I read the same article in Top Gear and was surprised by his comments. Perharps his are slightly misaligned!
I have the Xenon's on my Cooper D and they are much better that the standard headlights that were fitted to the car that the dealers loaned me for the day. As mentioned before they have a sharper cut-off point but they light is a brilliant white right up to that point and if you are using the full beam on county roads the light produced is outstanding!
Don't be worried, it wasn't a waste of money!
2007 Pepper White/Black - MINI Cooper D 
Complete with Go Faster 'Bonnet' Stripes! |