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R50/53 HOW TO?? Halogen upgrade to Xenon/HID Lights

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Old Mar 29, 2008 | 04:51 PM
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HOW TO?? Halogen upgrade to Xenon/HID Lights

I have the stock halogen lights and wanted to upgrade them to the nicer and brighter xenon ones or some sort of after market kit.

Does anyone know a well made clean looking kit that will work with a non-s 2002 mini cooper.

I looking for something that will possibly replace the whole light or some modification to the existing one. I have no warranty to void so im up for anything, but defiantly something that is well made.
 
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Old Mar 29, 2008 | 09:50 PM
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Do a search, it's been done before and is not a piece of cake or cheap. If you want it right it will cost you two new headlight housings, the ballast and bulbs plus a little time and a trip to the dealer to get it programmed. That said you won't have the autolevelers and while not illegal it's just impolite.
The ghetto mod is to just get some HID bulbs and ballasts and put them in the halogen housing. Net result is just that... a ghetto mod with crappy lighting.
 
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Old Mar 31, 2008 | 10:46 PM
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Thanks!
 
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