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# Friday, December 23, 2011
It was so dang dark in the back of the new MINI Cooper S Clubman boot, I decided that the one tiny wimpy little 194 incandescent lamp that is installed there was sadly inadequate. I proceeded to tear into the boot liner on the driver's side, and install new lighting on the ceiling. I had a flexible LED strip with 30 daylight color (5000K) LED's, so I wired it into a tiny black wire and ran the wire under the headliner rubber strip over to the wall, and tucked it inside the plastic piece that protects the airbag in the corner. I removed the tie-down latch screws (which are T40 star by the way). I removed the two plastic locks in the front of the wall cover by taking out the plastic center pin first, then using a screwdriver and pliers to lift up and pry out the two locks, releasing the wall board. I ran the wire down behind the board, and popped out the light lens and wire. I soldered the wires together to tap in to the light and voila! Next, I tacked the light strip up to the ceiling with some staples (temporarily) until I figure out the right glue to glue it down permanently. And dang if 3 of the 30 LEDs didn't just go out after I mounted it. Oh well, it's REALLY much better to be able to see in the cargo bay!

Friday, December 23, 2011 7:02:24 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] - Trackback
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# Thursday, December 15, 2011
Note the lack of black bonnet stripes, and the fact that the roof is gray instead of black... These will be fixed shortly by the dealer.
Thursday, December 15, 2011 6:37:09 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] - Trackback
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