Styling Hid Conversion kits

[BlueTaylor]

Is it worth upgrading?

Are they easy to fit? (I wouldn have a clue where to start lol)

 

[pinkbay]

it is worth it mate there ten times better
there not hard to fit mate there is a guide on here mate
cheers
adam

 

[SgtRich]

hey, just a question about the hid kits, are they legal, ive been told they arent?

 

[custard]

hey, just a question about the hid kits, are they legal, ive been told they arent?

theres many threads on this already for you to read over

 

[tinytim]

consider instead upgrading to the twin beam GT headlights and use extreme brilliance bulbs

 

[DaveMcT]

Go for 5000K bulbs and they wont look so much like HID and will be 3x brighter for 50% power (current) demand.

 

[dave]

there is a guide in the guides section, and link in there to legal stuff

 

[drm08]

If you get 5000-6000k, they may still be illegal but you will never get stopped for having them so you can't really go wrong, especially if you disconnect them for the MOT.

However, if you go for a cheap kit (like I did) then consider how willing you are to have to worry about all those extra non-standard electrical components breaking down!

Also consider whether you want the extra voltage being carried by the existing wiring, because if not, you will need to fit a relay (like I did) which is one more thing to break down.

Read the other threads and make your own decision.

 

[BlueTaylor]

thanks for that information! I just thought about just a straigh plug in a away we go,

I was after maybe going for 8000k guess illegal?

what do bmws and mercs have?

 

[dave]

thay are all not legal read the guide!

but with 8000k they will be blue so you will get pulled just for having the blue lights. go for 6000k or less they are brighter but less blue

 

[BlueTaylor]

there all not legal but brand new bmws and mercs come with them

 

[DaveMcT]

HIDs have a different bulb geometry to Halogens so need light fittings to suit. Simply swapping bulbs often causes them to dazzle oncoming traffic and they are not getting the full benefit in useful light on the road surface. In some lamps so much HID light gets scattered they can be less useful than the old halogens.

The *000K is the light colour. Higher numbers are more blue. They all put out the same light intensity, so 6000K (or better IMHO 5000K) is no less effective to drive behind. They just dont shout "Pull me I've (probably) got illegal HIDs on my old car". Well, not so much anyway.

 

[punto_matt]

especially if you disconnect them for the MOT.

And then fail your MOT for having headlights that dont work?

what do bmws and mercs have?

4500k

there all not legal but brand new bmws and mercs come with them

Yes because they have self leveling headlights, headlamp washers and headlights which are built for HIDs hence why they are legal in them.

 

[BlueTaylor]

thanks for the info matt

i dont have aclue what to do, maybe get a hid kit of around 6000k maybe less

or just go for these blubs that have the blue tint

 

[dave]

there all not legal but brand new bmws and mercs come with them

please read the guide :bang:

 

[dave]

or just go for these blubs that have the blue tint

any blue light is not legal

 

[BlueTaylor]

i have some blue tint ones here infront of me that dont fit my car that have "E marked approved" on them

 

[dave]

and? hid kits also have the E mark

 

[BlueTaylor]

and? hid kits also have the E mark

o right, too be honest i always thought that the E mark ment they were road legal

 

[Ziggy122]

I made that mistake too

The 'E' mark doesn't mean there legal

It means that they are made a standard - Weither they were made to a good standard, if there not road legal, then you cant use them

Ziggy