£9.99 HIDs on amazon

[Piggy]

yeah, I can see some lawsuits soon from people having accidents due to being temporarily blinded by a chav with ill fitting HIDs coming the other way

[Curt]

Other thing is, even if there was a way though a mot with aftermarket HIDs, personally i find it selfish that people still fit them just so they can see a few foot further yet anyone coming towards them generally have trouble seeing anything!

This. "They don't dazzle anyone, they're set looking at the floor". Well actually, yes they do, as I'm driving my car being blinded by them, how do you have a clue inside? A subtle hint is the fact the lights are illuminating the top of that tree.

It's a subject that really frustrates me, and as you say it's just selfish.

[Niall]

Exactly. I check my headlights in the kia regularly seeing as i carry varying weights all the time. Easy enough to just pull up behind someone at the lights and you can see the top of the beam pattern and adjust it accordingly.
I dont care if people say "oh its safer for me because i can see further". I have actually had times before where i genuinely havent been able to see a single thing for a few seconds and have been driving blind. Is that safe? No. Sooner these kits are banned, the better!

oh and people putting headlight bulbs in upside down should be shot for being absolute idiots! Thats just as bad!

[declantg]

Running HIDs makes my penis a whole inch longer

[Piggy]

oh and people putting headlight bulbs in upside down should be shot for being absolute idiots! Thats just as bad!

yes!
I thought I was the only one who noticed this...if you put a bulb in upside down which can only be fitted one way, then you shouldn't drive...end of

see it a lot with tail/stop bulbs too...they only fit one way, yet people manage to fit them wrong!?

I dont expect everyone to know how to service and maintain their own car...but you should be able to fit a bulb for goodness sake...or know when aftermarket HIDs are just a cheap ticket to 'Chavworld' and 'annoyeveryoneelseworld' and 'blindpeopleworld'

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Running HIDs makes my penis a whole inch longer

wahhay...2inches!!

[Rippthrough]

RE: VOSA guideline system:
they plainly state that the lenses must be designed for the purpose of having HIDs fitted...and I dont know as yet if a company has made lenses/units for the 306s to suit HIDs??...if not then they are illegal.

They also must have self leveling, automatic, not with a switch, and washers. These are now checkable parts for the MOT tester, as per new guidelines from VOSA

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repp'd Niall

If you fit projectors with a plain glass cover, that is fine, the actual E-marked unit is the projector...as before you don't need self leveling if the vehicle is self levelling or has sports suspension. You just need washer units. Find a 405 in a scrapyard.

[C.A.R.]

I used to be in the same camp...HIDs are bad, they're chavvy, it's selfish, you are basically Hitler...

However, modern cars dazzle the shit out of you. A brand new BMW, Merc, Vauxhall, Ford - pretty much anything - even a bottom-rung company car like a poverty silver Kia. The provision of an 'automatic self levelling system' is so f*cking stupid I can't convey it enough. Even the fastest sensors/motors could not counter the elevation of the car to adjust the light beam fast enough - it's pointless. And washers? Just keep your headlight lenses clean, dick, it's not hard.

HIDs are fine when installed correctly. I've got the H7r bulbs and they are spot on, but considerably brighter than a conventional bulb.

Now everybody just play nice. Fitting aftermarket HIDs is not tantamount to raping the baby Jesus, so please calm down.

[Connor]

I actually agree with CAR for once... f*ck sake

[Rippthrough]

The leveling system doesn't work whilst the car is in motion, it's not to stop dazzle over bumps as most people think, it's just to compensate for luggage/passengers, etc. Same as any adjuster is.

[Curt]

My point is they're bad enough on cars that are supposed to have them, let alone retro-fits where they are even worse

[kentiiboii]

100% for hids. Best mod I've bought for my car!

[Jacko]

They're here, and they don't look too bad quality for £14 posted! 'E' Marks and everything.

[C.A.R.]

How small are the ballasts?

[Jacko]

EDIT - Measurements are:

L85mmxW60mmxD15mm

[kentiiboii]

How long did they take to arrive?

[Jacko]

2 days

[Midnightclub]

For £14 that aint bad at all really

[kentiiboii]

In that case mine should be at the other halts today.

[Jacko]

nope - now I just have to find somewhere to hide the ballasts/wiring

[kentiiboii]

nope - now I just have to find somewhere to hide the ballasts/wiring

Couldn't you cable tue the ballast to the grill somehow?

[Jacko]

I'm gonna put it in the wing I think when i change over my wings

[kentiiboii]

Are you using then for fogs or dipped?

[Jacko]

Not sure yet - probs dipped.

[kentiiboii]

The ones I used for dipped cone with metal brackets which I bolted to the bolt that holds the slam panel to the wing.
I've bought these ones for fogs. something I wanted to try as like many people on here I drive in fog a lot and when I do it's much easier to use sidelight with fogs.

[Birk]

How you guna fit them? They are h1s

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I got my set today aswell, but I have a spare set of h7 bulbs to use with them.

[Jacko]

I have projectors Birk.. Smart-arse They're h1 fitment

[Slam Wagon]

if someone does fit these in the fogs would they mind doing a guide as im interested to this aswell. cheers

[Jacko]

They're literally plug and play pal. Real simple. The worst part is storing the ballasts somewhere

[Slam Wagon]

oh ok fair enough i thought there might be a little fiddling with the wires, thats all good then. i would order a set but i need to wait and see if i need an engine yet.

[kentiiboii]

As guessed got to my mrs house and these were waiting for me.


Mine will be fitted to the fogs going to service the car change my bumper all in same day so will put pictures up. But they're just a case of plug and play.
I know for my headlights I needed a 52 or 32mm drill bit for the plastic cap. So going to guess fogs will be same so I can get the wires through. But they come with rubber bung.