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Does anyone else here have the LED headlights? I do, and I'm pretty disappointed with them. First, they are not nearly as bright as I had hoped. Second, there is a distinct shadow line at the top of the low beam area that remains very visible with the high beams on. The high beams are not bright enough to cover the shadow at the perimeter of the low beam. I'm having a hard time describing it so I'll need to take a photo. But the result is that, with high-beams on, there is a distinct horizontal shadow across the field of illumination, and it has a purplish tint to it.
I also have the cornering lights, I should have done more research, but I assumed that they would actually turn right-left with the turning of the steering wheel (as is the case with my other two cars - one of which is a BMW). However, the cornering lights with the Mini are entirely different and not nearly as effective. With the Mini, the head lights remain pointing straight ahead regardless of steering wheel angle, but when cornering hard, an additional bulb illuminates and points to the side. It's only visible when turning sharply at low speed as in when turning 90 degrees into a driveway at night. Even then, it's not very effective.
While, I like this car a lot, the headlights (particularly the LED headlights with cornering feature) are very disappointing.
I also have the cornering lights, I should have done more research, but I assumed that they would actually turn right-left with the turning of the steering wheel (as is the case with my other two cars - one of which is a BMW). However, the cornering lights with the Mini are entirely different and not nearly as effective. With the Mini, the head lights remain pointing straight ahead regardless of steering wheel angle, but when cornering hard, an additional bulb illuminates and points to the side. It's only visible when turning sharply at low speed as in when turning 90 degrees into a driveway at night. Even then, it's not very effective.
While, I like this car a lot, the headlights (particularly the LED headlights with cornering feature) are very disappointing.