bmw mini lights on a chjm

[TJC46]

Hi guys i noticed the quite recent thread on vw lupo headlights, and wondered if the headlights off a bmw mini could be made to fit? They seem to be very similar in shape to the vw lupo"s. Any body out there done this or maybe tried to and hit problems.

[tvrbob]

The R53 MINI headlamps are fitted to the new Morgan, swapped over so that they can face inward.

[joncon]

they do look good on the aero....

[V8 GRF]

joncon said:

they do look good on the aero....

If you like cross eyed looking cars

just my opinion of course

[AlexanderV8]

V8 GRF said:

joncon said:

they do look good on the aero....

If you like cross eyed looking cars

just my opinion of course

Severe case of automotive astigmatism at it's worst!

[roysum]

"Severe case of automotive astigmatism at it's worst!"

Oh dear, perhaps the timing is out !

[Chimjunkie]

Thought of this a year or so ago. Never went any further than these two pictures though..

[TVRmuppet]

Thats odd I was thinking the same the otherday looking at a minis lights. I was going to ask if one of you peops could photoshop on some lights on to see what they looked like.

[spyschim]

same here but you would have to loose the blingy chrome rim

[Chimjunkie]

TVRmuppet said:

Thats odd I was thinking the same the otherday looking at a minis lights. I was going to ask if one of you peops could photoshop on some lights on to see what they looked like.

Hmmm, just had a quick go. Looks really bad because the light unit is too large and overwhelms the front end with blingy light unit.

[spyschim]

i wonder if the perspex cover could be trimmed to cover chim lights like griff?

[daz the plumber]

im thinking about fiting some early 1910 gas lights on the front ,do you think they would look ok and a red nose!

[Chimjunkie]

daz the plumber said:

im thinking about fiting some early 1910 gas lights on the front ,do you think they would look ok and a red nose!

Good excuse when pulled over by the police! No ocifer, that Nitrous bottle is for the lights

[Uncle Fester]

The Mini lights in the above picture are the optional extra HID plus the clear indicator option.

These would require quite a bit of electrical work to get them running right. Note the semicircular cut in the chrome trim ring. That pops out and washes the headlights, but only every so many times the screen washers are activated and the lights are on. So you would have to rig some control and the ring would have to stay.

Then there is the self levelling of the HID. My wife has a new Mini with HID. I haven’t looked properly, but I get the impression that the lights actually move up and down to give main and dip.

So you would have to control that too.

It might be easier to use the non HID Mini lights.

[That Daddy]

Uncle Fester said:

The Mini lights in the above picture are the optional extra HID plus the clear indicator option.

These would require quite a bit of electrical work to get them running right. Note the semicircular cut in the chrome trim ring. That pops out and washes the headlights, but only every so many times the screen washers are activated and the lights are on. So you would have to rig some control and the ring would have to stay.

Then there is the self levelling of the HID. My wife has a new Mini with HID. I haven’t looked properly, but I get the impression that the lights actually move up and down to give main and dip.

So you would have to control that too.

It might be easier to use the non HID Mini lights.

Plus they would look bloody horrible on a Chim,all IMHO but if you want to look BLINGIN GUY they suit the car they are off of but thats it