HIDs insurance...

[clio_chris]

Is it a good idea to notify your insurance company if you install HID's?
I know they're technically illegal to have on a vehicle without the normal washers etc. So is it a declaration job to the insurance or not?

Cheers guys

 

[AK]

I've no declared mine..

Dont think you'll find a lot of people that have tbh

 

[jesus]

No.

 

[clio_chris]

So how would you stand in the situation of a claim?

 

[AK]

fcuked lol..

just rip them out :rasp:

 

[maximinimus]

Lube up and bend over if the inspector is a jobsworth

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

^ If the inspector gets called, if you have a crash.

I know it's all ifs and maybes, but I'd be seriously suprised if in the worst case scenario you killed 10 children waiting at the bus stop and the police and insurance underwriters were all over the scene that they'd say you're driving without insurance because you have different headlights.

Just don't be one of those pricks that doesn't set them up right making them look like hi-beams!

 

[BioHzrd]

Whats the point ! there only lamps !

 

[jesus]

It's like the thread the other day about having a different kind of headlamp bulb. Silly!

 

[st3ve]

I can agree with getting different bulbs in order to alter the colour temperature but I cannot justify spending well in excess of £100 on HID's or angel eyes.

Personally I wouldn't risk it tbh, they probably wouldn't add anything on anyway.

 

[Tim@ChrisKnott]

Always declare any modification, just so that you're covered in the event of an accident.

A lot of insurers like ourselves won't charge you for this sort of change anyway.