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Any luck with HID replacement bulbs?


I have regular halogen headlamps on my 2007 S and I want to invest in some HID replacement bulbs to increase my light output, as well as to get as close as possible to that "cool blue" look that xenon lamps produce.  Has anyone with similar aspirations had any luck with any one certain brand of bulb?  Any input is appreciated...



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Unfortunately you can't just replace bulbs with "HID replacement" bulbs as these types of lighting systems require much higher voltages than regular halogen devices. You'd need to spend a significant amount of $ to get a true HID system.

I don't have any direct experience with regular bulbs that give the 'HID blue' look, but I believe many of those are just brighter halogen bulbs with a tinted coating. You may get the look you want but the problem is that the color of the resulting light is in a range that the human eye is less sensitive to. So - you end up with brighter light that ultimately reduces what you're able to see.

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ya and those "HID"kits you can buy with the ballast will just blind oncoming drivers as your headlights are not meant for HID bulbs.

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Yeah, I'm aware of the difference between true HID systems and replacement bulbs, but thanks for the input anyways.  Very helpful.  I'm really just going after the blue/purple look and was curious if anyone else tinkered around with this with their Mini.  

Here's an example of what I'm looking for....
http://www.amazon.com/PIAA-SPARK8000-8000K-Charged-Headlight/dp/B000FEJPA2

Do any of you know what size of bulb are used in the Mini halogen headlamp system?  I do believe they are H7's, but I'm  not sure. 



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