Well I have the harness and I have both of the Hella 1000's for the MINI. My issue has always been with installing electronics in cars. I wanted to know if someone might want to lend a hand, after I meet up with Aaron and grabs these brackets, hooking these things up? I am not asking for charity, I won't mind paying. I just want to make sure they are done up right. :cornut:
Hey duuuude, I'll most likely be down at the shop Sunday morning, if you're interested? It's always nice to work on the MINI when it's in a heated room. I'll post a note up on the forum and let you know.
Cool thanks guys, yeah I will ask Aaron, if he does I might try it. If not I might see if I can run downtown to meet up with Sir Metal.
MM and Nick, let's establish the bar quickly here...early on Sunday for MM is a long way from early on Sunday for Nick in fact, MM's early Sunday might be the same time as Nick's late Saturday :devil:
Typically on a weekday I am a 5:30AM guy, Saturday I am a 8:30AM kind of guy. But I think because I am going to be out all day on Saturday driving, I shouldn't be doing too much that night. MM you have an idea of a time frame? (i.e. 5-7AM? or Later?)
Nick, it won't be long until you and yours get to be up several times during the night feeding and cleaning ....can you say TWINS??
Thanks for the reminder Mark, never let me forget that do ya! :beer Remind me to slug you in the arm later tonight! After a few beers! haha!
Yeah they are, I have been scoping out some Recaro's. But swinging the money for those will be the trick. I don't think the Ms. will be having that.
Ha...... 5-7AM on a weekend, no way......:frown2: I roll out of bed on weekends around 6:00am +_.:arf: Start the coffee maker, scratch my rear..... Feed the dog..... Get my M/A fix.... Read the newspaper.... Walk the dog...... And maybe if I'm smelling rank, take a shower (I can always tell.... if the neighborhood dogs are following me on my walk it's a good indicator if a shower is called for):idea: 9:30am would be a good target.
9-10 Sounds GRAND for me. I will let you know how goes things rounding up some money to buy those brackets from Aaron. I need to find out if he is going to allow me to pick up those brackets. I have never met the guy I don't think. I might of at Tim Horton's once in New Albany but I had a long night before that... :rolleyes5:
I thought you were going to fabricate those brackets. Or maybe I fabricated that in my mind. :crazy: When at Aaron's pick up a bottle of Lucas replacement smoke. You can get Racaro baby seats & you & your wife will both be happy.
I laid out the dimensions and then made a rough test, they were not structurally sound. Those lights are HEAVY! So, if Aaron's are proven to work, I am just going to break down and buy those. I just don't want them bouncing along all down the highway. Although I think I am going to go with the bonnet mounted probably. I think I will get the light I want out of them that way. Lucas Replacement Smoke? Eh? And I am pushing to get baby seats, not seats for me. I love the MINI driving seats!
We have two Recaro child seats - 1 in each car. Come spring the MINI will have front Recaros as well.
No way are you going to get those heavy lights to be stable with a bonnet mount. They will bounce all over heck. I have Hella 500 driving lights & while mounted a bit lower than I like they are rock solid. You may be too young to understand Lucas smoke....
Here's my How-to from waaaaaaaay back in 2006 - it should still be relevant: MINI COOPER :: North American Motoring - Interior/Exterior :: Outmotoring Bonnet Brackets & Driving Lights Really the #1 most important, completely non-negotiable thing abouut ANY electronics installation is: DISCONNECT THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL BEFORE TOUCHING **ANY**WIRING. Don't follow this step and you *will* short something, 100% guaranteed. Best case, a short will just pop a fuse, but worst case, it can damage things, so take the extra 2 minutes and follow this crucial step. If you follow it, all you need is reasonable care and a basic functional knowlege of DC wiring (the difference between positive and ground... how to pick a fuse to protect the circuit you mean to create, etc.) to do a good job. As you're using a pre-made kit with wiring harness (and good instructions - Hella does a pretty good job), then you should be fine, but when in doubt it's always a good idea to have someone who knows ehat they're doing look over your work. Take a look at the How-to and it should give you a good idea of what to expect... -Matt
Matt, if I remember correctly your write up on this subject was very good. Can you re-produce it and post it in the Library for others here on MA to use? It's good to have you over here!