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[the-green-monkey]

Hello everybody,

I put some clear lenses on my 1990 mini and the brake light bulbs that came with them were really orange, they passed an MOT but i thought it would be better to get some that were actually red so i dont have any problems with the police etc. (they tend to pick on young drivers for silly things). So when i was at mini fest i bought some for 25p or something but they are pink, and i mean really pink! So, any suggestions, should i just keep buying bulbs until i find some that are red or is it just a problem that everyone has with clear lenses that i should just live with?

Cheers guys and gals

[miniman retford]

I had the same thing with mine & bought some silvertech bulbs that are like a chrome finish when not lit but are a really good red when switched on

[the-green-monkey]

Nice one I'll check them out, were they particularly expensive?

[miniman retford]

Cant really remember i got them from one of the shows but only about £1.00 each

I think Halfords sell them

[the-green-monkey]

Ahh thats not bad then, I'll check out halfords when i go back to college next week as its only about 5-10 minutes away, thanks very much for the help

[miniman retford]

I got the silver indicator bulbs aswell so you cant see any colour through the clear lenses

[M44K TS]

These also work quite well and a quite bright...

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...39#ht_500wt_849

[the-green-monkey]

Dont they require wiring a resistor into the circuit though?

[jamesh1988]

i got clear lense's and put led rear/stop bulbs in with no problems realy bright and definatly red

[the-green-monkey]

i got clear lense's and put led rear/stop bulbs in with no problems realy bright and definatly red

Straight in with no resistor?

[carts60]

I was of the impression that LED's in headlights/rear lights/indicators were illegal? I may well be totally wrong, but i could swear i heard it somewhere or other? Maybe in a different application though?

Please tell me if im wrong...

[M44K TS]

No resistors needed unless your car has a Can-Bus system where it thinks you have a bulb out, but that doesn't apply to the Mini

AFAIK, led bulbs are ok if they're e-marked. If you're worried about legality of them, don't fit them.

[xBR4DLEY]

Im pretty sure the silver bulbs are illegal , but when will they even get checked?

[the-green-monkey]

No resistors needed unless your car has a Can-Bus system where it thinks you have a bulb out, but that doesn't apply to the Mini

AFAIK, led bulbs are ok if they're e-marked. If you're worried about legality of them, don't fit them.

Oh good in that case i reckon i will get them, once i get some money thanks for all the help

[M44K TS]

No problem dude, I notice you're quite local too!