Is it really? you can buy a hid kit for £80 and takes an hour tops to fit?
I would have said the front end
Paul
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Fallen in love with a 200
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Is it really? you can buy a hid kit for £80 and takes an hour tops to fit?
I would have said the front end
Paul
withoutabix
ClioSport Club Member
they said there wasn't enough interest in the xenons and that not many people specced it on the 197 so decided not to bring them forward onto the 200
clio sport rs 200
still not legal not got the washers or anything so clearlybig mistakeIs it really? you can buy a hid kit for £80 and takes an hour tops to fit?
I would have said the front end
Paul
withoutabix
ClioSport Club Member
Is it really? you can buy a hid kit for £80 and takes an hour tops to fit?
I would have said the front end
Paul
ye but aftermarket HID kits look shite IMO plus im not sure if the 200 has the correct optic-lens in the headlight to take HIDs
Totally depends on the kit. Done right it looks good and is very clear. No need for an optic lens as they are just brighter bulbs in the long run.
Paul
Crazy talk. The lights on the clio are plastic. Glass you would need washers (maybe). Are you sure your not confused with somethign that is illegal?
Just to add i work on Helicopters and we have a light called "night sun" Brighter than most prob about 200 HID kits strapped together and that has no washers???
Paul
How much were xenons as an option on 197's then? I must say the lack of them on the 200 dented it's appeal for me for a long time. I got over it though, once I read the reviews!! Would still have spec'd them though and paid up to about a grand I think if they were available. It's a big part of a car's appeal at night for me. I guess a retro fit at some some stage could be an option in the future, they are bound to make it to some version of the 200 I'd imagine.
Whats the washer going to achieve? Are you sure your not confused with Halogen bulbs?
Paul
withoutabix
ClioSport Club Member
no washers, no auto levelling = illegal
quote from directgov website
Therefore a HID headlamp unit sold in the after market should:
1. be type approved to ECE Regulation 98 as a component.
2. when fitted to the vehicle should enable ECE Regulation 48 to be complied with (although no government inspection will take place).
3. Comply with RVLR as far as "use" is concerned.
In practice this means:
1. The headlamp unit (outer lens, reflector, bulb) shall be type approved to ECE 98 and be "e-marked" to demonstrate this. That can only be done by the headlamp supplier - Hella, Valeo etc. who must test the headlamp in an independent laboratory.
2. Once fitted to the vehicle it must have headlamp cleaning and self-levelling (which can be for the headlamp or can be in the vehicle suspension - some expensive estate cars have "self-levelling suspension" and that is adequate). Also the dipped beam must stay on with the main beam.
3. The headlamp must be maintained in good working order, kept clean, and aligned/adjusted correctly like any other headlamp.
Under the Road Traffic Act 1988 it is an offence to supply, fit or use vehicle parts which are not legal.
In summary it is not permitted to convert an existing halogen headlamp unit for use with HID bulbs. The entire headlamp unit must be replaced with one designed and approved for use with HID bulbs and it must be installed in accordance with the rules stated above.
this is being rather picky but you could be prosecuted for it, now probably 98% of all Aftermarket HID kits fitted to cars in Britain don't have self-level and washers but doesn't mean its legal
quote from directgov website
Therefore a HID headlamp unit sold in the after market should:
1. be type approved to ECE Regulation 98 as a component.
2. when fitted to the vehicle should enable ECE Regulation 48 to be complied with (although no government inspection will take place).
3. Comply with RVLR as far as "use" is concerned.
In practice this means:
1. The headlamp unit (outer lens, reflector, bulb) shall be type approved to ECE 98 and be "e-marked" to demonstrate this. That can only be done by the headlamp supplier - Hella, Valeo etc. who must test the headlamp in an independent laboratory.
2. Once fitted to the vehicle it must have headlamp cleaning and self-levelling (which can be for the headlamp or can be in the vehicle suspension - some expensive estate cars have "self-levelling suspension" and that is adequate). Also the dipped beam must stay on with the main beam.
3. The headlamp must be maintained in good working order, kept clean, and aligned/adjusted correctly like any other headlamp.
Under the Road Traffic Act 1988 it is an offence to supply, fit or use vehicle parts which are not legal.
In summary it is not permitted to convert an existing halogen headlamp unit for use with HID bulbs. The entire headlamp unit must be replaced with one designed and approved for use with HID bulbs and it must be installed in accordance with the rules stated above.
this is being rather picky but you could be prosecuted for it, now probably 98% of all Aftermarket HID kits fitted to cars in Britain don't have self-level and washers but doesn't mean its legal
clio sport rs 200
why would i be dude , says everywhere clearly you have not done your research and i have for a totaly legal kit need washers not sayin police will pull you all time for the lights if any that is but they can if they wanted to and if they are fussy cops trust me and that guy above has the clear rules so there you go dude
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Yeah just found this aswell
Take it all back.. sorrys all round, if it is the case but look at the date of the law Guess its like anything else really. Cut plates, show plates, banded steels, stretched tyres, poke on and on.
When i fitted all my kits in the past all have passed an mot beam test. I will be running a kit on mine soon as the lights are pretty poor atm.
Dont give the cops a reason to pull you in the first place is always the best way to go. Paul
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withoutabix
ClioSport Club Member
but still me is gonna get a kit but tryin to wait to see if renault release a kit or not
cant see that happening would require a modified wiring loom to take the xenon starter packs etc
