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[mtymous]

Well I have had a LOT of questions on my headlights and how I made them. I will preface this by saying that I DO NOT recommend putting HID bulbs in a standard halogen housing. For the very reason that you don't drive a bulldozer down the road. It's not the proper equipment and it's dangerous. Mine don't have auto level, but on the Mini it is already lower than most people's eye level, and aiming them lower with the cutoff line means there is never a chance of blinding traffic unless you hit a bump. But Autolevelers won't even stop that.

Here's some hilights of my project, but if you want to see the entire build, visit this link.

Classic Mini HID Projector Retrofit









This is the "Ebay Projectors" which are absolute garbage next to the Acura TL projectors in the same housing.


The Finished Product





There's much much more on the build in the link at the top of the page.

[rickb8585]

So in short, they're a bad idea! Looks like I better get used to not seeing in the dark! :)

[Mini 360]

So in short, they're a bad idea! Looks like I better get used to not seeing in the dark! :)

No, he says putting HID in reflector housings is a bad idea.  HIDs in a projector housing, much better.  

 

 

 

 

So cool and well executed!!!  Very tempting to do this to my headlights as I have a couple of spare flat fronted lights sitting doing nothing.......

[Guess-Works.com]

But unfortunately still not within the letter of the UK law as you need lens cleaners and self levelling actuation. Any self respecting MOT tester should fail them on the spot.

[yeti21586]

they are also illegal to fit as an after market modification and will fail an MOT regardless or wether they are self leveling and have the cleaners or not

 

 

YetI

[Mini 360]

Oh Im not disagreeing there.  Good idea, just not for the UK sadly

[Colinmac1330]

Have you any photos of these, the ones you posted don't seem to show now?

[mini danny]

My mot didnt even know they where illegal !!! He still passed my vw bora even after I said they arnt legal.


Dan

[jamesmpi]

My mot didnt even know they where illegal !!! He still passed my vw bora even after I said they arnt legal.


Dan

Better not take it back next year then now that he knows .....not unless he has a very bad memory lol

[mini danny]

My mot didnt even know they where illegal !!! He still passed my vw bora even after I said they arnt legal.
Dan

Better not take it back next year then now that he knows .....not unless he has a very bad memory lol

He's proberly already forgotten hes got a memory sieve.


Dan