Hello, I'm new to this forum. Not a MINI owner yet. Currently, just a reader of this forum who has a limited amount of electronics experience with the cars. In the past, I've connected a few aftermarket CAN-BUS car security products in R56 MINIs. But with the model change from "R" to "F", I'm now curious about F56 CAN wiring, hence my registration in this forum. Since I've mentioned that, I might as well get specific...
On the R56 (and variants), CAN-H & CAN-L (ORG/GRN & ORG) can be consistently found on the driver's side kick panel, beneath the fusebox (at least, on right side drive editions). I had the chance to touch a 2-door F56 recently and couldn't find any useable BODY CAN wires (for CAN-BUS car alarm use) on the driver's side at all; and although CAN wires are often behind the in-dash head unit, pulling out that thing is a horrid experience. After considerable searching I was able to find a 500kbps CAN twisted pair on the Passenger side (above kick panel) of a 2-door F56 (a vehicle where the steering wheel is on the right side), colored PUR (CAN-L) & WHT (CAN-H). But while reading through the various threads in the 2015+ F56 forum (electronics), it would appear that wiring harnesses in the new MINIs vary by the customer's order? In other words, would the CAN wires and color for 2015 MINIs (F-series) vary by what specs a buyer orders with the car? (In my experience, that wasn't so with the R-series MINIs.)
Another problem I came across is the lack of an Analog-control Horn wire on the F-series. On the R-series MINIs, the Horn wire is consistently found at the driver's side kick panel fusebox (BRN/YEL, Negative Control). But on the F56, I was unable to find a Horn wire at all, checking passenger and driver's sides. (I will admit though that I didn't test every wire with a Test Lamp for fear of tapping the wrong wire.) Surely there must be a wire inside the cabin that will honk the horn when either +12v or (-)GND is applied?
I'd love to hear from anyone among you with technical experience on F56 CAN and Horn connections.
Thanks and best wishes.
On the R56 (and variants), CAN-H & CAN-L (ORG/GRN & ORG) can be consistently found on the driver's side kick panel, beneath the fusebox (at least, on right side drive editions). I had the chance to touch a 2-door F56 recently and couldn't find any useable BODY CAN wires (for CAN-BUS car alarm use) on the driver's side at all; and although CAN wires are often behind the in-dash head unit, pulling out that thing is a horrid experience. After considerable searching I was able to find a 500kbps CAN twisted pair on the Passenger side (above kick panel) of a 2-door F56 (a vehicle where the steering wheel is on the right side), colored PUR (CAN-L) & WHT (CAN-H). But while reading through the various threads in the 2015+ F56 forum (electronics), it would appear that wiring harnesses in the new MINIs vary by the customer's order? In other words, would the CAN wires and color for 2015 MINIs (F-series) vary by what specs a buyer orders with the car? (In my experience, that wasn't so with the R-series MINIs.)
Another problem I came across is the lack of an Analog-control Horn wire on the F-series. On the R-series MINIs, the Horn wire is consistently found at the driver's side kick panel fusebox (BRN/YEL, Negative Control). But on the F56, I was unable to find a Horn wire at all, checking passenger and driver's sides. (I will admit though that I didn't test every wire with a Test Lamp for fear of tapping the wrong wire.) Surely there must be a wire inside the cabin that will honk the horn when either +12v or (-)GND is applied?
I'd love to hear from anyone among you with technical experience on F56 CAN and Horn connections.
Thanks and best wishes.