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Bullet Proof SRi

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23rd Jul 11 at 15:18

Wouldnt mind some for the astra MK5, but just wondering if they are worth it.

Will they be pulled on MOT or is it garage discretion.

Are they reliable or do they often fail.

Whats ur thoughts, only looking at the legal 6k ones.

Best place to get them

Mertin

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23rd Jul 11 at 17:13

quote:
Originally posted by Bullet Proof SRi
Wouldnt mind some for the astra MK5, but just wondering if they are worth it.

Will they be pulled on MOT or is it garage discretion.

Are they reliable or do they often fail.

Whats ur thoughts, only looking at the legal 6k ones.

Best place to get them

Some say on the internet that they are an MOT fail and are illegal. I have had mine on for 8 months, passed and MOT and never been pulled and never been flashed for them being dazzling. Mine are 6k also. If you buy a decent set they are reliable and often have some warning. See MJ on here or sticky in classifieds, he sells slim ballast kits and I got some from him.

Also none are more legal than others, just the ones that are more blue will obviously increase the risk of being pulled but ones with a slight blue tint dont look much different from the tint that xenons have

[Edited on 23-07-2011 by Mertin]

Steve

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23rd Jul 11 at 18:55

There's nothing heresay about it they are 100% illegal, wether or you manage to swing an mot does not make them any less illegal

tom130691

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23rd Jul 11 at 19:34

from memory they are illegal if you dont have washer jets on your lenses,

Steve

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23rd Jul 11 at 19:37

Lots of other reasons eg projector lenses etc. I think even if you have everything needed its still illegal if the car didn't leave the factory with them or isn't an option on the car from factory

mattant

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23rd Jul 11 at 19:38

There's this, but I think the law was changed in 2010 http://www2.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/drs/hidheadlamps.html

1. The headlamp unit (outer lens, reflector, bulb) shall be type approved to ECE 98 and be "e-marked" to demonstrate this. That can only be done by the headlamp supplier - Hella, Valeo etc. who must test the headlamp in an independent laboratory.

2. Once fitted to the vehicle it must have headlamp cleaning and self-levelling (which can be for the headlamp or can be in the vehicle suspension - some expensive estate cars have "self-levelling suspension" and that is adequate). Also the dipped beam must stay on with the main beam.

[Edited on 23-07-2011 by mattant]

Jed D

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23rd Jul 11 at 19:45

just orderd some LED sidelight bulbs, they legal? obv the seller told me they are. only a few quid like

JaffaTB

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23rd Jul 11 at 19:51

yes^

BarnshaW

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23rd Jul 11 at 19:52

always had HIDs, got 6000k on mine and it went through MOT and never been stopped, have been flashed but i lowered the beam and never been since

Jed D

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23rd Jul 11 at 19:53

quote:
Originally posted by JaffaTB
yes^

DansCorsaSXi

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23rd Jul 11 at 19:55

quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
always had HIDs, got 6000k on mine and it went through MOT and never been stopped, have been flashed but i lowered the beam and never been since

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JaffaTB

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23rd Jul 11 at 19:56

quote:
Originally posted by JedDy

quote:
Originally posted by JaffaTB
yes^

aslong as they aren't blue ones, i've got the ultra white ones in mine and they have a slight tint of blue to them but never been stopped and have passed mot with them in

[Edited on 23-07-2011 by JaffaTB]

Jed D

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23rd Jul 11 at 20:02

quote:
Originally posted by JaffaTB

quote:
Originally posted by JedDy

quote:
Originally posted by JaffaTB
yes^

aslong as they aren't blue ones, i've got the ultra white ones in mine and they have a slight tint of blue to them but never been stopped and have passed mot with them in

[Edited on 23-07-2011 by JaffaTB]

yeah thats what v orderd
also
rear LED ones as iv got them smoked clusters that look a little bit like mhw's and the bulbs iv got are painted with bulb paint and are a bit dull

cheers though

Ben G

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23rd Jul 11 at 23:51

never had a problem with my 6k hid's. they take all of 5 minutes to remove for the MOT also so who cares if they fail?

xa0s

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24th Jul 11 at 03:47

No problems with my 6000k HIDs on my vRS. Never been flashed and passed 3 MOT's (different test centres).

dionbee93

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24th Jul 11 at 08:21

Like the others said basically.. I've had HID's on 3 different cars (I've gone for 4300k on all of them for a whiter light) And i've never been stopped, passed the MOT everytime and tbh that's the first Mod that i'd do to any car im going to buy in the future. Even got a kit on my escort van at the moment.

Also, regarding the LED sidelights.. I've been told aslong as they're white/yellow they are legal, none of the blue/red/green ones though.

Dion!

vaux.dan

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24th Jul 11 at 09:29

I had 8ks on my corsa. They were more blue than White. Never once got pulled or flashed. I'm going to 6k now in my astra but they're so worth the money! Light up much more of the road and look much better

Corsa_Sport21

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24th Jul 11 at 12:57

H.I.D's in non-projector headlights look utter crap no matter how bright they are.The light output is messy and scattered all over the place.

fazza

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24th Jul 11 at 13:04

quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
The light output is messy and scattered all over the place.

U can still see a lot better using hids than standard corsa lights

well worthwhile mod imo

Doug

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24th Jul 11 at 13:54

I hate people that put HID's in cars that don't have projector headlights!

They are too bring and unfocused!

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