Just wondering if anyone's already installed this projector lamp and if you could shed some light on how to wire the LED and halo ring to run with park lamps? There's barely an instruction...two mystery wires (black/red) coming out from under the front of the lamps...any help would be appreciated...

 

wow gotta say thats a sweet mini there. where did you get those from? i want some for my 2008 MCs but i cant find any without the washer thingy on the sides

 

Finally found them on Amazon.
2008? Don't think these fit beyond 06...

 

When I did my projector rings I ran the wires across the hood right to left under the heat padding, spliced them together and ran it down the hood with the exhisting wires & washer hose, tapped the ground right in at the grounding bolt by the hinge, ran the hot up to the left side marker & tapped in there.

 

are these plug n play with 2003 xenon ballasts?

and is the output as good as pre facelift?

 

No they're not...you need aftermarket HID kit...in my case, 55wslim ballast kit for each lamp, hi-low...

 

Pics with them on!

 

 

Pics of them at night. Hard to see in daytime.

 

Also is te right side of your scoop intake blocked off?

 

That might be a while...haven't driven at night in a long time...

That's a DFIC Ram intake...right side diverts air to where the IC is...

 

Gotta love the spray nozzle. I suppose you painted red afterward? Where is the reservoir?

I have the same Spyder headlight. Which bulb did you use? How do you light HID switching from/to high/low? Is it fast enough for ya?

 

Actually it was red first and I stripped it back to bare...the reservoir is the wiper bottle...I connected up the rear line to the sprayer and removed the rear wiper so it's not going all the time when I spray...

The slim HID kit I used is 55watt with H1-6000k...the hi/low uses separate bulbs...nice thing is that the low stays on when hi is on making the road markers light up for miles on the back roads...

 

I really like the way you modified your R53.

You have done a ton but not flashy. I love when beauty meets function and you did just that.

I may end up doing just the low beam with HID and keep the high halogen as it comes up fast so if I have to flash somebody I can do that.

Did you get your LED and halo hooked up?

 

Hey Thanks! Go on...do the hi...you'd really be impressed when you get out in the woods...it flashes quickly just fine...

 

I am from Charlotte, NC, just noticed you are from Greensboro. Precisely speaking Fort Mill, SC which is like 5 miles south of South Charlotte.

How is the light holding up so far? Is the adjustment easy to do on these lights?

I see that you removed the hood insulation, particular rhyme or reason?

I still have these guys in the box and picked up Squaretrade warranty on these as I hear the DRL leds don't last long.

 

No leaks from power wash...HID kid working well...hood insulation removal? Because I needed venting for DFIC through the louvers...

 

MSFIT,

I bought the same lights but with the black insides, had a body shop install them when they repainted the hood/ rings. I got the car and the lights do a 3/4 moon effect with both lights going high to the right. Did you have any issues with this? I dont know if its the bulbs or if the lens is making the odd shape but its horrible for night time driving and the lights bouce around so much because there is no auto-level it just floats in there. Any ideas or suggestions?

 

The upkick to the right is designed into the light cutoff plate...that's the way european lamp pattern to allow longer projection to the right away from traffic...shouldn't bother oncoming drivers as many other OEM lamps already do that.

I'm not sure why your lights are bouncing unless who ever installed them damaged the lamp adjustment which is easy to do if you forced the bulbs too much when installing them and snap the internal mount...they should be fixed by the up/down, left/right adjustment fixture on the inside...if broken, you'd probably have to take the lamp apart...

 

Just posted my Spyder lights over here
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ting-mods.html
I'm impressed, but i'm kinda displeased about the lighting capability of the angel eye. Contemplating ripping open the assembly again and just re0running all new LEDS into a ring, instead of using the stock.

 

Mine does not bounce around but I have the same beam pattern as Misfits. It is extremely ineffective at night time. I would rather have a gradual cut off than sharp cut off.

I haven't ventured into it but how do I adjust the beam? Is the block off plate removable?

 

No one adjusted these?

 

Sorry for bring this back alive. Just wanted to ask what you did for the parking lamp below the headlight. Which bulb did you use to whiten the light?

 

If you mean mine, I don't remember where I got them but they're were called angel eye parking lamps for the Mini...

 

They look good but the beam looks really narrow, any pics from further back to see how it spreads?

I would've ran them without the halos.