i am about to order my new 06 mini but i cant really see at night! should i opt for the driving lamps or fog lights? are the standard one good enough compared to other cars?

 

Fog lights brightly light the ground for about 30 feet in front of my car, but not a whole lot more. Not sure what driving lamps do, but they look a lot more robust.

I am extremely impressed with the Xenon headlights. They project a light unlike anything I've seen in previous cars. It's bluish, like many cars you see these days. And they're bright. And most importantly, the optics (through that weird glass ball) project not a big round blob of light, but a well-focused band of light that is very wide and not very tall. I can see great at night.

 

If you have night vision issues, definitely go Xenon. I think the standard halogens are good enough, but the Xenons go that bit of extra brightness that will help if you need it.
Driving lamps (rally lights) are good with high beams, but won't help you if there's traffic around. Fogs don't do much for anything too far in front of the car.

 

I got 2002 stock light bulb is not that much help for this but i bought the PIAA H7 xtreme white plus is help me a lot after that i bought another set for my OEM foglight Is awsome~~~think about that cheaper way to go with.

 

If you do a lot of night driving get the Xenons.
Some of the best money spent on my MC.

 

How bout staying off the roads at night

 

I struggle with night driving also, we got the xenon headlights, and I love them, wish I could get them in my other vehicle. If glare is a issue, you definitely want the xenon .

 

The Xenons totally rock. They are brighter then my old brights. I'm actually suprised that they are street legal.

 

Xenons are definetly the way to go. Becareful using driving lamps and fog lights as it is against the law in most states and you can blind other drivers.

 

Xenons are the way to go.... Additionally, upgrading the high beam lamp to a Silverstar or something similar makes the package even better!

 

Definitely!

 

Definitely get the xenons.

If you find yourself doing a lot of driving on unlit roads with sparse traffic, I'd recommend the driving lamps. They are wired to work in conjunction with the high beams and really light up the road. The OEM ones aren't as powerful as, say, the IPF rally lights I used to have on my Land Rover, but their light coverage is superb.

I can see fine at night...could probably get by fine without headlights under a full moon. But we have a lot of deer wandering around in Austin, particularly out where I live, and the lights are great for advanced warning.

Once the bulbs go out, I'll probably upgrade to some PIAA or IPF replacements.