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W44NE G · Mar 10th, 2008, 06:07 PM

Finally managed to get my personalised number plate transferred at the DVLA, so tomorrow whilst I'm getting them made up I may as well get the standard headlight\sidelight bulbs changed on my R56 Cooper D.

Which bulbs would you recommend as the standard ones don't seem so great and I'd prefer a whiter light.

carboncrazy · Mar 10th, 2008, 06:27 PM

These are by far the best standard light bulbs around at 5000K they are white with a hint of blue (And when i say that i actually mean it as alot of places say that and they end up being yellow)

H4 New Philips DiamondVision Bulbs 5000k (pair) on eBay, also Bulbs Lenses, Lights Lighting Accessories, Car Tuning Styling, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 12-Mar-08 22:34:24 GMT)

Here are a few videos of them.

YouTube - philips diamond vision part2

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DIAMOND VISION 5000K by carmatrix -- Revver Online Video Sharing Network

I can really vouch for these. I used to have an 8000K HID Kit on my old Mini and could find nothing to match that type of colour untill i found these.

Let me know how they go if you get them.

Joe

W44NE G · Mar 10th, 2008, 06:31 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by carboncrazy (original)

These are by far the best standard light bulbs around at 5000K they are white with a hint of blue (And when i say that i actually mean it as alot of places say that and they end up being yellow)

H4 New Philips DiamondVision Bulbs 5000k (pair) on eBay, also Bulbs Lenses, Lights Lighting Accessories, Car Tuning Styling, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 12-Mar-08 22:34:24 GMT)

Here are a few videos of them.

YouTube - philips diamond vision part2=

DIAMOND VISION 5000K by carmatrix -- Revver Online Video Sharing Network

I can really vouch for these. I used to have an 8000K HID Kit on my old Mini and could find nothing to match that type of colour untill i found these.

Let me know how they go if you get them.

Joe

I like!!

What fitment are the MINI ones and are they easy to fit or is it the type of car that you half dismantle just to change a bulb?

Also, are the sidelights standard W5W types or different?

westycoopers · Mar 10th, 2008, 06:41 PM

the headlight bulbs are H7's.
i have just bought some of ebay they give a white light and look cool but are less bright than the standard yellow halogens

W44NE G · Mar 10th, 2008, 06:47 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by westycoopers (original)

the headlight bulbs are H7's.
i have just bought some of ebay they give a white light and look cool but are less bright than the standard yellow halogens

They look pretty bright in the video

Were they easy to fit... my last car was a nightmare because the battery etc was in the way.

Also, the philips site says the MINI '06> is an H4 fitment

carboncrazy · Mar 10th, 2008, 07:02 PM

THEY ARE NOT H7. i THINK westycooper is mixed up with the R53 models!

THE R56 FITMENT IS H4 (NOT H7)

The link i added has the exact one you need. And the side lights are W5W. LED's don't wonk as they bring up a warning light but the closest match to the DIAMOND VISION Bulbs are these. 501 W5W Xenon Extreme White (pair) :: 501/W5W Xenon :: Upgrade Sidelight & Festoon Bulbs :: Autobulbs Direct Ltd - Xenon bulbs, car bulbs, wiper blades, headlight, Osram, Ring, Philips

Joe

Jon Robson · Mar 10th, 2008, 07:24 PM

Definitely an H4 fitting on the R56. I changed mine about a week after buying the car, Halfords were doing the 50% brighter bulbs buy one get one free. Must be the easiest car around to change, just remove the cover, nothing in the way, 2 minute job to do both.

Triffid · Mar 10th, 2008, 07:33 PM

The best performing H4 bulbs (for R56 Minis) are the Philips X-Treme Power H4's. They won the AUTO EXPRESS CAR ACCESSORY OF THE YEAR 2007.

I have some and would thoroughly recommend them, as do others on this forum from previous posts..

If you just want blue effect bulbs then you lose some performance..

carboncrazy · Mar 10th, 2008, 08:37 PM

Philips X-Treme Power are no where near as good as the diamond vision as i have had them aswell. The are nowhere near as White/Blue and theres not much difference in brightness either.

Joe

W44NE G · Mar 11th, 2008, 07:43 AM

Thanks for all the advice... will take a trip to Halfords today and see if they have the right bulbs there

carboncrazy · Mar 11th, 2008, 10:40 AM

Halfords will not have DIAMOND VISION Bulbs as they are specialist Bulbs. Its for the same reason you don't see PIAA bulbs in high street stores.

