope to see you soon

[Jacked up]

Quote: Originally Posted by frylock (original)

It's easy to fit yourself. Mine came with instructions, which I modified a bit. The instructsions tell you to drill 3 holes in the dash--one for the wire and two for screws. Instead of screwing it to the dash, I used double-sided tape. So, I only needed one hole for the wire and it was easier to get it placed right. The wire just needs hooked into the ODB port.

mine didn't come with instructions so am a little stumped any chance you still have them and could scan them to email me and as for the holes thing like the idea of no drilling will have to look into that. sorry for being dumb what is ODB??

thanks in advance

[118]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jacked up (original)

hi buddy hows tricks yeah i belive we will be attending the reunion dinner just waiting to have my teaching plan confirmed, to ensure i have the time off.

sorry don't know who jo man is ??? were does he live?????

all the best for krimbo and the new year and hope to see you soon

Excellent, hope to see you there then. Yeah things are good here thanks

Jo-Man doesn't post a great deal on here, but I think he lives in Shoreham - thinking about it, he probably got his fitted at the JCW garage before they closed down actually

Merry Chrimbo to you and the family too, and Happy New Year - catch up with you soon

[frylock]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jacked up (original)

sorry for being dumb what is ODB?

I guess I'm the one who's a little dumb. I typed ODB when I meant OBD--on board diagnostics. In a left-hand drive car, the port can be found to the left of the driver's feet (near the fuses). I haven't seen a right-hand drive car, but this stuff might be on the right side of the car in these models.

I no longer have my instruction sheet, but I managed to find one on the internet: http://www.mossmotors.com/graphics/p...40_101-741.pdf.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jacked up (original)

like the idea of no drilling

With my method, you still have to drill 1 hole for the wire. The other holes aren't necessary if you use double-sided tape to attach the indicator to the dash (instead of screws). I thought it was easier to properly position this way.

I'm sure you'll like it once it's installed. Just have a few sentences planned for your passengers when they ask, "What's that thing?"

[Jacked up]

cheers buddy thanks very muh for your help

happy krimbo

[THE ITCH]

frylock
I noticed in the new JCW accessories for the '07 that they show a picture of the shift light mounted just below the tach on the steering column. Is the '06 and '07 shiftlight the same just located in a different area, or did they come up with a different unit? Thanks Steve
P.S. Be carefull, if your airbag ever goes off that light could become a projectile

Quote: Originally Posted by frylock (original)

It's easy to fit yourself. Mine came with instructions, which I modified a bit. The instructsions tell you to drill 3 holes in the dash--one for the wire and two for screws. Instead of screwing it to the dash, I used double-sided tape. So, I only needed one hole for the wire and it was easier to get it placed right. The wire just needs hooked into the ODB port.

[frylock]

I haven't seen the '07 JCW shiftlight, so I don't know for sure if it's any different. The previous JCW shiftlight mounted to the center dash--above the speedo.

[THE ITCH]

If you go to the site below and click on the shiftlight you will see a picture. Steve
MINI - John Cooper Works - Interior

Quote: Originally Posted by frylock (original)

I haven't seen the '07 JCW shiftlight, so I don't know for sure if it's any different. The previous JCW shiftlight mounted to the center dash--above the speedo.

[frylock]

Thanks for that picture. I'm not sure I'd like it as much if it wasn't mounted in the center of the dash. I believe I've read some complaints about the mounting location of the last model, so they must be responding to customer opinion. Oh well.