Jonz
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Wat do you think of thease?. Do they make a massive diffrance and are they worth the money?.. Which kits would you go for and where is best to buy. Thanks
[Edited on 19-10-2008 by Jonz]
[Edited on 19-10-2008 by Ian]
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Corsa_Quadz
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i got the 10000k hid kit off ebay, makes the car look alot better and gives great visibility, i spent 50 quid on mine an they are well worth the money
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John
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10000k  that's super illegally blue.
Get some 6000k ones then it won't look quite so illegal and they'll work better when it's wet.
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Lucky B
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Just buy some 80/100 watt bulbs and save your money.
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John
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Can pick up a xenon kit on ebay for 30 quid now, decent halogen bulbs aren't much cheaper.
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Lucky B
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Either option aint legal but 80/100 watt bulbs will draw less attention to the fact.
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John
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They'll draw less attention than 10000k hids aye, go 4300k and they're closer to the yellow of normal bulbs.
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SXI - Matt
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Iv got ultra 8k hid's they only make 8k and are road legal and can pass an mot with them providing you have washer jets and projector headlights which my sri has got apart from washers, they look really good and have a 15 month warrenty i got my h7 for £99 which is a good price as normally for ultra there about £179,
[Edited on 19-10-2008 by SXI - Matt]
[Edited on 19-10-2008 by SXI - Matt]
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John
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They aren't legal, your projector headlights are still for a halogen beam, you don't have washers and they don't self level.
8000k is the colour.
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big eck
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I have the 6000k on mine and I had the 8000k on my old 106gti, the 8k ones are VERY blue and the 6k ones are very nearly as bad.
Go for the 4.3k one as there as close to brilliant white your gonna get and there better on the road i've found out
Buy ones from a person near you tho so that if you have any problems you dont have to wait a month+ for replacements and it wont cost you any cash to send them back
[Edited on 19-10-2008 by big eck]
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SXI - Matt
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The kit its self is legal its my headlights that make them an mot failure
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John
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They aren't legal in any way, getting through an mot or not is a different matter.
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SXI - Matt
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quote:
Originally posted by John
They aren't legal in any way, getting through an mot or not is a different matter.
Why arent they legal, im not trying to argue with you just thought they were?
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John
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Your light unit isn't designed for hid's, you have no self levelling and no washers.
I've got them too and I know i'll pass my mot with them in but they're still not legal.
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Lucky B
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HID's legally have to self adjust, your's dont hence they're not legal.
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Jonz
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Where is best to buy thease from? And i am thinking of the 6000k ones..
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Nick-S
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i got my 4300k kit from hids direct 2 years ago, would never have a car without hids again
[Edited on 19-10-2008 by GSi_16v]
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Rich H
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Your light unit isn't designed for hid's, you have no self levelling and no washers.
I've got them too and I know i'll pass my mot with them in but they're still not legal.
Correct.
I had the 8k kit in my C up until recently when I started splitting the car - it flew through its MOT with the kit in which I was chuffed with. Never been stopped / flashed etc either.
Now I've swapped back to std light set up, I hate it - can see bugger all in comparison!
Going to be going for 6K in the van lol.
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Rich H
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quote:
Originally posted by Jonz
Where is best to buy thease from? And i am thinking of the 6000k ones..
Ebay - HIDs Direct
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glasgow_corsa_c
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got me some 5000k efforts and they are shit hot. total bright white, none of this blue pish
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VegasPhil
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Mine passed MoT 
Just refitted mine today actually 
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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John
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quote:
Originally posted by glasgow_corsa_c
got me some 5000k efforts and they are shit hot. total bright white, none of this blue pish
Mine weren't in last night when I seen you, my bulb warning is a pain in the arse and works different from other cars so i'm waiting for bits to come through to sort it.
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AndyCorsaSport
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They arent legal? I thought they were
My headlights arent projector, and dont have washers, but passed MOT? Ive got the 8,000k kit too.
I got these from hids-direct.com or something like that, were 80 quid, came about 2 days after order, piss easy to fit, and are bright as foooook.
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neil h
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quote:
Originally posted by John
They aren't legal, your projector headlights are still for a halogen beam, you don't have washers and they don't self level.
IIRC aftermarket kits are a grey area, if HIDs are fitted as a factory item then projecter lenses, self levelling and lense washers are required. If its an aftermarket kit the law isn't so clear cut. Though aslong as you have projector lenses, some form of levelling system and keep your lenses clean you should be ok.
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John
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It's not a grey area, they are illegal unless you have lenses that are developed for hids, a self levelling system, either in the lights or self levelling suspension and washers, not wipers on the lights.
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