is there any write up on doing the joey mod for the headlights on a MINI?

ive searched and cant seem to find a write up for a MINI.

 

here's one. not the most detailed but gives you a good idea. (pictures included!)
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...light=joey+mod

 

nice!

so basically before you bake them at 230 for 6 minutes, you remove all bulbs and everything right?

 

yup..unless you wanna spend a whole bunch of money replacing all those parts.

 

LOL

 

how come my headlights have that little shield thing on the top portion of the headlight housing, vs the 2nd pic, that has the little projector thing on the top? i could have sworn i had the Xneon option....



VS.

 

You definitely have Xenons, you have the little "D" shaped thing in the ring.

Maybe just a difference between model years?

 

im not sure what you mean by D shapped thing lol

this is what the inside of mine looks like:

http://cgi.ebay.ca/2002-2004-Mini-Co...ayphotohosting

 

in mid '05 there was a facelift... they changed the look of the tail lights and the headlights. so in 05 and in 06 the xenon's look like gatling guns. and pre '05 they look like the first pic

and that "D" shaped thing MLWagner is talking about is the headlight washer/sprayer

 

oh.

i can still do the "joey mod" to these headlights?

 

yes

 

i just joey modded my lights this weekend and it came out great and was alot easier than i thought....no dremel and no over baking either.....im going to make a write up with pictures tonite ill post the thread when i get off work ....

 

deff do that, i saw ur other thread, i posted in it, im dying to see pics!

how did u do it with no dremel or baking though? howd you break the seal apart?

what year MINI do u have too?


hit me up on AIM, ufvj217

 

2005 and it was if i was dreaming because everything was falling into place......im taking them apart AGAIN tonite to sand the housing a little better and this time use flat black primer rather than gloss...take my advice the gloss does not look to great with the headlights on ...primer looks smoother i had that way the first time then did gloss and now regret it so im doing it again ...but ill post pics asap....regradless with gloss or not i think i did an awesome job lol being as though everyone seems to be scared of this mod ...i may do this for others if i get any requests...it was def fun and no cracks nothing the only thing i messed up were my chrome rings because the tab fell off that holds them on...they were harder to get off of the lights than the entire project was overall

 

pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

def lookin forward to your write up with all those pictures we all want!!
i just wish i had an oven at my store. dont feel like doin them at home.