I just got my clear taillights (ebay) and I went shopping at autozone for amber and red bulbs to replace my OEM white bulbs (colored by the plastic of the light assembly) but they don't carry them. Anyone have any leads either stores or online as to where I can find the bulbs I need?

 

I probably should have searched alittle harder on NAM before I posted, because now I feel like an idiot. Anywho, are these these (ebay) bulbs the right ones? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-Bul...7542QQtcZphoto and http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1157-...5329QQtcZphoto

 

There is a link in the ebay listing that tells you which bulbs fit your MINI. It's pretty thorough.

 

If I read the link right, those are right, but I don't trust myself. I have so much stuff laying around my house that is useless because I may an impulsive purchase before being 100% sure it'd work/I could make it work

 

Those are LED bulbs. Make sure to test that they are bright enough to be easily seen during the day. Many LED bulbs are dim when used as replacements for standard bulbs. An LED turn signal bulb will need a load resistor or you will get fast blinking from the computer thinking that the bulb is burned out. The OEM tail lights use size 1156 for turn and 1157 for brake/running lights. Your aftermarket tails probably use the same but could be different.

You can also get colored standard "stealth" bulbs that have a silver coating so that the color doesn't show in a clear tail light. Autolumination has a selection of both LED bulbs and stealth standard bulbs.

 

I can atest for autolumination. They have fast shipping and great prices. I buy all my white bulbs from them.

 

Compared to other vendors, autolumination has an especially wide selection of LED bulbs and some are newer designs that I haven't seen elsewhere. However when you can find a completely equivalent product on eBay (not always the case), the eBay vendors are quite a bit cheaper.