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HID conversions question..
- Thread starter Chris2007
- Start date
How much are they mate?
Was about to make a similar thread but might aswell post in here...
I have a mk2 ph1 with the dual optic headlights (as fitted to the 172), I want to install HID's but I just want to know how people mount the ballasts, and are the bulbs easy enough to fit? Is it a bumper off job (bearing in mind its not a sport there is a bit of room to change bulbs etc)
Know a few people who have done it on here and after some advice, don't fancy takin the bumper off thats all.
Can someone quickly put up a step by step guide?
Cheers
I have a mk2 ph1 with the dual optic headlights (as fitted to the 172), I want to install HID's but I just want to know how people mount the ballasts, and are the bulbs easy enough to fit? Is it a bumper off job (bearing in mind its not a sport there is a bit of room to change bulbs etc)
Know a few people who have done it on here and after some advice, don't fancy takin the bumper off thats all.
Can someone quickly put up a step by step guide?
Cheers
waaaaa i might as well do a conversion for cheaper
or could i just get the bulbs and replace them?
RARE Unmolested Corsa sxi
Alastair.
ClioSport Club Member
986'S 172ph1+182FF
i got myne from ebay for £45 with ballast, bulbs etc, its the best £45 i have ever spent! night time driving is so clear, and they look the nuts!
But be prepared to piss people off as they are fookin bright, people are always flashing me, i feel bad every time:dapprove:
But be prepared to piss people off as they are fookin bright, people are always flashing me, i feel bad every time:dapprove:
MarkCup
ClioSport Club Member
hello no mot fail mo fo, i put myne on the beam setter at work and the beam pattern and kick up were fine, so no fail!
You're still dazzling people, doesn't that tell you something?
Not necessarily true. My car passed no problem and worked for a garage for 5 years doin MOT's. Its the testers decision whether to fail it. No law. Ive checked endless amounts of times and ive read allsorts on them as i have them on my car. There is no law against them!
I can see what your saying but it still wont fail an MOT. Its down to the tester to decide wether to pass it. They will also find it very hard to fine you for having them fitted in normal headlights. The garage where i used to work called them and asked them about all this and aslong as the beam pattern is exactly how it should be then that law is basically srapped. I agree that that may apply to other cars but not to the clio
It's a bit of a grey area really.
It would be an interesting test to see what an insurance company would say if you crashed/caused a crash and had "convert[ed] an existing halogen headlamp unit for use with HID bulbs" when "it is not permitted" to do so.
I'm not against doing it personally, just like to know if I'm breaking the law or not LoL
It would be an interesting test to see what an insurance company would say if you crashed/caused a crash and had "convert[ed] an existing halogen headlamp unit for use with HID bulbs" when "it is not permitted" to do so.
I'm not against doing it personally, just like to know if I'm breaking the law or not LoL