Joe

Stiggy · Mar 11th, 2008, 11:24 AM

By 'specialist bulbs' do you mean not road legal?

carboncrazy · Mar 11th, 2008, 01:19 PM

No just specialist bulbs. 90% of PIAA Bulbs and the same goes for PHILLIPS are road legal just not sold in shops as places like halfords don't think theres a big enough market to sell bulbs of that type which is complete nonsense.

Joe

W44NE G · Mar 12th, 2008, 09:25 AM

Got sorted in the end... bought some ULTRA 5000k bulbs and they seem really good. Also bought some e-marked blue sidelight bulbs and they give a really nice white\blue light so they look good on the R56 I think.

Will try and get some pictures up asap.

westycoopers · Mar 14th, 2008, 07:39 PM

[quote=carboncrazy;3356547]THEY ARE NOT H7. i THINK westycooper is mixed up with the R53 models!

yeah sorry mate did read the r56 bit,

carboncrazy · Mar 14th, 2008, 09:30 PM

No worries didn't mean to sound rude if it came accross that way.................Just wanted to make sure he didn't go out and get the wrong ones.

Joe

maktsiho · Mar 17th, 2008, 08:38 PM

ipf bulb are better

carboncrazy · Mar 20th, 2008, 10:21 PM

IPF Bulbs are actually quite good but they seem to look blue from in the car but from the outside look more yellow. But theres no denying they are good.

Joe

maktsiho · Mar 21st, 2008, 06:32 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by carboncrazy (original)

IPF Bulbs are actually quite good but they seem to look blue from in the car but from the outside look more yellow. But theres no denying they are good.

Joe

more yellow? is that compared to the philips?

oh no. But it costs a bit more.

Mar 10th, 2008, 06:07 PM	#1
W44NE G MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Dec 2007 Local Time: 01:35 AM Posts: 195 Offline	Which bulbs would you recommend... Finally managed to get my personalised number plate transferred at the DVLA, so tomorrow whilst I'm getting them made up I may as well get the standard headlight\sidelight bulbs changed on my R56 Cooper D. Which bulbs would you recommend as the standard ones don't seem so great and I'd prefer a whiter light.

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westycoopers CHEQUE IT OUT My Classifieds Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: chorley lancs Local Time: 01:35 AM Posts: 134 Offline	the headlight bulbs are H7's. i have just bought some of ebay they give a white light and look cool but are less bright than the standard yellow halogens LOW RIDER

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westycoopers CHEQUE IT OUT My Classifieds Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: chorley lancs Local Time: 01:35 AM Posts: 134 Offline	[quote=carboncrazy;3356547]THEY ARE NOT H7. i THINK westycooper is mixed up with the R53 models! yeah sorry mate did read the r56 bit, LOW RIDER

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Mar 10th, 2008, 06:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
carboncrazy Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Local Time: 01:35 AM Posts: 225 Offline	These are by far the best standard light bulbs around at 5000K they are white with a hint of blue (And when i say that i actually mean it as alot of places say that and they end up being yellow) H4 New Philips DiamondVision Bulbs 5000k (pair) on eBay, also Bulbs Lenses, Lights Lighting Accessories, Car Tuning Styling, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 12-Mar-08 22:34:24 GMT) Here are a few videos of them. YouTube - philips diamond vision part2 = DIAMOND VISION 5000K by carmatrix -- Revver Online Video Sharing Network I can really vouch for these. I used to have an 8000K HID Kit on my old Mini and could find nothing to match that type of colour untill i found these. Let me know how they go if you get them. Joe

Mar 10th, 2008, 06:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
W44NE G MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Dec 2007 Local Time: 01:35 AM Posts: 195 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by carboncrazy (original) These are by far the best standard light bulbs around at 5000K they are white with a hint of blue (And when i say that i actually mean it as alot of places say that and they end up being yellow) H4 New Philips DiamondVision Bulbs 5000k (pair) on eBay, also Bulbs Lenses, Lights Lighting Accessories, Car Tuning Styling, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 12-Mar-08 22:34:24 GMT) Here are a few videos of them. YouTube - philips diamond vision part2= DIAMOND VISION 5000K by carmatrix -- Revver Online Video Sharing Network I can really vouch for these. I used to have an 8000K HID Kit on my old Mini and could find nothing to match that type of colour untill i found these. Let me know how they go if you get them. Joe I like!! What fitment are the MINI ones and are they easy to fit or is it the type of car that you half dismantle just to change a bulb? Also, are the sidelights standard W5W types or different?

