following the lighting topic...HID group buy?

AKs_SlickPolo · Post by **AKs_SlickPolo** » Wed May 09, 2007 8:50 pm

If its going to be a decent price, I would definetely be interested as its in my 'to-do list' (as long as I keep the car)

abdnmoh · Post by **abdnmoh** » Wed May 09, 2007 11:34 pm

carmadaaron wrote:i hope these are made in japan

why??

Post by **alexperkins** » Wed May 09, 2007 11:51 pm

If your interested, please add your name to the list with your polo model on this page :

http://www.tigerstyle.co.uk/poloforum/v ... hp?t=30242

Cheers!

SimonCorrigan · Post by **SimonCorrigan** » Thu May 10, 2007 10:42 am

would be interested if the price is right. whats the legal stance on these? can you convert a normal car to hid and will it pass its mot?

Post by **alexperkins** » Thu May 10, 2007 10:49 am

Yup they are perfectly legal. The bulbs are E marked, so are legal for use in the UK. You can convert practically any car to HID. There will be no problems on the MOT

Jeff GTi · Post by **Jeff GTi** » Thu May 10, 2007 7:44 pm

providing of course you have headlight washer jets ...

see hid's rapidly lose their intensity when passing a dirty lens, far more than a halogen bulb would

i believe this is an mot requirement for a hid enabled car

please see information regarding the modern mot, particularly the lighting section for hid enabled cars on the government mot website for more info

dino · Post by **dino** » Thu May 10, 2007 8:20 pm

Jeff GTi wrote:providing of course you have headlight washer jets ...

see hid's rapidly lose their intensity when passing a dirty lens, far more than a halogen bulb would

i believe this is an mot requirement for a hid enabled car

please see information regarding the modern mot, particularly the lighting section for hid enabled cars on the government mot website for more info

There is no test for headlight washer or levellers in the MOT for any car

Post by **alexperkins** » Thu May 10, 2007 8:23 pm

I dont think that is so. Just did some research. A HID enabled Factory Fit car requires headlight washers and self levelling - retro fit kits dont require this.

edit:

'According to EU legislation HID systems factory fitted from new require a self levelling system and a lens washer to be fitted. However this is not required for aftermarket kits. .'

Found that out from my mates MOT test book - he works in a garage

dino · Post by **dino** » Thu May 10, 2007 8:34 pm

If anyone bothered to use the search function on here they'd find a thread i did about a year back with all the information regarding legality of aftermarket HID kits. . . . .

http://www.tigerstyle.co.uk/poloforum/v ... ight=xenon

vwpolo16v · Post by **vwpolo16v** » Fri May 11, 2007 6:27 pm

abdnmoh wrote:wow.. thats a pretty good guide!!

Yes it's a very good guide.
But it does not look like it's for a Polo !

If you have carrot fingers like mine, it will take you over an hour just to change the dam headlight, full beam and the sidelight bulbs on a 9N because of the way some moron designed the deadlights. Not quite German engineering.

The point is, do not expect it to take take 30 minutes to install this kit on a 9N due to the accessability (lack of).

mjmills · Post by **mjmills** » Fri May 11, 2007 8:26 pm

i supose it depends on the model, my 1.2e is pretty easy to switch bulbs for, now that i know how!

abdnmoh · Post by **abdnmoh** » Wed May 16, 2007 10:33 am

Was just about to order the HIDs from the group buy section..just wanted to know from any1 that has already fitted the HIDs, did u guys screw them into the side of the car or simply tape it??

Could u plz post some pics up of the actual spot where u stuck the big transformer thing..

Cheers.

Post by **alexperkins** » Wed May 16, 2007 12:19 pm

Its called a ballast

dino · Post by **dino** » Wed May 16, 2007 12:56 pm

Ballast's in place

abdnmoh · Post by **abdnmoh** » Wed May 16, 2007 1:31 pm

alexperkins wrote:Its called a ballast

yeah im a bit ignorant

Thanks for the pic Dino, but is there anywhere that u can put the ballast without taking the front bumber off?