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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 10:52 PM
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Even the "egg yolk" lights in the middle???
 
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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 12:13 AM
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I'm in, how much would shipping be to Sweden? I'd like to replace the egg yolk parking lights as well!
 
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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 12:21 AM
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Sign me up, I would also be interested in a set of H3.
 
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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 05:55 AM
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Ok, so here is a stupid question. What next?

We have the price. Do we need a certain number of people? Do we do it individually?

Just wondering.
 
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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 06:01 AM
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Count me in for the group buy Xenon Fog Light bulbs. And if we can do a group buy to replace the egg yolk parking lights, I'm up for that also.

Thanks !
 
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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 06:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Duck360198
Even the "egg yolk" lights in the middle???
No, those look like "angel eyes" driving lamp replacements (I think). I can't remember who makes those, but if they're the lights I'm thinking of, they replace the usual parking light bulb with cool blue LED "ring" illumination, like on a BMW. I have "angel eyes" on my bonnet-mount driving lights, and they use a cool white LED for the glow... it's actually bluer than the headlights by quite a bit, and FAR bluer than the OEM fogs.

EDIT: Found them - they're at Moss Mini (again, IF the lights in that picture are indeed "angel eye" driving lamps)... I'd acvtuallybe interested in buying a set of these on a group buy as well - usual price is $90 for the set:

 
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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 07:48 AM
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yeah, those are angel eyes. THey are evry blue so I changed the bulbs in those too.
 
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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 07:51 AM
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Trip, just an aside (sorry for the thread-jack), how hard was the install on those lamps? Did you have to pull off the entire front bumper?
 
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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 07:58 AM
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Ive heard that others were able to do it without taking off the bumber but you better have extremely small hands as the area to work with is minimal. I had to take off the front bumber to do mine. Lucky for me I have a buddy who works with cars so he did it for me.
 
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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 08:17 AM
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OK, so the egg-yolk light in the picture are angel eyes....does this VIsion place have bulbs to fit in there as well?
 
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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by ImagoX
I'd be interested in knowing what the group price would be, sure.
same here....
 
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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 08:26 AM
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I am confused on where this thread is going. There is talk of getting rid of the egg yolk and getting the halo.

I'm wondering if people are getting confused like me.

For those that want to get rid of the egg yolk, Are you just looking to get rid of the orange light? If so, you just need to replace the Bulb.
The ones on my MCS here are Sylvania's they have a slightly blue-ish color to them when off.



or http://www.visionbulbs.com/vb_produc...dmv=2346681552

you would need the 7507 models, I think.There is even a MINI in this link.



But if you like the Halo look you can Buy the Halo for $90 that replaces the turn signal housing.

 
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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 08:28 AM
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I'm in for the fog light bulbs. I can spend $30 on the MINI in my sleep. MINI spoiling knows no bounds around here.
 
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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by golden_child
I am confused on where this thread is going. There is talk of getting rid of the egg yolk and getting the halo.
I think he meant "halo" when he said "egg yolk" in post #26, but I might be wrong.

Regardless, the light in the center of the parking lamp array is the turn signal, and of you want to remove its yellow color from the center of the turn signal (often referred to as "egg yolk" because of the orange-in-white appearance), then yes, all you need to do is replace the turn-signal bulb with a silver one.

The "angel eye" signal housing replaces the white OEM parking lamp with a bluish-tinted LED ring light. The turn signal bulb remains unchanged, and will need to be replaced with a silvered bulb if you want the clean, all-white look of the UNLIT light housing in the picture I put up.

As far as the FOG LIGHT bulbs go, what the replacement wll do is change the color of the illumination they throw to more closely resemble the color of the light from the Xenon headlights. The OEM bulb illumination is quite a bit more "yellow" than the headlamps, hence the desire for the replacement. The look of the UNLIT bulb should remain the same, however.

Hope that clears things up.
 
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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by ImagoX

I think he meant "halo" when he said "egg yolk" in post #26, but I might be wrong.
Yeah, That's where I was getting confused, and I didn't want others to get confused either. That's why I posted my MCS if there was any confusion.

It read (to me) like the Halo was the only solution to get rid of the orange Egg yolk. So I just wanted to help clarify it.

So, when does the GB take place?
 
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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 01:54 PM
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Let's get that GB started. . .

In the meantime,

What are the best bulbs to use as hi-beam replacements so I can get some bright white light? What is the highest kelvin rating that is legal?

I'm looking at these: (not sure if they're legal)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1

and these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1
 
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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 02:15 PM
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Here's my old thread with pics of the bulbs I got from Supreme Power Parts just fyi. Fwiw Eric would probably do a group buy, he's a nice guy.

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...light=fog+bulb

Bulbs still looking good
 
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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 09:41 AM
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I believe the Group Buy works with a discount code that you put in at checkout. I am waiting to hear from Vision Bulbs to get this group buy started already.
 
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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 06:45 PM
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I don't mean to confuse anyone. This is a group buy for JUST the fogs, I understand that. But I wanted to know if Vision had bulbs that go in the egg yolk area. Are there two bubls in there??? An amber one and the regular halogen parking light? If there are two, then I'm looking to purchase the additional fog lights as well.

Does that make sense? I DO NOT WANT HTE ANGEL EYES! ICK ICK ICK!!!!!

So I have a Question then...what bubls are in the egg yolk/ parking lights??
 
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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 07:05 PM
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Hey 02///MCS I would be interested in the GB for the fogs as well.

Thanx
Cameron
 
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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 11:08 PM
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Who makes the "angel eyes"?
 
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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 01:45 AM
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Count me in as well!
 
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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 05:49 AM
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I'd be interested in a set of fogs...

When does the GB start?
 
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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 07:45 AM
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Ok this thread has gone waaay off topic.. There are several threads that say what bulbs belong where..

I am going to e-mail Vision Bulbs again as I have not recieved anything back from them again.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 07:48 AM
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