Hids in standard

[Monkey_Socks]

hey guys, thinking of getting some hids for a mk 2, are they easy to install?

[sam_16v]

its pointless mate hids will be illegal in january mot failure

[saxova]

Plus they piss everyone off. The new car's are bad enough.. let alone incorrect beam patterned / bodge job HIDS.

[rick_VTR]

just get yourself a pair of osram night breaker + bulbs, there brilliant.

so much better than whatever it was that were in mine before.

probably the crap blue shitty things you can get off ebay.

[Tontsy]

Incorrectly fitted hid and led lights will be illegal as of late april early may.
They will cause you to fail mot and possibly get pulled by the boys in blue.

[Monkey_Socks]

omg i didnt no that, cheers for the heads up guys

[LSOfreak]

fuck it, just do it mate, sure they'll be fine with the po po aslong as they arent ridiculously blue or not adjusted properly so they blind everyone. Theyre piss easy to fit aswell, should come with a little wiring diagram.
Just fit the standard bulbs for the mot, takes like 10 minutes

[Monkey_Socks]

hmmmm, might just save for some morretts, and ignore the hids for the time being

[II_IFAN_II]

i find my self that the saxos crap reflector doest cause blinding, cars with better lights like corsas are much worse. Ive had em nearly a year with no trouble

[Monkey_Socks]

what sort of pric am i looking at for some hids then

[Monkey_Socks]

also what type would you reccomend without being too blue ie 8k or 10k ...

[Pricklep]

Get brigher bulbs.

HIDS are for fahgs.

[e8_pqck]

6k, get them white.

TBH, plod will be on the lookout for HID bulbs in cars they know dont have them fitted so not much point now.

[Monkey_Socks]

oh rite cheers

[LSOfreak]

depends how strict the police are in your area on things like this. In my area, they dont really seem to care about modded cars but more on uninsured/untaxxed vehicles.

i wouldnt get any higher than 6000k, after that it starts to get quite bluey
a new kit can be bought for about £50
well worth it in my opinion, gives a much more newer look than any yellow bulb

[Aaron]

id wait till after christmas, till the new year kicks in and the law is starting, prices will drop on hids then

go for 6k, no more as your even more likely to get pulled lol

[Rudpud]

4300k, never been pulled and look the best imo.

[Monkey_Socks]

crimbo sales sounds good

[AXracing]

All HID bulbs that fit in place of halogen bulbs are for off road use only. They do not comply with vehicle lighting regs and in so are not road legal. So fit them at your own risk. At the very least I would say tell your insurance company you have done it and at then at least you may at least be covered. Though the reality is if you do disclose that you have fitted none compliant lighting they would refuse to cover you. So personally i would say your best not fitting the at all. This page can tell you more www.hid.moonfruit.com

[AXracing]

Originally Posted by sam_16v

its pointless mate hids will be illegal in january mot failure

Retrofit bulbs kits like this already are