Xenon bulb replacement, upgrade?
One of my xenon headlights on my '03 is going pink and I'm having trouble seeing at night (could just be driver age) but I'm wondering if anyone has experience/recommendations on which bulbs to go with, and if there's anything brighter than OEM without doing a lot of work modifying the car.
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Xenon bulbs get dimmer and change color over time. I don't have a specific bulb suggestion, but I recommend that you stay with a color close to the OEM bulb, which is 4300K. Lower numbers are more yellow and higher numbers are more white/blue. Higher number bulbs (over 5000K) that produce whiter light are marketed for styling and cosmetic reasons. However, because of sensitivity of the human eye to different colors, best night visibility is with light that is less blue and slightly yellow like the OEM 4300K.
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Don't know the feasibility on your car, but consider an LED upgrade. The difference is literally night and day for me. I don't see nearly as well with the Xenons in the Countryman vs. the LED's in our other MINIs.
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These are what you want and only $60.00 for a pair. https://www.theretrofitsource.com/d2...to-xb-hid.html |
LEDs in a non LED MINI’s will blink because you have to turn off the silly bulb checks in BCM with the OEM coding software.
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Thanks guys, I think I will give the morimoto bulbs a try.
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Originally Posted by Dave.O
(Post 4429412)
These are what you want and only $60.00 for a pair. https://www.theretrofitsource.com/d2...to-xb-hid.html https://www.theretrofitsource.com/d2...to-xb-hid.html Or these a for OEM replacements: https://www.theretrofitsource.com/d2...ips-85712.html |
Originally Posted by njaremka
(Post 4429615)
Aren't the HID headlights on an '03 Mini reflector based? (not projector) If so, he would need these:
https://www.theretrofitsource.com/d2...to-xb-hid.html Or these a for OEM replacements: https://www.theretrofitsource.com/d2...ips-85712.html Ahh crap you are right! You need the ones listed above not the ones I listed. You have the old style reflector HID’s to projectors. My bad. |
Bought a cheap set off amazon. At $20 if they blow no great loss. Replacement time was 30 min as I pulled both headlights out to get the bulbs easier.
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