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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Gaaables on 11 December 2009, 18:00
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As title, my golfs had a hid kit fitted and it's blown a bulb, any ideas where to get new ones? Many thanks
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-Golf-MK4-MK5-R32-D2S-HID-Xenon-Replacement-Bulbs_W0QQitemZ230336612558QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item35a121c8ce :smiley:
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Thanks for the quick reply! That's the same number bulb that the ballast says I need, although the bottom of my bulbs are different?! Seem to have a different connection?
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Where cars with HIDs should end up
(http://www.clevelandleader.com/files/scrapyard.jpg)
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Where cars with HIDs should end up
(http://www.clevelandleader.com/files/scrapyard.jpg)
its only the chavs that go to bright on these kits,so dont be to hasty on so ppl.
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Lol I'm no chav, my car came with them fitted, and I happen to quite like them lol
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As title, my golfs had a hid kit fitted and it's blown a bulb, any ideas where to get new ones? Many thanks
test the ballast first!
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Lol I'm no chav, my car came with them fitted, and I happen to quite like them lol
i never meet u lol i wud have them on my car i think they look good.
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Actually most chavs go for 8k and above which is less bright than the more common 6k. They are not professionally fitted with auto levelers so when they go over a bump they blind people, this is why they are illegal and why your insurance would be void if the other driver said your lights were the reason they crashed into you.
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Actually most chavs go for 8k and above which is less bright than the more common 6k. They are not professionally fitted with auto levelers so when they go over a bump they blind people, this is why they are illegal and why your insurance would be void if the other driver said your lights were the reason they crashed into you.
ooooooo well i didnt know ur insurance wud be void well i guess its common sense its a mod at the end of the day,but they do look nice i can see were you are coming from when bling ppl yes it can be fatal. :sad:
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Every mod is a risk at the end of the day, its up to you if you wish to do it. HIDs unfortunately affect other road users unlike most other things (except maybe neons and led washer jets - both illegal)
Remember, just because something goes through an MOT doesnt mean its legal :wink:
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Remember, just because something goes through an MOT doesnt mean its legal :wink:
whilst I agree that HID's are made by Satan and should be outlawed that statement really doesn't make sense
Surely the idea of an MOT should be to ensure the car is in a roadworthy AND legal condition. To me, roadworthy should mean its legal to drive on the road
What a fecked up system we have :undecided:
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Remember, just because something goes through an MOT doesnt mean its legal :wink:
whilst I agree that HID's are made by Satan and should be outlawed that statement really doesn't make sense
Surely the idea of an MOT should be to ensure the car is in a roadworthy AND legal condition. To me, roadworthy should mean its legal to drive on the road
What a fecked up system we have :undecided:
i think what he is tryinf to say is dodgie mot people i think anyway.
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Remember, just because something goes through an MOT doesnt mean its legal :wink:
whilst I agree that HID's are made by Satan and should be outlawed that statement really doesn't make sense
Surely the idea of an MOT should be to ensure the car is in a roadworthy AND legal condition. To me, roadworthy should mean its legal to drive on the road
What a fecked up system we have :undecided:
i think what he is tryinf to say is dodgie mot people i think anyway.
ay possibly although I'm sure I saw in another thread guidelines or whatnot about the MOT tester possibly allowing HID's through as long as the beam pattern is correct and level :undecided:
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Nope, the MOT doesnt test what isnt there i.e. headlight washers and self levelers. You cant fail for something you dont have other than essential legal parts (brake lights etc)
A good example is the spare tyre. If you have a bald one in your boot you will fail, if you take the test without it in you will pass.
Its merely a test to show the car meets the legal minimum to be on the road.
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Nope, the MOT doesnt test what isnt there i.e. headlight washers and self levelers. You cant fail for something you dont have other than essential legal parts (brake lights etc)
A good example is the spare tyre. If you have a bald one in your boot you will fail, if you take the test without it in you will pass.
Its merely a test to show the car meets the legal minimum to be on the road.
well will be damned no spare wheel and you pass,well i guess no spare is better than a bald one.
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Russ I'll sort this out for you, give me 5 mins
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Here you go mate, I'll help you fit them when they arrive :wink:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/H7-HID-BULBS-PAIR-35W-4300K-6000K-8000K-10000K-12000K_W0QQitemZ130348067684QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item1e5959ab64
6000k is what I have and is prob what you have too
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If someone with dodgy HID lamps crashed into me it'd be the first thing I'd point out to Mr Plod.
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If you want your insurance to be valid basically let em know about EVERY mod you do, at the end of the day they will void your insurance if you dont tell them about a mod, eg, exhaust, airfilter etc etc.
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guys he was after a link for the bulbs not to have a mass discussion about them
start your own topic up if you want to do that
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I fail to see howy head lights are "dodgy". The bulbs fit exactly as the old ones do, they can still be adjusted up and down as the standard ones. The head lights are still bolted in place, the only difference is the light that they give out. The same as any new car with hids. The beam pattern passes mot. There is nothing unsafe about them.
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don't fuel the fire mate lol