I've just got my F56 Cooper S which came without LED Headlights or Foglights as I couldn't wait for a specific car and options. Can these be swapped for the LED Foglights, either the current sort or the really cool LED Ring Foglights?
LED Foglights
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None of the cars have LED fog lights. Are you thinking about the LED daytime running lights (DRL)?
If you are talking about the lights with LED DRL and headlights it would be a VERY expensive mod to have this done correctly.
The circular DRL that are in the lower lamps like the latest Countryman, I do not know if these are available for the f56. Best ask a dealer.
If you are talking about the lights with LED DRL and headlights it would be a VERY expensive mod to have this done correctly.
The circular DRL that are in the lower lamps like the latest Countryman, I do not know if these are available for the f56. Best ask a dealer.
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Mine has LED fogs and headlights, but I'm in the US so that could be a different option of availability.
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Well, no, actually mine has LED fog lights. I don't know about over there, but here it's standard that you get LED fogs when you order the LED headlight package. LED rear fogs are an additional option.
As for the retrofit, if I remember right we determined that it is possible, but it ain't cheap.
As for the retrofit, if I remember right we determined that it is possible, but it ain't cheap.
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*if specified by your knowledgeable dealer
My dealer had to add a £0 option of LED fogs with the LED headlamps otherwise it would have come incandescent.
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http://www.mini.co.uk/accessories/daytime-led-running-lights/
The small print at the bottom of this page would seem to rule out F56 as part of this dealer accessory fit option
The small print at the bottom of this page would seem to rule out F56 as part of this dealer accessory fit option
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I think after looking at them today the fog lights are also cornering lamps, based on the way the reflector is angled.
The manual is not super helpful: "during cornering, the cornering lamp also lights the interior area of the curve. Below a speed of approx. 25 mph / 40 km/h when the flasher is switched on and the steering angle is detected, there is automatic activation."
I havent driven much in the dark yet to see though.
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I always thought that '15 Cooper S' came standard with LED fog lights. At least for US spec models. As under all features on the MINI USA website it's marked as standard a next to the Cooper S, and is a $250 option but only for the base Cooper.
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Far out! I never would have guessed.
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They are marked as "included" on my dealer sheet, so I believe you are right.
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Ok, we're having a terminology situation here.
I think everyone has gotten that the DRLs are the "halo" of LEDs around the primary headlights.
Now we get to the meat of the issue... In Mini parlance, "cornering lights" are an option that physically move the primary headlighs as you turn the steering wheel into the corner... and they are an expensive option... in the US, a $1,000 option, in fact. The small, circular lights in the front fascia that are auxiliary to the main headlights are divided in half and have two functions. Under normal night driving conditions with the LED headlights on, one half of the little fog lights automatically illuminate with the primary headlights (and the DRL halo as well). They are just additional illumination, but very effective in lighting the road ahead of you, as they are focused lower than the projected beam of the LED primary headlights. Basically, lighting up the shadows caused by the projector beams. When you press the fog light button, the second half of those little lights in the bumper fire up, casting a much brighter, and much wider beam underneath the main LED headlights.
As for standard/option (and I just popped onto the configurator to confirm this is still the case): Halogen headlights and halogen foglights are still the standard configuration on the Cooper S/F56 in the US. LED headlights are a $750 option, but the LED fog lights come with them at no extra charge as part of the package. Interestingly, now when you roll your mouse over the LED headlight option, a little message pops up that says it's an "included item" and as you mouse over the LED fogs, it says, "required item". So it looks like they at least took a step toward unscrewing some of the confusion over the $0 fog light option.
Hope that helps
I think everyone has gotten that the DRLs are the "halo" of LEDs around the primary headlights.
Now we get to the meat of the issue... In Mini parlance, "cornering lights" are an option that physically move the primary headlighs as you turn the steering wheel into the corner... and they are an expensive option... in the US, a $1,000 option, in fact. The small, circular lights in the front fascia that are auxiliary to the main headlights are divided in half and have two functions. Under normal night driving conditions with the LED headlights on, one half of the little fog lights automatically illuminate with the primary headlights (and the DRL halo as well). They are just additional illumination, but very effective in lighting the road ahead of you, as they are focused lower than the projected beam of the LED primary headlights. Basically, lighting up the shadows caused by the projector beams. When you press the fog light button, the second half of those little lights in the bumper fire up, casting a much brighter, and much wider beam underneath the main LED headlights.
As for standard/option (and I just popped onto the configurator to confirm this is still the case): Halogen headlights and halogen foglights are still the standard configuration on the Cooper S/F56 in the US. LED headlights are a $750 option, but the LED fog lights come with them at no extra charge as part of the package. Interestingly, now when you roll your mouse over the LED headlight option, a little message pops up that says it's an "included item" and as you mouse over the LED fogs, it says, "required item". So it looks like they at least took a step toward unscrewing some of the confusion over the $0 fog light option.
Hope that helps
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This guy is correct ^
except... As far as I can tell the cornering lights are not diverted main LEDs, but additional LEDs (inside the 'headlamp cluster'). You can see this by selecting reverse gear in a dark place, and watch all cornering lights illuminate by just increasing illumination without any movement occuring.
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