I am looking to upgrade my OEM halogen headlights on my 2005 Cooper Cabrio. I was originally thinking of getting a set of OEM Xenon headlights and converting but then found these: New MINI Halo LED Projector Headlights - Silver I'm mechanically challenged so I'm wondering if anyone has tried this conversion and their thoughts on the final result. Also, as I'm mechanically challenged, is this a difficult project and is there any additional things that need to be done after the lights are installed. Also, if you have tried converting from OEM halogen to OEM Xenon, was it difficult and what was required?
I recently installed a set of afterm spyder headlights , not a whole lot to it three screws lights out ( sry on a 04 R50 "non s) and if u still have issues try YouTube.
I'm not as familiar with R50/53 stuff but are those aftermarket headlight housings for xenon lamps or standard halogen? If they are xenon, is it a simple swap or do you need to change fuses and/or wiring?
If just looking for better light output, a simple and inexpensive option is to replace the H7 low and high beam bulbs. I used the Osram Rallye 65W bulbs at 2 for $36: H7 bulbs Since they are 65W bulbs (instead of 55W) they are not street legal but I have not had any issues with other drivers or police. Just keep them aimed properly.
I have used PIAA Extreme whites in the past on my MINI's that didn't have factory Xenons and they helped a lot. One of our members, Cooper99, changed out his standard lights for Xenons a while back and could help you. I suggest that you PM him.
That's basically the same questions I have. I thought about just upgrading the bulbs but I like the look of the Xenon projector headlights so I thought about doing a swap.
We went from OEM halogen, to pre-facelift Xenon, to the new OEM projector HIDs on the 02. All you do is swap them out, plug them in, and aim them. Nothing else is needed.