im about to installed my Halogens into my new mini, but i was wondering what other people had done.. and whats brightest ect.. i mean theres halogen, quadoptic, HID.. has anyone put HID in their cars before ?

Not sure on the brightest but halogens should be more then enough for your mini. Depends on the brand i think. I just fitted halogens to mine but i still gotta put the relays on.

yeah i just want something modern looking.. halgoens are bright enough.. but i like the effect modern lights have when you see them aat night.. for instance the chrystler 300c's have quite distinguished lights

The blue light look? I think there HID's. Much brighter then halogens but also more expensive.

http://www.delonixradar.com.au/products/HID/

Love the halogens. 60/90 bulbs are pretty bright, 90/130 bulbs will burn your eyes out (and possibly attract attention from the constabulary too) but are awesome for country driving.

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i think ive got 90/100, but looking at that website HID's look the way to go..

I think mini1989 has just gone from angel eyes to HIDs only this week.

To get the full benefit of a good pair of headlights it is very important to have a pair of Relays wired in and also you will need a good sourse of power to back it up like a good Alternator. No point in fitting bigger bulbs or brighetr headlights when you are trying to light them up through the standard Mini wiring and switches. Switches will not last very long. It is cheaper to wire up some relays first. Most times relays will improve the lighting efficiency so much that you will not need to change the headlights at all. You will be surprised the old sealed beams how well they light up when they are given the full voltage they need to work. Try My headlight wiring hints in the "How to" section.

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I have 55/60w in my car and they are more than sufficient and dont draw too much current for the charging system to keep up.

Matt

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i intend to fit relays ect for the conversion, but i was just curious if people had fitted anything other than just halogens.. as i was after something a little more specy

Yes. I am in love with my HID headlights. As we know all the early moldels uses seal beam. Bought a set of H4 angel headlights and using LED for the parker lights. Two days ago I got a set of HID H4 Hi Lo and look stunning. HID kit comes with relay etc. Just plug and play. I mean plug and shine. Cost me $120 including installation. Anyone interested please let me know so we can do a group deal.

includes a relay, how does that work ? and do you have alink to the product you got ?

where did you buy your lights from? and what brand are they? and how much.. if you don't mind

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is some brand from China. It comes with two ballast and all the wire connection. Only require 35w power so is all good. I will have a look at the brand name when I get home.

ahh yeah id be more interested in the 55w version if i were getting them