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barkiboi

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26th Nov, 2006 at 05:07:24pm

I am thinking of changing my head lights in my mini to some nice clear glass ones. At the moment i have Unipart sealed lights how difficult would it be to swap to mk1 golf head lights, would the wiring need to be changed and the bulb holders.

Many thanks
Chris Barkas

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26th Nov, 2006 at 07:55:14pm

No idea.

But why don't you just buy a set of nice hologen conversion units?

For example http://www.minispares.com/Product.aspx?pid=37818

I have some Wipac one fitted to mine and am very happy with them.

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26th Nov, 2006 at 08:24:55pm

Mini headlights are total crap. The Halogen conversions really are the difference between night and day.

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26th Nov, 2006 at 09:06:52pm

The plug that fits the sealed lights is the same as the halogen H4 bulbs


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26th Nov, 2006 at 10:31:03pm

I have instantly fitted the Wipac H4 conversion to every Mini I have owned. Can't believe people drive on the standard lights.

Do your self a favour and fit a relay kit to take the load of the poor switch / stalk. The number of frazzed light switches I have seen on Mini's is amazing.

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27th Nov, 2006 at 08:10:04am

In the bad old student days I ran 80W/100's with no relay! No probs for about 4 years plus. Wouldn't recomend that but those were good lights! I also had 4 50W spots so that's 400 watts on high beam. Had a relay for that though until the spots got nicked from my garage. If your going to get those C3PO look-a-like "angel eyes" you can't use any more than 55/60's as they are acrylic.

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28th Nov, 2006 at 08:01:30am

the only real advantage of converting is to change the bulbs out for some decent 'cough higher cough' wattage bulbs, as the halogen ones are still PANTS

cant recomend it with the std wiring and switch though, im making up my own loom for this.

Edited by andeh on 28th Nov, 2006.

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28th Nov, 2006 at 08:59:35am

I'm not sure about legality but I never got flashed at once with higher wattage bulbs and rolled through MOT without any problems for 4 years (not that I'm reomending everyone going out and getting big fat bulbs now!). The halogen conversion did nothing for me either but the 100/80s helped a lot.

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