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| Author: | Anzac00 [ Sat Jul 13, 2024 6:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Interior Light. Door activated? |
Hi All. I’m in need of your wisdom again. I’m fitting a new wiring harness which has prompted an interesting question. Did the Australian Mk1 Minis have door activated/operated interior lights or was this via dash-switch only? The new harness appears to have a connection point for this but I don’t recall any door switches. This is on a 1966 Delux Model. I’ve also noticed that the interior light that I removed may have not been original. It was the rectangular version but it looks like this wasn’t introduced until much later. All advice gratefully welcomed. |
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| Author: | gtogreen1969 [ Sat Jul 13, 2024 9:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Interior Light. Door activated? |
The deluxe had a Wingard Interior Lamp like this Attachment: Wingard Interior Lamp.jpg It was activated by earthing the bulb via a toggle switch or door switches. Attachment: Wingard interior lamp wiring.jpg The door switches were like this Attachment: Linread Door Switch 13H2182.jpg
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Sat Jul 13, 2024 9:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Interior Light. Door activated? |
I put Rover mini door switches in my Mini Matic, they're a better switch with copper contacts and an earthing screw. Pretty cheap if still available. https://minisport.com.au/products/mini- ... ew-in-type Edit Not so cheap now! But work well. |
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| Author: | Anzac00 [ Sat Jul 13, 2024 10:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Interior Light. Door activated? |
Thank you both. Especially for the pictures. Would you happen to have a picture of where the door switch is located? I’m trying to work out where it connects into the loom. As a somewhat interesting aside, my original loom had three wires for the interior light whereas the new replacement loom on has two (no dedicate earth). I suspect the earth is gained from the manning bolt as it looks like it mounts against the copper strip inside the light. |
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| Author: | 68+86auto [ Sat Jul 13, 2024 10:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Interior Light. Door activated? |
drmini in aust wrote: I put Rover mini door switches in my Mini Matic, they're a better switch with copper contacts and an earthing screw. Pretty cheap if still available. https://minisport.com.au/products/mini- ... ew-in-type Edit Not so cheap now! But work well. Those probably don't even fit straight into a rover either. Last I checked, the correct ones aren't available so those are sold and they have the wrong hole spacing. |
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| Author: | gtogreen1969 [ Sat Jul 13, 2024 11:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Interior Light. Door activated? |
Anzac00 wrote: Thank you both. Especially for the pictures. Would you happen to have a picture of where the door switch is located? I’m trying to work out where it connects into the loom. As a somewhat interesting aside, my original loom had three wires for the interior light whereas the new replacement loom on has two (no dedicate earth). I suspect the earth is gained from the manning bolt as it looks like it mounts against the copper strip inside the light. Door switches are here. Attachment: Blue Deluxe interior.jpg The purple power wire goes from the fuse block to the interior lamp.Then a Purple/white wire runs back down to a joiner behind the dash panel then to the passenger switch and also across to the drivers side under the dash mat. The circuit is earthed at either the 2 door switches or the mounting screw in the lamp. Attachment: Deluxe interior lamp and door switch wiring diagram - Copy.jpg
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| Author: | ausdino [ Sun Jul 14, 2024 12:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Interior Light. Door activated? |
Might be useful from a mates resto |
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| Author: | ausdino [ Sun Jul 14, 2024 1:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Interior Light. Door activated? |
If you are after an original looking one, minispares have a good copy. See pic - top - original, middle - 3D printed one that was available and bottom - available from minispares. |
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| Author: | Anzac00 [ Sun Jul 14, 2024 8:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Interior Light. Door activated? |
Amazing information all. I often wonder why I spend hours researching pictures and magazines before I ask the brains trust! Exactly what I was after!!! Thank you. |
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| Author: | gtogreen1969 [ Sun Jul 14, 2024 2:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Interior Light. Door activated? |
Anzac00 wrote: Amazing information all. I often wonder why I spend hours researching pictures and magazines before I ask the brains trust! Exactly what I was after!!! Thank you. Found a pic of the joiner Attachment: Door switch wiring.jpg
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| Author: | ausdino [ Sun Jul 14, 2024 3:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Interior Light. Door activated? |
gtogreen1969 wrote: Anzac00 wrote: Amazing information all. I often wonder why I spend hours researching pictures and magazines before I ask the brains trust! Exactly what I was after!!! Thank you. Found a pic of the joiner What an amazing picture collection/resource you have! Well done. |
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| Author: | winabbey [ Sun Jul 14, 2024 6:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Interior Light. Door activated? |
ausdino wrote: What an amazing picture collection/resource you have! Well done. He has an amazing library of all things Mini. We are fortunate to have him as an Ausmini member. |
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| Author: | gtogreen1969 [ Sun Jul 14, 2024 6:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Interior Light. Door activated? |
ausdino wrote: gtogreen1969 wrote: Anzac00 wrote: Amazing information all. I often wonder why I spend hours researching pictures and magazines before I ask the brains trust! Exactly what I was after!!! Thank you. Found a pic of the joiner What an amazing picture collection/resource you have! Well done. Happy to help. Just sharing what has already been shared by others. |
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| Author: | IndigoBlueCooperS [ Mon Jul 15, 2024 9:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Interior Light. Door activated? |
gtogreen1969 wrote: Found a pic of the joiner Attachment: Door switch wiring.jpg Looks like a pic of an Aussie Cooper S. Would the rear loom normally be wrapped in PVC tape like that? |
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| Author: | gtogreen1969 [ Mon Jul 15, 2024 2:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Interior Light. Door activated? |
IndigoBlueCooperS wrote: Looks like a pic of an Aussie Cooper S. Would the rear loom normally be wrapped in PVC tape like that? Yes the S had PVC style wrap. Earlier cars like the 850 had the cloth wrap. This factory document from Winabbey shows the distance between wraps where the wires exit the loom. Attachment: Rear Body Harness YDO6.jpg
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