HID HELP PLEASE?????????

[samc0910]

Hi all,

i recently bought a 172 cup, i bought a hid kit for it but cant seem to get the bulb to twist into the bulb holders :/ i was wondering if anyone else has tried doing this? the kit is a h7 kit so is this definately the right kit? mines a 53 plate?
If it comes to having to take the bumper off is it much of a chew? as this is my first clio so not really clued up about stuff on them tbh, thanks in advance

 

[DanEdser]

i hope you bought the xenon clusters!

HID kits in reflector headlights = blinded drivers!

 

[Chapppers11]

H7 is the right bulb for ph1's, is it the same on ph2's?

 

[McGherkin]

H7 is the High beam on a Ph.1.

On a Ph.2 without projectors (as OP has), H7 is the dipped beam.

I know the answer but I'm not telling him because he'll go and blind everyone.

 

[samc0910]

blind everyone? not if there alligned correctly at a garage n kept pointing at the floor wont blind anyone, iv had hids in every car iv had

 

[Tyler@Ultimate]

Hid lights should only be used in projector lights. End.

 

[DanEdser]

even if theyre aligned, theyre not designed to be used in reflector headlights, its the way theyre designed! end of!

 

[geordieracer]

Thats not true, there are some cars with reflectors that come with xenon/hid bulbs as standard, Renault being one of them.

Thy are also not illegal, at the moment.

 

[McGherkin]

Note the faint glare above the headlight beam. This is what blinds other road users. With a conventional bulb, the glare isn't too bad but with HIDs the light outputted is, IIRC, around four times greater. Which is enough to dazzle.

/thread.

 

[SC03OTT]

I don't see the point in getting HIDs if you're just going to point them at the floor tbh. But whatevs. Cool innit.

Also, re. the cars with factory HIDs in reflector units. Apparently they're different to your run of the mill unit. Someone on here explained the difference ages ago. I forget the details however.

 

[glowworm105]

blind everyone? not if there alligned correctly at a garage n kept pointing at the floor wont blind anyone, iv had hids in every car iv had

even if there aligned correctly you can still tell you have hids in standard reflector lenses and imo they don't look good at all

 

[samc0910]

I don't see the point in getting HIDs if you're just going to point them at the floor tbh. But whatevs. Cool innit.

Also, re. the cars with factory HIDs in reflector units. Apparently they're different to your run of the mill unit. Someone on here explained the difference ages ago. I forget the details however.

same, just like the look though tbh, all these going on asif theyre gonna kill someone, i asked how to fit them not a lecture on crap that half of you have done before anyways! cant tell me everything uv done on your car is legal. but fine il just find out off someone else doesnt bother me thought forums were supposed to be helping each other not giving lectures

 

[DanEdser]

we are helping you out... stopping you from blinding other road users and getting pulled by the police. :boring:

 

[McGherkin]

same, just like the look though tbh, all these going on asif theyre gonna kill someone, i asked how to fit them not a lecture on crap that half of you have done before anyways! cant tell me everything uv done on your car is legal. but fine il just find out off someone else doesnt bother me thought forums were supposed to be helping each other not giving lectures

We aren't going to help you do something which is dangerous, or at the very least annoying to everyone. It would be irresponsible. As above, it's in your interest, because the police will pull you for it.