Interior/Exterior My R56 Joey Mod Guide!
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My R56 Joey Mod Guide!
"Joey mod" complete! Took a little over a day but 100% worth it. Makes a huge difference to the overall attitude of my Mini! All of the guides I found online were not that great.... so I made my own!!
It was much easier than expected. Everyone always worries about leaks afterwords... I have no problems, but if you do you can always just run some silicon along the seam. No big deal. Its also easy to vent any moisture out by just leaving the xenon cover off overnight.
I don't like the reliability of the NAM image hoster, so I used imgur. http://imgur.com/a/zz9fM
The same headlight is used on the R55, R56, and R57. It will probably work on others as well.
Let me know if you have any questions!
It was much easier than expected. Everyone always worries about leaks afterwords... I have no problems, but if you do you can always just run some silicon along the seam. No big deal. Its also easy to vent any moisture out by just leaving the xenon cover off overnight.
I don't like the reliability of the NAM image hoster, so I used imgur. http://imgur.com/a/zz9fM
The same headlight is used on the R55, R56, and R57. It will probably work on others as well.
Let me know if you have any questions!
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dkdzyn (11-21-2017)
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1. There are two plastic tabs holding the clear and chrome part on. You can see them sticking up at 3 and 9 o'clock in the picture. 2. Use something thin and rigid to slide in and push the tabs out and off the metal projector holder. A small flat head screwdriver works well.
3. Once a tab is moved out, slide the two parts off.
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Just search for 48W LED driving lights on amazon. Around $25. There are various suppliers. Look for the "spot" kind, not "flood". They are surprisingly high quality and made out of cast aluminum. Never been bothered by the police. As far as I can tell they are perfectly legal. I only use them with high beams and used the stock wiring harness, although I'm thinking about making a custom circuit so that they are on any time the xenon lights are on, but dim when the high beams are not activated.
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I love this! I see you used rust-oleum engine enamel on it. How is it holding up after 2 years? I had mine done at an auto body shop. The projector rings are fine, but the large chrome (now black) piece are not. He said he used high temp paint, but they burnt after their first stint with the high beams. I am going to pull them apart again.. it should go without saying that I won't be using that same body shop guy again.. I digress; I need to find a suitable replacement paint. How did the black rust-oleum engine enamel paint hold up?
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I love this! I see you used rust-oleum engine enamel on it. How is it holding up after 2 years? I had mine done at an auto body shop. The projector rings are fine, but the large chrome (now black) piece are not. He said he used high temp paint, but they burnt after their first stint with the high beams. I am going to pull them apart again.. it should go without saying that I won't be using that same body shop guy again.. I digress; I need to find a suitable replacement paint. How did the black rust-oleum engine enamel paint hold up?
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