Comments on: 2005+ Official White Tail Lights Reviewed

By: Mr. Chau

Mr. Chau — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:00:49 +0000

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12027129@N03/1805052754/

By: Mr. Chau

Mr. Chau — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:59:23 +0000

I got mine install and i like it alot!!!

By: Jorge

Jorge — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:51:56 +0000

Hi Gabe, Nice car and great write up. I’ve also got an ‘05 S. Can you tell me more about the rear fog light kit. Is it Mini or aftermarket? My dealer is playing possum about this one. Where did you get yours? Thanks, Jorge

By: MotoringFile » Archive » MF Review: One Year w/the 2005 MCS

MotoringFile » Archive » MF Review: One Year w/the 2005 MCS — Sat, 03 Jun 2006 13:50:26 +0000

[...] Euro White/Red Taillights – Read the review [...]

By: eVal

eVal — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 19:20:11 +0000

Was going to order these but shipping is over $50 (was contacted and told it required 'heavy' shipping rates) which may make it just too spendy for me :(

Can anyone tell me the part numbers?

By: eVal

eVal — Thu, 08 Sep 2005 17:20:05 +0000

I’d love to see more pics from people getting them :)

By: Eelke

Eelke — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 13:13:43 +0000

Maybe you could get some trade out of shipping those all-red ones from the US over to here ;)

By: mikeythemini

mikeythemini — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 22:13:42 +0000

Have posted quite a few of these out last week & more today :) & surprisingly for me – quite a few Uk standard (orange indicator) ones

By: mikeythemini

mikeythemini — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 19:55:46 +0000

Both our silver bulbs & blue silver bulbs light up orange :)

By: MiniVT

MiniVT — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:05:09 +0000

So when the say “plain silver bulbs” on the site do they mean silver bulbs that light up orange? Or do I need to order the blue/silver bulbs in order for them to light up orange? Like Gabe stated I think they may be too blue?

By: Barry

Barry — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 13:51:39 +0000

If Minis came stock with ‘white dot’ taillights, then the ‘cool’ mod would be to install all red taillights. Au contraire — oh what fun it is to accessorize… -B

By: Larry A

Larry A — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 19:57:28 +0000

Picked mine up today and in less than 10 minutes they were in! All you need is a 10mm wrench to loosen the nut. Be careful to not overtighten it on the reinstall or you could potentially pull the threaded rod out of the plastic housing.

Looks great and the signals are nice and bright now! Big thanks to Mikey for making these available!

By: MYoung

MYoung — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 07:33:07 +0000

Oh thank god.

I've been looking for a way to get Euro taillights ever since I got my '05 baby.

I can't stand not having amber signals (whether or not they're white when off). Its just a matter of safety. I don't know how many times I thought someone was turning when they weren't (or not, when they were) with the "dual purpose" brake-turn signals.

Thanks gabe!

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 04:38:35 +0000

Do the lights come with installation instructions?

By: Larry A

Larry A — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 04:14:29 +0000

I’ll be picking up my set of the euro red/amber tails from the post office tomorrow. The mailman didn’t leave it as I needed to sign for it. I’m not a fan of the clear but I want the extra safety of the amber turn signal. I can’t wait to put them on!

By: rednwhitecooper

rednwhitecooper — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 07:19:11 +0000

They dont do anything for me!

I have 02-04 Clear tails on my 05, direct bolt up, the fog light on top is now a reverse light (just the way the 05 harness worked out) and they look great. I still added a 3rd reverse light in the bumper, but you wouldnt need it. No way i'll ever go back to the crappy looking 05 style lights!

By: Thameth

Thameth — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 02:17:01 +0000

"Oh and BTW... I believe that Mikey charges a fixed shipping rate to the U.S. Thus, it doesn't matter if you're on the East coast or the West coast. It will cost you the same either way (i.e. the price given on his web site)."

Ahhh yea i should have figured that. Yea i also noticed its 26 british lbs not 20. Again definitely worth it, he is providing a service to us in the US who wouldn't be able to get the taillights anyways.

Just pointing out.

By: Mike (The Office Maven)

Mike (The Office Maven) — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 01:47:39 +0000

Now to see how much i can get for my stockers hehe.

I actually broke one of my 05 tail lamps and had to replace it. A brand new OEM lamp including all of the bulbs was only about $38 from my local MINI dealer. I was really shocked at how cheap it was.

Oh and BTW... I believe that Mikey charges a fixed shipping rate to the U.S. Thus, it doesn't matter if you're on the East coast or the West coast. It will cost you the same either way (i.e. the price given on his web site).

By: Thameth

Thameth — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 00:25:33 +0000

Just wanted to clarify for anybody ordering in the US. As Gabe stated in the article they are priced at just about $130 US, but when you had 20 british lbs for shipping the total will go up to $176 total shipped to Miami, FL. So Cali might cost a little bit more too.

I've been waiting for these for a while and i just put in my order. Now to see how much i can get for my stockers hehe.

By: mikeythemini

mikeythemini — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 22:02:48 +0000

Sorry if you havn’t had a response, please send again – or try mikey@newministuff.co.uk this one is only recieved on my home machine where I have a little more time & less e mails to answer daily. The mirrors we use are OEM ones, we then extend 2 wires which you must run into the car. The mirror closer module is not OEM as the OEM one only works from an internal switch