Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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I had 8k and hated them, swaped to 6k and still hated them so swaped for 4.3k in the space of a month over 2 years ago 
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Davidkent
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Registered: 2nd Nov 08
Location: Warminster, Wiltshire
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so you reckon 4.3k then?
Just bought some but havent said the colour yet... lol
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Nick-S
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4300k is the brighest and best looking.
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Strange I've never seen 6000k described as almost blue, it's a bright white as far as I'm concerned! I thought 4300 and 6000 are pretty similar. My mate has 8000k and that's definetly blue!
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sand-eel
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quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
HID's aren't legal unless you've got an auto leveller or something.
Although most Old Bill generally couldn't care less unless you're blinding them when they come the other way.
you have to have projector headlights with headlight washers to be legal.
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
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That's the one 
My mate has them in his Corsa C in Projector Headlights, his are a much better beam, in my Fiesta the beam is very scattered.
[Edited on 15-01-2009 by Graham88]
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flybikeslee
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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
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i had 8k where very blue, 6k imo have a blueish tint but i suppose it depends on the manufaturer, i wouldnt mind 6k but id ratrher the 4300k, perfect
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John
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Normal projector headlights aren't legal either, they're still designed for normal bulbs.
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Phil W
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quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
you have to have projector headlights with headlight washers to be legal.
On a car from the factory, yes. Not on an aftermarket kit.
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Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Normal projector headlights aren't legal either, they're still designed for normal bulbs.
there no diffrent tbh, just dont have auto leveling or head lampwashers
[Edited on 15-01-2009 by GSi_16v]
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John
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It has to be a unit designed for HID's.
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Nick-S
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Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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ill tell you again, there no diffrent, ive striped apart my lenses and the lence of a hid equiped vectra, no diffrent
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John
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They may very well not be but it has to be a light unit designed for hids, it's specified the same place as the self levelling and the washers.
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Nick-S
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quote:
Originally posted by John
They may very well not be but it has to be a light unit designed for hids, it's specified the same place as the self levelling and the washers.
like i just said 
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John
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I've never stripped down a hid and non hid one, the corsa one isn't designed for hids though.
Do you know the lenses are exactly the same(i'm not saying they're not, I don't know, just curious)
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Nick-S
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yes, there exactly the same, and yes ive striped both, mine "none hid" and some off a hid equiped vectra gsi, the glass lence is the same thickness and the dazzle gard are in the same place, they just dont have an auto level system or headlamp washers
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Nick-S
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oh but there oviusly a diffrent shape lamp unit, 1 being vectra c, other being corsa c  
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jono22
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Registered: 13th Apr 02
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Have 8k bulbs in mine and to be honest yes they have a blue tint but not pull you over type blue !!
anyone else have 8k bulbs think that they are not really overlly blue coloured as some folk make out ??
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flybikeslee
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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
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yes they are
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flybikeslee
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Graham88
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quote:
Originally posted by flybikeslee
4300k or you're a chav
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flybikeslee
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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
Location: Liverpool
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its funny because its true, look at them!
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
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Yeah they are pretty chavvy, mine aren't nothing like that
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Davidkent
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Registered: 2nd Nov 08
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Just DIY Smoked my headlights, and ordered some 6000k's - Didn't want to go 4300 as havent really seen any in the flesh - 6000 is the most popular for road use etc and so went for those.
Got the ones coming that cover both Main and Dipped beam, so should be worth having!
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
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Quite like how the 6k ones look in Grahams pics 
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