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Old Aug 16, 2023 | 06:31 AM
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These are straight for Halogen Headlight cars. Straight swap. If you have factory xenons and want to up grade the bulbs, you would need to do something with the headlight washers, flash for coding, h7 to led or xenon conversion and harness with cancellers like this: https://www.ecstuning.com/b-ziza-par...3452lb01-03kt/

Yes they are good with a stock h7 halogen bulb but no where near the output with LED or Xenon piggyback kit.

Autoleveling - no coding.

Think of these lights as the stock xenon factory projectors but just with a H7 bulb that is halogen.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2023 | 06:52 AM
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Oh I see. That's helpful.
More of an aesthetic upgrade than a light projection upgrade. Thanks for the details.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2023 | 07:02 AM
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Thanks,

Yes but its a huge upgrade for actual lighting for people with Halogen Stock headlights as the beam pattern on those cars are horrible and light output is very bad. The lens also tend to fade.

I driven a new MINI in 2007 and 2011 with halogens at night and it was bad. I asked myself, "why did they not get Xenons with the projectors?"

New factory halogens:




Factory halogens with age> Most of florida and anywhere its sunny.


 
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Old Aug 23, 2023 | 12:46 PM
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Which upgrade, if any, do you recommend for cars with factory bi xenon? Anything with better light performance? Bonus for looks. Just bulb or housing?

main issues are:

1: lens clarity
2: would like more light output
3: currently have the chrome internals. Something darker would look better.

bonus: do you know what color the factory LED DRLs are?

i have a 2010 pre LCI
 
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Old Aug 24, 2023 | 07:48 AM
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I have these and its a style thing and is your factory Xenons lenses are bad. You swap over the ballast and Xenon bulbs, just new bulbs makes a difference as older the bulb, the more the color and output changes. When they start to get Pinkish the bulb color and output is bad on Xenon.

As far as output its the same. You can just see better with new lenses. Some people like the added DRL ring.

For factory Xenon Cars:

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-spyder-p...-yd-mc07-hid-/

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https://www.ecstuning.com/b-spyder-p...-yd-mc07v2hid/

 
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Old Dec 16, 2023 | 04:20 PM
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I need to get a set of these lights
 
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Old Dec 16, 2023 | 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by ECSTuning
These are straight for Halogen Headlight cars. Straight swap. If you have factory xenons and want to up grade the bulbs, you would need to do something with the headlight washers, flash for coding, h7 to led or xenon conversion and harness with cancellers like this: https://www.ecstuning.com/b-ziza-par...3452lb01-03kt/

Yes they are good with a stock h7 halogen bulb but no where near the output with LED or Xenon piggyback kit.

Autoleveling - no coding.

Think of these lights as the stock xenon factory projectors but just with a H7 bulb that is halogen.
I'll be ordering a set of those depo lights on monday.......I'm getting that the light output isn't that great with these also.....
I guess the bulbs need to be changed to a better quality.....will the ZIZA H-7 be a good option or something else......
 
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Old Dec 18, 2023 | 05:50 AM
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Yes get the h-7 ziza led conversion.
 
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Old Dec 18, 2023 | 06:15 AM
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Okkkkay awesome.........I'll be ordering shortly..
Should I get the Ziza------or Morimoto set...
 
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Old Dec 18, 2023 | 07:19 AM
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Ziza ones, i runs the xenons in my other MINI.


Update, we have the lens now for people that have factory Xenons that are faded:

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...lacements.html

 
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Old Mar 19, 2024 | 05:44 AM
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Originally Posted by TG.
Refresh my memory please:

Are these straight replacement or does it require dealer programming and additional wiring?
Do these provide significant improvements for night time driving?
Oh, and it states Auto leveling. Does this feature require any thing special?
I hope y'all can get these back in production.....
 
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Old Mar 19, 2024 | 05:45 AM
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Originally Posted by ECSTuning
Just an update, we got these back in stock and they are exclusive to ECS now.

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-depo-par...ni07hl-oeb~hl/

These lights need to stay in the loop....
 
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Old Mar 25, 2024 | 01:47 PM
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They are not coming back any time soon. The good thing is the Ziza LED one i have are x10 better in light output.
 
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Old Mar 25, 2024 | 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ECSTuning
They are not coming back any time soon. The good thing is the Ziza LED one i have are x10 better in light output.
You also have the headlights with Ziza LED bulbs......Lol
 
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Old Mar 26, 2024 | 07:53 AM
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Its a Ziza led headlight, the old depo part links to it.
 
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Old Mar 26, 2024 | 10:37 AM
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I'm going to be holding out for them......I need a few sets
 
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Old Mar 27, 2024 | 08:25 AM
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Yea i talked to them again and they are not bringing them back.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2024 | 04:40 AM
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Originally Posted by ECSTuning
Yea i talked to them again and they are not bringing them back.
Was these Depo headlights exclusive to ECS .......
 
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Old Mar 28, 2024 | 06:11 AM
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Yep on these and many others still.
 
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