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Aaron probably has a DIY how-to for you to use in hooking these up. Just ask him.

 

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.

 

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:

 

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??

 

TWIN car seats are going to look GOOD in that MINI :sleep::sleep:

 

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.

 

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.

 

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!