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Ziza kit for all those exterior (except headlights, of course) bulbs ? Sourced individually? All lights lookin' bright and not so yellowish.
Oops, I should have stated more info. It is in my thread. No, Ziza for the fog lights and the front marker lights only. I wanted to go LED everywhere but there are many threads stating that may not be the best move. So I elected to get OEM replacements for everything else.
I read that the Ziza front marker lights might "flash/pulse" when you turn them on, I am not experiencing that to date. I like that the front marker lights and fog lights now match the HID headlights color. Out with the yellow! hehe
Parts list: (for a 2005 R53 MCS so I believe this covers '05-'06)
- Fog Lights – Ziza Platinum White (P/N – 11133) from ECS
- Front Turn Signal – Amber/Orange 63-21-7-160-791 (x2)
- Front Marker Lights – Ziza LED Lights (P/N – 2681740) from ECS
- Front Running Lights – 63-21-7-160-797 (x2)
- Side Turn Signals – Amber/Orange 63-21-7-160-798 (x2)
Did an exterior light bulb refresh since I had a fog light bulb, brake light bulb and back up light bulb go down. Every taillight bulb, running light bulb, side turn signal and front end bulb were replaced. The only bulbs I left were the headlight bulbs. I will wait for them to go before replacing those…
Before
After
Well done, now it should be bright at night and no more dim yellow.
Well done, now it should be bright at night and no more dim yellow.
Thanks! Thanks to ECS for the parts. From what I can tell, visibility is much better than the factory bulb setup.
From what I have heard (at night), the MINI has a much "cleaner" look now from the front with all the lights matching. My neighbor still thinks my MINI is 2-3 years old...
Oh no really? I thought you got him running again? Bummer.
He is running great again. Just moving across country and think its time for a more dependable car like a corolla or something that I can get in and drive for the remainder of my school years. Or a BMW 1series (dream) haha
He is running great again. Just moving across country and think its time for a more dependable car like a corolla or something that I can get in and drive for the remainder of my school years. Or a BMW 1series (dream) haha
It was a blind right turn. The van in front of me went, so I looked left and creeped up. That's when I discovered that he never actually went all the way. I discovered it with Pepper's face.
On the bright side, now I can get that CF hood I wanted! There's always a bright side.
It was a blind right turn. The van in front of me went, so I looked left and creeped up. That's when I discovered that he never actually went all the way. I discovered it with Pepper's face.
On the bright side, now I can get that CF hood I wanted! There's always a bright side.
Does everything still work? Doesn't look too bad , atleast you'll get a cf hood lol
Does everything still work? Doesn't look too bad , atleast you'll get a cf hood lol
The headlight is completely functional, but ALL of the mounts are shattered, so it's currently held in using nothing more than hopes and dreams.
The car itself runs fine, no issues other than the fact that I have one real headlight right now.
Everything marked in red needs to be replaced, and the green is where the headlamp used to connect. The total cost is going to be around $3K for repairs.
I've already ordered the Carbon Creations CF hood, JCW grille, Black grill trim, Black headlight trim, and replacement Spyder headlights. All for under $1,300 with military discounts.
All the brake stuff is here except the Hel lines I bought from the UK. Calipers and carriers are off getting blasted and powder coated, discs, pads and caliper bits are sitting downstairs waiting. Changed filters today, ITG panel for the engine and a new activated carbon one from eBay for me.
It was a blind right turn. The van in front of me went, so I looked left and creeped up. That's when I discovered that he never actually went all the way. I discovered it with Pepper's face.
On the bright side, now I can get that CF hood I wanted! There's always a bright side.
What fog lights are those in the picture?
Sorry to see the damage to your car - glad you're making lemonade though!
iJDMtoy Projectors... I got an awesome deal on eBay when they went on clearance last spring. Got them for $70. They're great assuming that you can relocate the parking light somewhere else. I redirected them to the LED halo in the headlights.
iJDMtoy Projectors... I got an awesome deal on eBay when they went on clearance last spring. Got them for $70. They're great assuming that you can relocate the parking light somewhere else. I redirected them to the LED halo in the headlights.
Thanks for that....running H11's in my OE fogs now, but the HID's are interesting....probably much better pattern.......I have OEM bi-Xenon's, so I'd have to come up with some parking lights.....Hmmmmmm...have to give this one some thought with winter approaching!
Thanks for that....running H11's in my OE fogs now, but the HID's are interesting....probably much better pattern.......I have OEM bi-Xenon's, so I'd have to come up with some parking lights.....Hmmmmmm...have to give this one some thought with winter approaching!
They don't come with HIDs. These are just Halogen projectors. I had to order the HIDs separately. I went with the Kensun 6000K kit. They were on sale on Amazon Prime day for $18. They've been in for two months now with no issues.
Also, I had other ideas for parking lights before I came across the Spyder headlights... You could use grill mounted driving lights, or bumper mounted LED bars.
Put this in today. 5 minutes to get the mount out, 30 minutes to get it back in. I went for a 20 minute ride and here are my first impressions........ Definitely smoother shifts and acceleration. There's some vibration when starting from a standstill up to 1500 - 2000 rpm's but no vibration beyond that or during idle. Overall I'm pretty happy with it.
Flushed out the brake lines and clutch system on my R53. Hate to admit it, but the last time this was done was back in 2008.
The fluid in the reservoir is so clean now that you need a flashlight to see it in there.
It was amazing how long it took to bleed the old junk out of the lines, especially those rear brake lines. The stuff that came out looks like moderately dirty motor oil in the waste jug I put it into.
Might be my imagination, but my clutch pedal is more tactile now.
