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Offline dragongreengolfgti

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Re: lights again, hid equivalent
« Reply #10 on: 22 October 2011, 11:46 »
My car passed the mot with hid's they didn't even look to see what kind of bulbs are in there aslong as there pointing the right way your fine  :smiley:
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Offline SoundillusioN

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Re: lights again, hid equivalent
« Reply #11 on: 22 October 2011, 14:38 »
Quote from: dragongreengolfgti on 22 October 2011, 11:46
My car passed the mot with hid's they didn't even look to see what kind of bulbs are in there aslong as there pointing the right way your fine  :smiley:

Wait until next year, law changes.
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Re: lights again, hid equivalent
« Reply #12 on: 22 October 2011, 20:33 »
Quote from: SoundillusioN on 22 October 2011, 14:38
Quote from: dragongreengolfgti on 22 October 2011, 11:46
My car passed the mot with hid's they didn't even look to see what kind of bulbs are in there aslong as there pointing the right way your fine  :smiley:

Wait until next year, law changes.

which law and in what way will it affect users of non original lights ?   :huh:
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Re: lights again, hid equivalent
« Reply #13 on: 22 October 2011, 21:29 »
Quote from: gixer1400 on 22 October 2011, 20:33
Quote from: SoundillusioN on 22 October 2011, 14:38
Quote from: dragongreengolfgti on 22 October 2011, 11:46
My car passed the mot with hid's they didn't even look to see what kind of bulbs are in there aslong as there pointing the right way your fine  :smiley:

Wait until next year, law changes.

which law and in what way will it affect users of non original lights ?   :huh:

Mot law is changing from Jan 2012 and HID's will be illegal.
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Offline scottv6

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Re: lights again, hid equivalent
« Reply #14 on: 22 October 2011, 21:45 »
dont see how 6k hids can be illegal? iv seen new mercs,bmws,audis with much brighter lights than my hids.
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Offline Wayne

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Re: lights again, hid equivalent
« Reply #15 on: 22 October 2011, 21:47 »
Quote from: scottv6 on 22 October 2011, 21:45
dont see how 6k hids can be illegal? iv seen new mercs,bmws,audis with much brighter lights than my hids.

Yes but the big difference is they are designed for them.
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Re: lights again, hid equivalent
« Reply #16 on: 22 October 2011, 21:53 »
so its nothing to do with the brightness??  just had a quick check on the new mot law and remaps are going to be illegal aswel  :undecided:
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Re: lights again, hid equivalent
« Reply #17 on: 22 October 2011, 21:59 »
Quote from: scottv6 on 22 October 2011, 21:53
so its nothing to do with the brightness??  just had a quick check on the new mot law and remaps are going to be illegal aswel  :undecided:

Nope beam pattern is the main problem, cannot see the remap thing happening (I think they scrapped it anyway  :undecided: )
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Re: lights again, hid equivalent
« Reply #18 on: 22 October 2011, 22:03 »
i no what your saying about the beam pattern but if there not pointing up in the air or blinding other drivers i dont see the problem.

also was reading about other new mot laws and seems moddified cars wount be very welcome  :angry:


glad im wanting to go for something sensible  :smiley:

anyay back to topic i used to have some bulbs i got from halfords wich were there own and were brilliant  :smiley:
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Re: lights again, hid equivalent
« Reply #19 on: 22 October 2011, 23:11 »
IF you retrofit then you need levellers and headlight washers.

FYI: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=209327.0
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