HID or Halogen From Factory???
#1
HID or Halogen From Factory???
Greetings,
So I picked up a slightly rough 2004 Cooper S last week. Just starting to dig into what it needs to make it right again and got to the headlights tonight. There was some kind of whacky aftermarket HID kit in there that wasn't working anymore, in what I assume are aftermarket housings. My intent is to just order new headlights and taillights but is there a dead obvious way of knowing whether the car was fitted with HIDs from the factory? I have a shop manual in the mail right now but I want to get the car road ready asap.
This car is going to need some TLC, I look forward to picking your brains some more.
So I picked up a slightly rough 2004 Cooper S last week. Just starting to dig into what it needs to make it right again and got to the headlights tonight. There was some kind of whacky aftermarket HID kit in there that wasn't working anymore, in what I assume are aftermarket housings. My intent is to just order new headlights and taillights but is there a dead obvious way of knowing whether the car was fitted with HIDs from the factory? I have a shop manual in the mail right now but I want to get the car road ready asap.
This car is going to need some TLC, I look forward to picking your brains some more.
#4
Factory it came with either Xenon or Halogen headlights. The older 2004 model came with non projector Xenons. Like this:
They will show Xenon writing in the housing on the outer side, you can see it in the pic. Halogens will looks similar but will not say Xenon in the housing.
Lots of people that do aftermarket go to these:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...installed.html
They will show Xenon writing in the housing on the outer side, you can see it in the pic. Halogens will looks similar but will not say Xenon in the housing.
Lots of people that do aftermarket go to these:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...installed.html
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#6
yep, helix ones are the most popular and closet to OEM 2005+ look.
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Ok, this is a dumb question but China makes poor instructions and I honestly don't know the answer. Turns out my car has factory HID, but as others have stated, these aftermarket headlights that aren't supposed to work according to the manufacturer, do in fact function just fine. Obviously the low beam is the projector and the high beam is inside the "halo". But what the hell is that other bulb for? Like the halo, it has to be spliced in for power as it's not in the harness. But what is its purpose?
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#8
I dont know, we dont carry that brand, maybe a duplicate turn signal.
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