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Title: HID Xenons and angel eyes
Post by: GarryR on 28 January 2007, 17:10

Just bought a HID Xenon conversion for a mk 4 but also wanting to change the headlights to angel eyes. contacted the manufacturer for the headlights (which is in Germany) and he seems to think there will be a problem with an M.O.T. anybody know if this is true? angel eyes causing any probs with condensation?? :huh:

Title: Re: HID Xenons and angel eyes
Post by: Scott_150 on 29 January 2007, 20:07

ive heard angel eyes are LEGAL.. duno how true that is though..i really want a set of black angel eyes for me black mk4 :grin:

Title: Re: HID Xenons and angel eyes
Post by: Bluefox on 30 January 2007, 01:00

E marked angel eyes are legal, although if by "black" you mean smoked or tinted, you'll probably get done on lack of light output.

You will have a problem with you HID kit though...
HID/Xeon upgrade kits are only legal (regardless of weather or not they're E-marked) if headlamp washers AND a self-levelling system are installed.

Also, if you're buying lights from the EU check they're RHD not LHD otherwise they'll fail on beam patterns.

Title: Re: HID Xenons and angel eyes
Post by: jc18 on 10 February 2007, 22:38

I have had the following done on my mk3 highline, possibly applies to you also. I changed my std headlamp to inpro angel eyes. They are road legal because they are for RHD cars and NOT LHD, they passed MOT twice. I have attached the HID xenon kit just yesterday 09/02/2007, and they are BOSS. The xenon kit is not road legal, but does the job just great. To pass mot just take them out and put in your old bulbs, it's that simple.

Title: Re: HID Xenons and angel eyes
Post by: D1plomat on 17 February 2007, 00:28

Hi on my last mk4 i had angel eyes, with the black background opposed to the standard mk4 silver and they passed MOT fine, they were 'E' marked and the pattern of the light was fine!

Title: Re: HID Xenons and angel eyes
Post by: GarryR on 19 February 2007, 18:27

done the angel eye and xenon conversion last weekend and got the lights aligned by an mot station. the guy didn't say anythin about the xenons being illegal and told me that my lights were fine. the angel eyes are e marked and also have a LHD/RHD shutter so you can switch between. so are the xenons illegal?