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Friday, December 23, 2011
Adding Boot Lighting in the MINI
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)
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