HID's on a 172 cup?

[brownyboy]

Do they look any good/ do they fit ok etc?

 

[jesus]

They look awful mate.

 

[brownyboy]

mmm thought they might, i know they obvioulsy dont have projector lenses so can imagine them looking a bit gash. Tried to find pics etc on here but wasnt having much luck. My mate with a ph-slow has them on and they look really smart

 

[Knuckles]

I'd imagine theyd look fine with HIDs, any car is normally improved by them bar audis and beamers

 

[jesus]

Yes, but not in reflector lenses.

 

[Jonff]

As Jamie says, they'd look awful as well as blinding every other road user coming head on to you. I just used those high brilliance bulbs from Halfrauds in my Cup.

 

[h4ml3t]

I had the 4300k ones in mine, was awesome at night and they looked really good as was just a perfect clean colour not pure white/blue

 

[Carl-Tracked172]

As Jamie says, they'd look awful as well as blinding every other road user coming head on to you. I just used those high brilliance bulbs from Halfrauds in my Cup.

HID looks awful ? and your running bulbs from halfords ? HID kit is much better if you get the 4.3k as said its a OEM colour looks spot on

 

[brownyboy]

Cheers ppl, I'm tempted to give them a go

 

[SC03OTT]

Unless they are OEM, I think they look crap. You can pick out after market kits a mile off.

 

[Will.]

Looks shat.

And as of next year (Someone correct me if I'm wrong) but they will be illegal and won't pass MOT without projector headlights.

 

[jesus]

HID looks awful ? and your running bulbs from halfords ? HID kit is much better if you get the 4.3k as said its a OEM colour looks spot on

No they don't. They have a horrible glare which is more often than not blinding. Halfords ones are like OEM but better.

 

[Scott™]

Just get some Xenon lights from a normal 172 and swap them over like me.

 

[Munson]

Just buy a car with xenons. Failing that, get some uprated halogens. Osram Nightbreakers are good. Way better visibility than the Clio xenons anyway.

 

[RDH]

They look sh*t and they are illegal. Do it.

I had some on my 1.2. I thought they looked good at first and then I grew up and realised they looked sh*t, especially in the rain, where they were down right dangerous to other road users.

 

[BBC-Jan]

you know you want them really.

 

[ben lee]

Looks shat.

And as of next year (Someone correct me if I'm wrong) but they will be illegal and won't pass MOT without projector headlights.

nope if hid's are fitted and the headlamps have self leveling or headlamp washers fitted the have to work if they are not fitted then it will pass nothing to say they need to be projection headlamps.

 

[Jonff]

HID looks awful ? and your running bulbs from halfords ? HID kit is much better if you get the 4.3k as said its a OEM colour looks spot on

They will look awful if you have HIDs in headlights without projectors lol Bulbs I had from Halfrauds were more a case of function over form.

 

[welshname]

Just buy a car with xenons. Failing that, get some uprated halogens. Osram Nightbreakers are good. Way better visibility than the Clio xenons anyway.

For once Mr Munson, I agree, Osram Nightbreakers are brilliant. Jesus has them in his Trophy and they look brilliant and don't blind other road users. If you're going to do it either get xenon's from a 1*2 or get something similar to the aforementioned bulbs.