Mar 10th, 2008, 06:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
W44NE G MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Dec 2007 Local Time: 01:35 AM Posts: 195 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by westycoopers (original) the headlight bulbs are H7's. i have just bought some of ebay they give a white light and look cool but are less bright than the standard yellow halogens They look pretty bright in the video Were they easy to fit... my last car was a nightmare because the battery etc was in the way. Also, the philips site says the MINI '06> is an H4 fitment

Mar 10th, 2008, 07:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
carboncrazy Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Local Time: 01:35 AM Posts: 225 Offline	THEY ARE NOT H7. i THINK westycooper is mixed up with the R53 models! THE R56 FITMENT IS H4 (NOT H7) The link i added has the exact one you need. And the side lights are W5W. LED's don't wonk as they bring up a warning light but the closest match to the DIAMOND VISION Bulbs are these. 501 W5W Xenon Extreme White (pair) :: 501/W5W Xenon :: Upgrade Sidelight & Festoon Bulbs :: Autobulbs Direct Ltd - Xenon bulbs, car bulbs, wiper blades, headlight, Osram, Ring, Philips Joe

Mar 10th, 2008, 07:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
Jon Robson Dooper Driver! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kent/Sussex border Local Time: 01:35 AM Posts: 102 Offline	Definitely an H4 fitting on the R56. I changed mine about a week after buying the car, Halfords were doing the 50% brighter bulbs buy one get one free. Must be the easiest car around to change, just remove the cover, nothing in the way, 2 minute job to do both.

Mar 10th, 2008, 07:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
Triffid MINI2 Regular Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cambs Local Time: 01:35 AM Posts: 69 Offline	The best performing H4 bulbs (for R56 Minis) are the Philips X-Treme Power H4's. They won the AUTO EXPRESS CAR ACCESSORY OF THE YEAR 2007. I have some and would thoroughly recommend them, as do others on this forum from previous posts.. If you just want blue effect bulbs then you lose some performance..

Mar 10th, 2008, 08:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
carboncrazy Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Local Time: 01:35 AM Posts: 225 Offline	Philips X-Treme Power are no where near as good as the diamond vision as i have had them aswell. The are nowhere near as White/Blue and theres not much difference in brightness either. Joe

Mar 11th, 2008, 07:43 AM	#10 (permalink)
W44NE G MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Dec 2007 Local Time: 01:35 AM Posts: 195 Offline	Thanks for all the advice... will take a trip to Halfords today and see if they have the right bulbs there

Mar 11th, 2008, 10:40 AM	#11 (permalink)
carboncrazy Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Local Time: 01:35 AM Posts: 225 Offline	Halfords will not have DIAMOND VISION Bulbs as they are specialist Bulbs. Its for the same reason you don't see PIAA bulbs in high street stores. Joe

Mar 11th, 2008, 11:24 AM	#12 (permalink)
Stiggy Automatic for the People Join Date: Aug 2007 Local Time: 01:35 AM Posts: 380 Offline	By 'specialist bulbs' do you mean not road legal?

Mar 11th, 2008, 01:19 PM	#13 (permalink)
carboncrazy Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Local Time: 01:35 AM Posts: 225 Offline	No just specialist bulbs. 90% of PIAA Bulbs and the same goes for PHILLIPS are road legal just not sold in shops as places like halfords don't think theres a big enough market to sell bulbs of that type which is complete nonsense. Joe

Mar 12th, 2008, 09:25 AM	#14 (permalink)
W44NE G MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Dec 2007 Local Time: 01:35 AM Posts: 195 Offline	Got sorted in the end... bought some ULTRA 5000k bulbs and they seem really good. Also bought some e-marked blue sidelight bulbs and they give a really nice white\blue light so they look good on the R56 I think. Will try and get some pictures up asap.

Mar 14th, 2008, 09:30 PM	#16 (permalink)
carboncrazy Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Local Time: 01:35 AM Posts: 225 Offline	No worries didn't mean to sound rude if it came accross that way.................Just wanted to make sure he didn't go out and get the wrong ones. Joe

Mar 17th, 2008, 08:38 PM	#17 (permalink)
maktsiho MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Local Time: 08:35 AM Posts: 10 Offline	ipf bulb are better

Mar 20th, 2008, 10:21 PM	#18 (permalink)
carboncrazy Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Local Time: 01:35 AM Posts: 225 Offline	IPF Bulbs are actually quite good but they seem to look blue from in the car but from the outside look more yellow. But theres no denying they are good. Joe

Mar 21st, 2008, 06:32 AM	#19 (permalink)
maktsiho MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Local Time: 08:35 AM Posts: 10 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by carboncrazy (original) IPF Bulbs are actually quite good but they seem to look blue from in the car but from the outside look more yellow. But theres no denying they are good. Joe more yellow? is that compared to the philips? oh no. But it costs a bit more.

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