MINIUSA Officially Approved Blue Ignition Wires

MINIUSA has released officially approved blue ignition wires for both the Cooper and Cooper S. Here’s all the info from the official release: The wires are made of stainless steel magnetic conductive...

Illuminated Door Sill Retrofit

Since it seems like illuminated door sills are now all the rage (thanks Sean) it’s probably a good time for a retrofit guide. Here are the official installation instructions from MINI for...

Freezing Door Handles

MINIUSA has responded to complaints of freezing outer door handles with a technical service bulletin that promises to solve the situation. It seems that all cars produced from 4/04 on have an...

Official 2005 Rear Foglight Retrofit Kit

For all those in the US with early ’05 MINIs that missed out on the chance to order rear foglights… your illumination needs can now be met. MINIUSA has released details on...

Heated Seat Retrofit – In Action

MotoringFile reader and contributor Mike Craven shares with us the trials and tribulations of retrofitting heated seats in a MINI: Okay, I’ve just completed the retrofit of the heated seats in my...

Cleaning your Cabin Air Filter

Promini has an informative article on the wonderful world of cabin air filters. It may not be as exciting of a topic as that latest JCW spoiler but it’s probably more important....

Official Heated Seat Retrofit

We got another set of official retrofit instructions for you. This one dealing with the ever popular heated seat option: [ Official Heated Seats Retrofit ]

Auxiliary Gauge Install

For those interested in getting their hands dirty installing the MINI Auxiliary Gauge themselves, we’ve got your instructions: [ Official Aux Gauge Install ]

Dension ICE-Link Plus Issues

As some of you may know Dension has been having a few issues with its latest release, the ICE-Link Plus. The new connector is meant to build on the success off the...

MINI iPod Interface Install Instructions

Time to break out the torx set… here are the official install instructions for MINI's iPod interface kit. [ MINI/iPod Install PDF ] It may also be worth noting that the part...