There's a Headlight fuse is in the engine bay. Check & recheck them all- interior & engine bay fuses. Let's pray you did not damage the BC1 aka Body Control Module. All the car's electronics are controlled by the BC1. Ours are unlike old school automotive electricals where every fused/relayed switch commands directly a motor, light, horn, etc. Evolution has taken us much closer to The Terminator age than we all realize. All switches go thru the BC1, which is programmable, then this artificial brain dictates the intended function to work. It is a $500 part that needs the dealership to program, & is found behind the RH footwell panel on the opposite side of the LH footwell fuse bank. This module is very delicate. Water is its known enemy. Handle w/ care.
Good luck with your hunt. If you don't trust yourself, guess, you'd have to visit your preferred dealership.
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Do the big fuses that you can only get from mini control the Head lights? Anyway to test those out?
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^^^^ Yeah that sounds like BC 1 to me.
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No headlights, yet you have DRLs functional unfortunately points to a damaged BC1. I could & hope to be wrong.
We tried solving another X-File case of a friend's R50. Key off, headlights refuse to turn off & we're not talking follow-me-home lights. Remove headlight fuse in the engine bay & headlights finally remain off. Without same fuse, we turn on headlight switch= only left headlight & right tail come on. Car runs fine....Verdict? Wet & crystallized BC1. Had no luck w/ contact cleaning, nitro drying nor dehumidifying. BC1 on order, awaiting dealership response on item & programming cost. These are VIN-specific programming to restore every electronic function your MINI came off the factory with.