You can get Luminics white bulbs from eBay or straight from their site http://luminicsusa.com I recommend buying from their site.
They have a nice selection to include yellow, titanium white, ultra white, and ultra violet. They also have some with brighter output and require a special wire harness, but I was afraid of the extra heat and these headlight housings. Don't forget, the bulbs to be used in these housings are H1s. Your car looks sweet by the way.

 

I really like it! Now I'm really tempted... What kind of light are you using for the signal/turn indicator lights? They look very bright. Mines are like a dull yellow.

 

In my front turn signals, I'm running PIAA super white bulbs. I got them off Amazon. I couldn't take that yellowish light the stock bulbs produced. I actually run all white lights on my car to include the wheel arch bulbs and the side marker turn signals. Most of those bulbs are LEDs that I get from http://autolumination.com If o decide to hook up the extra lights in my headlight housings, I'll probably get LED bulbs from autolumination. Hope this helps.

 

Hey Father could you link me to the white LED lights your talking about? I would love buy it in a set or all from the same place. I'm not sure what bulbs go where.

How do you even remove the bulbs in the front turn signals? As far as I know, those and the side marker bulbs come in a housing.

 

Here are the pictures pointed at the garage's. It's actually pretty bright. I haven't even adjusted them.

Behind car:


from the hood

 

Wow, the cut off isn't that bad. (maybe a bit high?)

 

Hey, the link to those LEDs is here. http://autolumination.com/194
Any of these LEDs will replace the front parking lights, wheel arch lights, and side marker turn signals. The front turn signals can be purchased on this site as well. I made a mistake and forgot that you have to get a bulb for the front turn signals. They are white also. I forgot the number though. To remove the parking lights in the front, you have to twist and wiggle the connector. It's a pain in the @$$, especially if you have large hands. It will eventually release. Just keep working at it. Let me know if I can be of some more assistance.

 

Hmm can you clarify which is the parking lights and which is the front turn signal? The only lights I can think of is are the side markers, front turn signals (in the middle row) and arch lights.

 

If you look through the front lens of the parking lights located on the bumper, you can see two types of bulbs in there. The bigger bulb is the turn signal. The smaller bulb is the parking light. It's the same type of bulb that is used in the wheel arch and side marker turn signals. You can use a 194 bulb. I forget what the number is for the turn signal bulb is.

 

I got my 194 LED White bulbs at Advanced Auto Parts. They were like 10 bucks. I am going to get the Luminic's asap! I am looking for a white with a small tint of blue. Like a 6000K area! I can't wait! They headlights are awesome even if they are kind cheap. I like them though! I need to find out what bulb it is that goes in the headlight turn indicator so I can get a white led for it!

 

I remember taking those apart when I installed the aero front bumper... I remember them being in a housing. Is that housing designed to be taken apart to replace the bulb inside? Or did you have to force your way in?

 

There is a little hole above them. Just stick your hand in there and you will see two wires attached to the light. Twist them, and pull it out.

 

For those of you that have had these headlights for some time now, how are they holding up? Any moisture or fogging of any sort?

I'll probably be dropping the bomb and buying a $300 pair of these off Ebay (the Xenon/HID ones) in the next couple days. Just making sure everyone is still satisfied with the quality and finish before I pull the trigger. Still can't decide to go with the black or the silver/chrome housing. Black definitely looks more aggressive, but I like the more OEM appearance of the silver/chrome ones.

MikeS, I'm especially looking forward to hearing from you and how your xenons are holding up since it seems everyone else posting on here got the halogen version. DrPhilGandini, I was browsing through your gallery and looking at pics of your headlight setup. It appears you did a Joey mod on your 05 style xenons, then ditched those and purchased the halogen Ebay halo headlights. Which did you like better?

And for all others that have these lights or similar, please post some pics!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/XENON-HID-02-05-MINI-COOPER-HALO-PROJECTOR-HEAD-LIGHTS_W0QQitemZ360196333581QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMot ors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item53dd5fe00 d

^^Those are what I'm looking at purchasing^^

 

No problems as of yet with moisture or fogging. This is not to say that it still can't/won't happen though. One thing I did before even attempting to install these was to put a headlight protection kit on the lens face.

 

Father, how long have you had them in your MINI now?

 

I have had the HID version from January till now with no issues. Just put a little silicone around the seals for the bulbs and no leaking.

 

Glad to hear they are still working well. Any pictures of them on your car?

 

I've had them on since March of 2008. My car doesn't see the garage time that I would like. So she sits out in the elements quite a bit. Again, no problems.......yet. It is always quite possible later on. It's raining quite a bit here, so when it calms down, I'll try and do a write up on my installation with pictures.

 

Just purchased a set of the ebay HID Halo headlights today. I'm crossing my fingers on these. I'll try to post a few pics later this week when I get them in.

 

I was going to buy the HID ones but I am just going to do what Fatherdeth said and spend a couple extra bucks on brighter lights@ Good luck! I hope you like them! I get complements all the time on mine!

 

I finally had time to install the lights earlier today. I chose the HID's with the chrome housings and the appearance is still very oem. I'll have to give you an update later tonight on how the brightness compares to stock HIDs with a few pictures. As of now, I'm very pleased.

 

what they look like on the car with the lights off i like em but some dont...i dont run my halos tho

 

I am planning on purchasing a set of these lights and doing a projector retrofit with fx35 projectors. Since I have HIDs already right now, I thought I could still use the oem ignitor and hook them up to these lights. Is it possible or must I buy the kit with the lights?

 

Does anyone know what changed in 06? All aftermarket projector headlights stop at 2005???

 

As far as I know, nothing changed on the '06 headlights. You still have to becareful with any aftermarket parts as vendors are always known to give the wrong info. If you are concerned with whether these halo headlights will work on an '06 model, yes, they will work. I am however talking about standard halogen models, and not HIDs. I don't have HIDs and have limited experience with them. If you need any more help, let us know.