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jeffreyevens 10-22-2015 03:49 PM

are these headlights normal?
 
On my 2015 Cooper when switching to high-beams the low beams go out.Now the area just in front of the car goes black,about 40ft. My R53 did't operate that way. Did MINI change something in the newer generations?

MidnightF56 10-22-2015 05:30 PM

What kind of lights do you have? LED or halogen?

jeffreyevens 10-22-2015 07:41 PM


Originally Posted by MidnightF56 (Post 4136919)
What kind of lights do you have? LED or halogen?

halogen

USA-RET 10-22-2015 08:52 PM

I have 15 S with standard headlights and mine operate the same way. Lows seem to go out when hi beams are activated.

ECSTuning 10-23-2015 10:52 AM

Yea, I used them on the 14' and its seems its either high beams or low beam are on , unlike the Gen 1 MINIs.

srmitch2 10-26-2015 07:02 PM

My '15 LEDs have highs that add to the low beams. Something doesn't sound right to have lows go out.

BennyF 10-26-2015 08:58 PM

yeah, this freaked me out the first time with high beams. Thought I had a bulb problem

got the Sylvania ultra. helps a lot, but miss the low with the highs. You know,

The reason I was told about this it is a non-blinding high beam. Try it, you wont get flash backs from on coming drivers like the regulare high beams found on most cars

USA-RET 10-27-2015 07:45 AM

Yeah, my hi-beams reach out there and although I lose the low beams, It's not like I can't see what's on the road between the high beam focus point and my car. Different, but still quite functional IMO.

jeffreyevens 10-29-2015 06:25 PM

Thanks for all the reply's everyone. This an odd setup,I may have to come up with my own lighting mod?

Zillon 10-29-2015 08:14 PM

Normal, unfortunately.

D_Nyholm 02-06-2016 06:54 PM

Ive noticed on my current car it does that if you push the stalk away from you to activate the high beams. The one that 'locks' the high beams in use. If I pull the stalk toward me for the temporary high beams, both the low and the high beams stay on. I rarely leave my high beams on for longer than a few seconds so I always have the lows on when I use them. Give it a shot, it may work on the mini too.

jeffreyevens 02-07-2016 06:27 AM


Originally Posted by D_Nyholm (Post 4172418)
Ive noticed on my current car it does that if you push the stalk away from you to activate the high beams. The one that 'locks' the high beams in use. If I pull the stalk toward me for the temporary high beams, both the low and the high beams stay on. I rarely leave my high beams on for longer than a few seconds so I always have the lows on when I use them. Give it a shot, it may work on the mini too.

Thanks D Nyholm, I'll give it a try.
Happy Motoring, Jeff

ECSTuning 02-08-2016 07:46 AM

Ye, you can get both to turn on temporally , but you have to hold it in the middle.

I would try the sliverstar to improve the stock H4 halogen bulbs.

https://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/ES2857/


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