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Deutsch · Nov 12th, 2006, 02:25 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Tigger, Eeyore & Roo (original)

Bear in mind that the halogen equiped R56 only has a single bulb and reflector bowl per side, rather than the twin bulb and reflector of the current MINI. This means that the performance of the standard headlamps should be well down on the current ones and going the bi-xenon route is likely to be essential.

Tigger.

Why essential??? You could just as well replace the halogen bulb w/ bright whites and have the same effect of xenon gas. Keep in mind that the Xenons are expensive to replace should they go bad, and nothing lasts forever.

Nov 12th, 2006, 02:25 AM	#15
Deutsch MINI2 Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Local Time: 10:06 PM Posts: 67 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Tigger, Eeyore & Roo (original) Bear in mind that the halogen equiped R56 only has a single bulb and reflector bowl per side, rather than the twin bulb and reflector of the current MINI. This means that the performance of the standard headlamps should be well down on the current ones and going the bi-xenon route is likely to be essential. Tigger. Why essential??? You could just as well replace the halogen bulb w/ bright whites and have the same effect of xenon gas. Keep in mind that the Xenons are expensive to replace should they go bad, and nothing lasts forever.