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MattiCooperS · Jan 21st, 2004, 07:04 PM

I have a April 02 Cooper S pre Chilli option - it has everything bar the Xenons - has anyone bought an aftermarket H7 xenon kit ??

Regards Matti

azimmerm · Jan 21st, 2004, 07:13 PM

i don't know about aftermarket, but i believe you can retrofit the factory ones. i think that bridger's site had a howto on this.

MattiCooperS · Jan 21st, 2004, 07:27 PM

oh really do the factory ones cost a bomb? which site do u mean? i've only had the car a month
Matti

AJH3 · Jan 21st, 2004, 07:31 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by MattiCooperS

oh really do the factory ones cost a bomb? which site do u mean? i've only had the car a month
Matti

Alrite mate,

If you do a search for after market Xenon's you should find a price.

But i believe it's £350 per Light, so unless your going to have one

£700

AJH3

morrisminiminor · Jan 21st, 2004, 07:41 PM

Not sure what you mean by H7 Xenon Kit. A search on Google returned a number of Xenon kits but when examined in detail were only H7 bulb replacements, not true Xenon or Bi-Xenon gas discharge bulbs. The H7 Xenon bulbs have Xenon gas in them but are still halogen type bulbs. I tried Osram's web site recently but nothing was available at that time. They are one of the few manufacturers who manufacture bulbs instead of re-selling them. I take it you really want the real McCoy? It must be possible to retrofit the factory ones but how much you have to remove to enable you to do this may not make economic sense at BMW prices

morrisminiminor

MattiCooperS · Jan 21st, 2004, 08:05 PM

It's the real McCoy i'm after - just found HID-online who offer the kits for around £375
similar to the Phillips HID kits - but for off road use only, however as the MCS (halogen) still has the self levelling headlamps I believe they would be road legal. When the dipped lamps are switched on you can hear the motors groan and adjust the beam throw.

Matti

azimmerm · Jan 21st, 2004, 08:08 PM

official BMW Xenon installation instructions
http://www.bridger.us/mini/howto/Xen...%20Washers.PDF

mexminime · Mar 4th, 2004, 02:26 PM

Do the OEM Xenon headlamps have everything inside? (Are the ballasts and igniters inside the headlamp assembly?) If it is so, then it would be just a matter of changing the headlamps? The set of instructions on bridger only talk about the washer installation. it doesn´t say anything about the xenon light assembly

Jaffa Racer · Mar 4th, 2004, 08:49 PM

Matt if the BMW units will just slot in try the MINI breakers in the Go-MINI mag

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Jan 21st, 2004, 07:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
azimmerm MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Orlando, FL Local Time: 12:44 PM Posts: 447 Offline	i don't know about aftermarket, but i believe you can retrofit the factory ones. i think that bridger's site had a howto on this.

Jan 21st, 2004, 07:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
MattiCooperS MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: North Yorkshire Local Time: 05:44 PM Posts: 44 Offline	oh really do the factory ones cost a bomb? which site do u mean? i've only had the car a month Matti

Jan 21st, 2004, 07:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
AJH3 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Berkshire Local Time: 06:44 PM Posts: 113 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by MattiCooperS oh really do the factory ones cost a bomb? which site do u mean? i've only had the car a month Matti Alrite mate, If you do a search for after market Xenon's you should find a price. But i believe it's £350 per Light, so unless your going to have one £700 AJH3

Jan 21st, 2004, 07:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
morrisminiminor MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bonnie Scotland. Local Time: 06:44 PM Posts: 364 Offline	Not sure what you mean by H7 Xenon Kit. A search on Google returned a number of Xenon kits but when examined in detail were only H7 bulb replacements, not true Xenon or Bi-Xenon gas discharge bulbs. The H7 Xenon bulbs have Xenon gas in them but are still halogen type bulbs. I tried Osram's web site recently but nothing was available at that time. They are one of the few manufacturers who manufacture bulbs instead of re-selling them. I take it you really want the real McCoy? It must be possible to retrofit the factory ones but how much you have to remove to enable you to do this may not make economic sense at BMW prices morrisminiminor

Jan 21st, 2004, 08:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
MattiCooperS MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: North Yorkshire Local Time: 05:44 PM Posts: 44 Offline	It's the real McCoy i'm after - just found HID-online who offer the kits for around £375 similar to the Phillips HID kits - but for off road use only, however as the MCS (halogen) still has the self levelling headlamps I believe they would be road legal. When the dipped lamps are switched on you can hear the motors groan and adjust the beam throw. Matti

Jan 21st, 2004, 08:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
azimmerm MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Orlando, FL Local Time: 12:44 PM Posts: 447 Offline	official BMW Xenon installation instructions http://www.bridger.us/mini/howto/Xen...%20Washers.PDF

Mar 4th, 2004, 02:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
mexminime MINI2 Newbie Join Date: May 2003 Location: Mexico City Local Time: 11:44 AM Posts: 5 Offline	Do the OEM Xenon headlamps have everything inside? (Are the ballasts and igniters inside the headlamp assembly?) If it is so, then it would be just a matter of changing the headlamps? The set of instructions on bridger only talk about the washer installation. it doesn´t say anything about the xenon light assembly

Mar 4th, 2004, 08:49 PM	#9 (permalink)
Jaffa Racer MINI2 Master Join Date: Nov 2003 Local Time: 06:44 PM Posts: 1,270 Offline	Matt if the BMW units will just slot in try the MINI breakers in the Go-MINI mag

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