[BLANCHE]

hi just orderd drooper today .can any one help me with spot lights as the price dealer wonts seems high.says have to change the front grill to fit .etc .can i not just buy lights and bracket thanks all martin and blanche

[richg40]

lights can be ordered, brackets for lights come with grill. new grill is just old grill that's been cut.

[BLANCHE]

thanks for that is it just main dealer only part.ta martin

[Randall Raines]

Quote: Originally Posted by Blanche (original)

thanks for that is it just main dealer only part.ta martin

You can get non-dealer spot light set-ups from the MINI performance stores, some of them are almost identical to the original dealer ones and as stated the grill is the same grill, it's just slightly modified, ie cut or filed out, you can also get some better ones than the original dealer ones, some may fasten on slightly differently so there may be no need to modify the grill .

[BLANCHE]

thanks for that can you recomend any shops etc for these ta martin

[BLANCHE]

ok ask the dealer today about four spots to be fitted .said the problem is health and safety said can not fit four becouse of the wright to the bonnet .it could fall down .but said would supply me with four mini spots.to fit my self .were can i get the bracket that fits to the radeator and does not go up when the bonnet goes up..thanks martin .dooper on order still

[airbusA346]

If you ask Chris at Woodmans (member here) he can supply you with the spots, brackets and grille at a discounted price to normal dealer parts prices.

[BLANCHE]

thanks do you have his forum name or email thanks martin

[airbusA346]

Quote: Originally Posted by Blanche (original)

thanks do you have his forum name or email thanks martin

See link: http://www.mini2.com/forum/members/36047.html

[BLANCHE]

thanks air bus

[johnlondonw3]

Quote: Originally Posted by Randall Raines (original)

You can get non-dealer spot light set-ups from the MINI performance stores, some of them are almost identical to the original dealer ones and as stated the grill is the same grill, it's just slightly modified, ie cut or filed out, you can also get some better ones than the original dealer ones, some may fasten on slightly differently so there may be no need to modify the grill .

Randall ,
which set of spots do you reckon are the best I hear the MINI ones are poor as they rust ,lots of people seem to think Wipac are good ,any thoughts ?

[BLANCHE]

ok thanks for that .i jus tlike the small ones they look part of the car .

[Randall Raines]

Quote: Originally Posted by johnlondonw3 (original)

Randall ,
which set of spots do you reckon are the best I hear the MINI ones are poor as they rust ,lots of people seem to think Wipac are good ,any thoughts ?

Hi, "johnlondonw3" sorry I've been off line a week or so (still having problems).

I can't really advise you which are the best for the MINI, In My Opinion you need to see the lamps and make up your own mind, because like anything else there are good & bad (good quality & bad quality) ones, although a good name (brand) will generally be better quality than an unknown name, it also depends on your taste or what your looking for?, some huge ones that light up everything for miles or something that looks good but doesn't really light up anything (just for show ).

I do actually like the Genuine BMW (I have seen identical copies) ones myself but I'm also a big fan of Aero-kits and I don't like the idea of cutting the grille's out to fit them, so I have never fitted any to my own MINIs.

On the rust issue the Genuine BMW ones do seem to rust a bit (it's one of the few chrome parts on a MINI that is actually metal and not plastic chrome ), especially ones that have been on for a few years, I have had a couple of issues with the Genuine BMW spot-lamps where I have come to fit Aero-grille's for people when they have had spot-lamps fitted and to do this you have to remove the spot-lamps but unfortunately due to the exposed nature of the lamps the bolts that hold the lamps to the brackets have seized up and it can make quite a simple job very difficult / awkward and can sometimes damage the spot-lamps.

Saying that at least you know what your getting from the main dealer , some of the other outlets where you can get spot-lamps and stuff from don't always have the same supplier over time and the quality & style can change especially as everyone is out to get a bargain (bargain & quality don't always go together ), and the outlets are always trying to cut costs or changing their suppliers to get better deals (not always in the final buyers favour ).

Sorry! it's not much help .

[BLANCHE]

thanks for all of that info.i went to the mini show lastweekend to look at spots ..some of the lights fitted were large but then again we are all differant i did like the brackets that fitted to the radieator and would like to go down that way.with standard spots .just need to find out were to get a bracket from.as for rust would wax oil the in side .and i am that sad they would allways be cleaned.thanks martin

[chirs]

HI ive just got 4 wipac s/steel 5" spots today no more rust i think ill wait till the snows gone before i try to fit them i got them from csmsupplies for £100 for 4 spots brakets and wiring kit

[BLANCHE]

chris do you have any links .for the spots to look at ta martin

[specky 1]

Like these Blanche???

[W44NE G]

Quote: Originally Posted by specky 1 (original)

Like these Blanche???

Where can I get four spots like above? I'm after four spots in a row but it's a nightmare finding the right ones.

Will the CSM supplies Wipac ones fit on an R56 MINI and would the black caps (like above picture) fit on them?

[specky 1]

Mine are the Wipacs with Mini Original black covers. They came off my old cooper....