stan_the_man
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Got this through today at work
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SetH
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Thats fair enough, I have had enough of Saxo's and Mk4 Astras fitted with cheap HID kits dazzling fuck out of me.
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whitter45
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thing is - if there not road legal they shouldn't be passable
Opening themselves up really
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John
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So there's no difference from before then?
If it's not terrible it's a pass?
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Corsa_Sport21
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Wrong/poor fitted kits are the main reason for aftermarket HID kits that blind people.
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John
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That and the headlamp unit isn't designed for them, some are a lot better than others though.
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LeeM
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So correct beam pattern is a pass basically? Rally you're probably limited to cars with projector bulbs
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John
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Projector headlamps don't give the correct beam pattern either, they just don't look as obvious.
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Corsa_Sport21
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You can buy kits for headlights that aren't designed for HID's.
They normally have "R" at the end of the bulb fitment. Like H7R etc. The bulbs themselves have some sort of casing on them to help stop the scattered beam.
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Jambo
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I shall be fine in projector headlamps with reflector shrouds then. Beam pattern is same as standard halogens.
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John
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The wee sticker thing on the r variants makes no difference in my experience of them.
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Corsa_Sport21
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quote: Originally posted by Jambo
I shall be fine in projector headlamps with reflector shrouds then. Beam pattern is same as standard halogens.
On the E36?? They don't have projector headlamps. Or can you buy some sort of projector kit??
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stan_the_man
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If the headlamp is designed for halogen bulbs, it should have halogen bulbs fitted. Anything with HID bulbs in a halogen-designed headlamp should fail.
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LeeM
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but youve just posted something that says they can pass
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stan_the_man
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It should fail due to not having headlamp washers or a levelling device.
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John
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That's not what the thing you've posted says.
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Jed D
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i cant understand why people fit them... look gash imo
just get a set of normal bulds but 100w... their not dazzling brite but light enough and dont blind people who are coming towards you at 60mph plus...
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LeeM
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quote: Originally posted by stan_the_man
It should fail due to not having headlamp washers or a levelling device.
that leaflet says they can be fitted but if they are they must work. doesnt say theyre needed.
you say youve got it through in work,i hope you dont do MOT's because we're fucked if the people doing them dont even understand the rules
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John
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It also looks like an Osram leaflet, which isn't exactly gospel.
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Colin
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Hope my angel eyes are alright on the E36
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stan_the_man
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Bugger. I'll be honest, I had no sleep last night and was in a huff haha!
Scanned quickly through this leaflet and it seems missed the point completely.
Twat.
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Jambo
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quote: Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
quote: Originally posted by Jambo
I shall be fine in projector headlamps with reflector shrouds then. Beam pattern is same as standard halogens.
On the E36?? They don't have projector headlamps. Or can you buy some sort of projector kit??
Only in USA did they not have projectors. Hundreds of conversions all over the UK, pics of beam patterns etc.
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Jambo
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quote: Originally posted by Colin
Hope my angel eyes are alright on the E36
Just ordered mine
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BarnshaW
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quote: Originally posted by Jed D
i cant understand why people fit them... look gash imo
just get a set of normal bulds but 100w... their not dazzling brite but light enough and dont blind people who are coming towards you at 60mph plus...
whats gash about them? a decent 4000k or 6000k are fab, i would never ever go back to shitty normal lighting, and i dont care if a blind people on the road, i am always blinded far more by people in big 4x4's etc.
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stan_the_man
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My Corsas lights are perfectly good IMO. A set of uprated bulbs are all that is needed.
Hate HID's with a passion.
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