Cooper (non S) Modifications specific to the MINI Cooper (R50).

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Old Apr 7, 2012 | 08:07 PM
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halo project light?

Well i searched the forum and I cant find a straight forward to this.
Are these projector lights worth it?
http://www.amazon.com/02-05-COOPER-C...3854096&sr=8-4


1. Are they on par with the light output or better then the oem ones(non halogens)
2. can you see the halos during the day.

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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 10:12 AM
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1. I think the light output is awesome on these. The cutoff is much more crisp IMO.
2. The halo is not too bright to see in the day, but it is cool looking from dusk on.

I got the Spec D blackout ones and love em. The extra parking light on the light housing I hooked it up to mu turn signal and put an orange bulb there. Looks great.
 
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 02:41 PM
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pic of what they look like.
 
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Old Apr 22, 2012 | 03:12 PM
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WOW very nice I was wondering if it would ruin the old look of a 2003 it doesnt lol, did you have to wire this or were they plug and play ? other then the halos and the other one?
 
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Old Apr 22, 2012 | 05:02 PM
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You have to wire the HALOS and I wired in a turn signal, Just changed the bulb to an orange one. Other people leave that spot free and dont hook anything up to it. It really isnt all that hard to wire these up, it takes maybe about 1-2 hrs depending on how you do it. I wired my HALOS to my parking light but I have heard of people wiring them to the low beam which in that case would pretty much be plug n play as the harness is right there. Here is a pic of my lights before.


Definitely think it adds something to the car
 
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Old Apr 22, 2012 | 10:34 PM
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They look much better then the stock lights imo. Clos8, how long have you had them on? Any issues with quality or fittment? Do they fog up in the rain? I love the look but won't switch up unless they will be reliable as well. Cheers!
 
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Old Apr 23, 2012 | 08:15 AM
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I have only had them on about 2 months. Its rained here and been hot also, no issues yet. I have heard some people having issues but others having them for years with no issues. I bought them from ebay seller k2motors and they have great CS. Respond in like minutes to emails being sent at like 11pm.
 
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Old Jun 1, 2012 | 08:48 PM
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So just to update it i ended with the spyder ones just for a more unique look and this is what i ended up with!
 
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 03:51 PM
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Just picked up the Spyder version as well. How's the beam spread? No one seemed to have this until I found this thread.

How do you like it?
 
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 04:20 PM
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Overall i like them a lot better, its a definitely a lot sharper you can see where the cut off is, As far as the beam spread i cant totally answer that my headlights are not adjusted yet
 
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 04:23 PM
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oh but they do sometimes fog but its suppose to
 
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Old Jun 17, 2012 | 12:14 AM
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I got the Chrome Spyder ones and they eventually fogged up on me and the LED's died. Cheap. I should have saved up for the 2006 OEM xenon headlights.
 
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Old Jun 17, 2012 | 07:24 PM
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I am thinking about buying a warranty for it. Do you think it is worth it?
 
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