Thanks for responding to my rant Robot.
Technical HID fitting tools
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Technical HID fitting tools
Thanks for responding to my rant Robot.
Depends, more and more production cars are shipping with factory fitted HID's, they tend to give out a very clear but bright light.
The lights that I find to be more blinding are the after market high intensity bulbs (usually 80/100w), these are not road legal, they are OK for main beam but blinding when on dipped!
Also, there is a muppet local to me who has fitted HID's to his Saxo, HID's only work on projector lights - such as the ones fitted to the b!
As for the legality of them, well - that one is open for debate! As the b is fitted with projector lights it would be possible for them to be legalised (if you were willing to go through the hassle of having them assessed but a DVLA engineer etc) and proving that they meet the EU standards required for HID's........
Mine flew through the MOT with no issues, I have found that as I drive it every day the HID's have made night it has made it significantly safer (and more comfortable)..............
Al, if I get a GV9 in the post I will hunt you down!!
The lights that I find to be more blinding are the after market high intensity bulbs (usually 80/100w), these are not road legal, they are OK for main beam but blinding when on dipped!
Also, there is a muppet local to me who has fitted HID's to his Saxo, HID's only work on projector lights - such as the ones fitted to the b!
As for the legality of them, well - that one is open for debate! As the b is fitted with projector lights it would be possible for them to be legalised (if you were willing to go through the hassle of having them assessed but a DVLA engineer etc) and proving that they meet the EU standards required for HID's........
Mine flew through the MOT with no issues, I have found that as I drive it every day the HID's have made night it has made it significantly safer (and more comfortable)..............
Al, if I get a GV9 in the post I will hunt you down!!
Rustbucket
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remember seeing that letter before on another forum. Strictly speaking the HID's are illegal as the light unit they are fitted in isn't designed for them and doesn't have the washer/self levelling set up.
However I asked a couple of guys I know in Sussex Police who reckoned that unless there was something obviously wrong with the lights (colour/adjustment/dazzling) etc then they wouldn't bother to stop you.
It can be different if you have an accident and the assessor finds them fitted and states they were a cause of an accident and you didn't declare them to the insurers as a mod.(hard to do as they are technically illegal) You could find a bloody minded insurer (Quinn Direct springs to mind) could refuse the claim.
When I fitted mine it did it a different way to the fitting guide on here..mostly because the kit came with a set of flat brackets which the transformers screwed to. These brackets fitted under the L shaped bracket which hold the rear of the headlamp unit.
The hard part was fitting the bulb unit in the lamp mounting..by touch..lots of swear words and a few band aids.
However I asked a couple of guys I know in Sussex Police who reckoned that unless there was something obviously wrong with the lights (colour/adjustment/dazzling) etc then they wouldn't bother to stop you.
It can be different if you have an accident and the assessor finds them fitted and states they were a cause of an accident and you didn't declare them to the insurers as a mod.(hard to do as they are technically illegal) You could find a bloody minded insurer (Quinn Direct springs to mind) could refuse the claim.
When I fitted mine it did it a different way to the fitting guide on here..mostly because the kit came with a set of flat brackets which the transformers screwed to. These brackets fitted under the L shaped bracket which hold the rear of the headlamp unit.
The hard part was fitting the bulb unit in the lamp mounting..by touch..lots of swear words and a few band aids.
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Wouldn't be hard mate you have my address
GV9 is prohibition notice, VDRS=Vehicle Refect Rectification Scheme, 14 days to get your lights fixed.....
If the truth were to be told you should have issued FIAT with a VDRS until they fitted after market HID's!!
I try my HIDs for the first time in the dark last night. F*ck me what a difference!!:worship::worship:
Hate to say I told you so but, I told you so!!
Just don't bring it over here or you'll be getting a ticket as well
But the Polish bloke didn't say anything when he did the MOT - so I'm sure it's all legal (...although, he signed the paper without really looking at the B... Who needs front indicators, brakes, rear lights etc. anyway? )
(...although, he signed the paper without really looking at the B... Who needs front indicators, brakes, rear lights etc. anyway? )
Now that the UK MOT on a car can be tracked down to the bloke who did it, things have changed a bit from the good old days eheheh
My dad was telling me about what it was like when he did his bike test a good few years ago now heheheh. The examiner stood on the pavement and asked him to ride round the block twice and then pull up infront of him. THATS IT! hehehe
My dad was telling me about what it was like when he did his bike test a good few years ago now heheheh. The examiner stood on the pavement and asked him to ride round the block twice and then pull up infront of him. THATS IT! hehehe
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My barchetta passed its MOT yesterday - no mention of the HIDs...
Nice one mate
Rustbucket
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Spoke to my insurer today about various mods inc HID's. Their view is that properly fitted HID's are a safety bonus so long as they are properly adjusted. I'm in the Irish Republic and our road traffic rules are different to UK so no issue about them being illegal.
