10 replies to this topic

[DavidM]

Recently bought my first Mini ('94 Mayfair since you asked) and have since discovered that despite two spotlights being present... they're not wired in!

So I'm hoping some of you kind souls could help me with a few queries.
1. Should they be wired in so they act as an additional full beam?
2. Or as fog lights?

Also, is there a place for a switch or would I have to 'modify' the dashboard to mount a switch? Suppose that'd only be applicable if I were to wire them in as fog lights.

[firefox]

This will help spots should come on with high beam and go off
sorry wont let me upload file

Edited by firefox, 11 July 2012 - 11:12 AM.

[firefox]

http://www.ocoop.com...ipac-wiring.gif

wire 6 from the battery i ran to a 4 way blade fuse box and fused each one separate
the wire to the headlights needs to connect to the blue and white high beam wire
in the loom

Edited by firefox, 11 July 2012 - 11:27 AM.

[oliver122]

take the power from the starter so you dont have to run lots of cables from your battery , will want to take the switch wire from your main beam

[mattbeddow]

It depends on if they are spots or fogs.
If they are fogs the wire them as such, if not then dont.
Spotlights only have part of the lens with a stripe pattern, fogs are all stripes

[mattbeddow]

http://www.accesscon...ghts_wiring.htm
I found this site quite helpful.
The first diagram shows how to wire fogs with a fog switch, just remove the switch and use the high beam wire rather than low for driving lamps

[firefox]

With driving lamps you CANNOT put a switch in the circut they need to come on and go off with high beam, fog lights can be switched
well this is the way i understand it

[mattbeddow]

Thats why i said to remove the switch for driving lamps, though i dont see the problem of having a switch, so long as they can still only come on when the highbeam is on

[PaddyShepherd]

With driving lamps you CANNOT put a switch in the circut they need to come on and go off with high beam, fog lights can be switched
well this is the way i understand it

Driving lamps can have a switch, so that they are not always on when the full beam is on.. The switch gets live power when the full beam is on, then the driving lamps are switched from there. So; if you have your full beam on, you can activate the switch and turn the lamps on.. but if you knock your full beam off, the switch becomes dead and so the lamps turn off.

Fog Lights must be switched.

Edited by PaddyShepherd, 12 July 2012 - 02:30 PM.

[firefox]

thanks for that boys i understand now, i must have read that you cant have a switch to bring them on without the headlights on full beam, but why fit a switch to keep them off with full beam, if you are setting up the headlights and you dont want the spots on, why not just pull the fuse

[PaddyShepherd]

thanks for that boys i understand now, i must have read that you cant have a switch to bring them on without the headlights on full beam, but why fit a switch to keep them off with full beam, if you are setting up the headlights and you dont want the spots on, why not just pull the fuse

That's also another option I guess, but it's also just a shortcut really, which some people wouldn't like. plus, the fuse on mine is under the bonnet haha.