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RDH
ClioSport Club Member
Are they projector headlights?
White Sti Hatch
Sorry if I repeat anything here as I've not had a chance to read through it all as I'm in a rush, lol. Tbh if you projector headlights or not the chances are your headlights will be illegal as there is more to the law than just needing projector headlights. However, truth be told the chances are you won't have any problems with the police anyway.
The light distribution tends to be much better, especially for other road users if you have projector headlight. Even if you do not have projecor headlights though as long as you take a bit of time to set them up properly in terms of adjusting the beam height you should find a happy medium that gives excellent road coverage but does not blind other road users.
And btw - you should have bought them off me!! Those kits come from the same manufacturer I use but appear to be the lower quality ones they sell
. I've never used them myself, and I would imagine they will be ok but I know from speaking to the manufacturer that they have a higher failure rate than the ones I sell. Out of interest where did you buy them from if you don't mind me asking?
The light distribution tends to be much better, especially for other road users if you have projector headlight. Even if you do not have projecor headlights though as long as you take a bit of time to set them up properly in terms of adjusting the beam height you should find a happy medium that gives excellent road coverage but does not blind other road users.
And btw - you should have bought them off me!! Those kits come from the same manufacturer I use but appear to be the lower quality ones they sell
. I've never used them myself, and I would imagine they will be ok but I know from speaking to the manufacturer that they have a higher failure rate than the ones I sell. Out of interest where did you buy them from if you don't mind me asking?HID bulbs in halogen projectors are still technically illegal but the light control and cutoff is similar to a proper XENON HID light so you don't blind people. The only difference is that in a projector designed for a halogen bulb the reflector is in a slightly different position/shape due to differences in bulb beams but the resulting light cut off/control is largely the same. I know you also need washers and auto-levelling too but I doubt that would ever be a problem as long as they're set right.
Gaz_
ClioSport Club Member
Extreme mode
Link below mate Fitted them back in August. Projector headlamps as they have the Black surrounds. Exactly the same clusters as the O.E Xenon equipped cars, but without all the Xenon gubbins
http://www.hids4u.co.uk/?gclid=CPWzrYXBm5kCFUQI3wod2gejCg
http://www.hids4u.co.uk/?gclid=CPWzrYXBm5kCFUQI3wod2gejCg
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Yea, most MOT testers won't even notice as they look "right" in a projector headlamp. "Techincally" they are illegal but for arbitrary reasons like washers/auto aim but IMO there's no problem with them in terms of light output/glare.
White Sti Hatch
told you to get the slim ballasts for a reason lol
Love them, had a nose round a 335d the other day, 19's, M bits on it, rather nice..
Alan: Yea its a 335i convertiable with 19" wheels, they tyres are a fortune for them though, shes got "run flats" or whatever they are so if you get a puntcture you can drive for a bit. She cant park though which makes me cringe because most of the wheels were kurbed within about a month of her buying the car brand new
Alan: Yea its a 335i convertiable with 19" wheels, they tyres are a fortune for them though, shes got "run flats" or whatever they are so if you get a puntcture you can drive for a bit. She cant park though which makes me cringe because most of the wheels were kurbed within about a month of her buying the car brand new
lol bloody women :rasp:
