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Re: Retro fit Xenon's
« Reply #80 on: 31 January 2007, 19:32 »
Err well I haven't. She's on a ship.....

Well, we'll let you have honoury <sp?> ownership!  Forwarded - aye, seconded - aye, motion carried!  :wink:
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Re: Retro fit Xenon's
« Reply #81 on: 31 January 2007, 19:45 »
OK ,i hate to join the topic of these light conversions, but in this weeks issue of auto express, on page 45, someone has wrote in and asked the question about converting their lights to aftermarket xenons.

And i quote"As HID conversions kits are NOT road legal, not only could using themland you a fine,it could invalidate your insurance too,The reflectors in your headlights have been precisely engineeredto focas light from a normal filemant bulb or specific size and shape,not a HID bulb"

creepy i would serously re-think on keeping yours fitted, in an event of an acident, your risking your insurance being cancelled. i would take this advise my friend, this could seriously bite you in the arse big time. Especially if the old bill pull you for it and the sh!t really will hit the fan

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Re: Retro fit Xenon's
« Reply #82 on: 31 January 2007, 19:49 »
Good work phil. case closed.
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Re: Retro fit Xenon's
« Reply #83 on: 31 January 2007, 22:36 »
OK ,i hate to join the topic of these light conversions, but in this weeks issue of auto express, on page 45, someone has wrote in and asked the question about converting their lights to aftermarket xenons.

And i quote"As HID conversions kits are NOT road legal, not only could using themland you a fine,it could invalidate your insurance too,The reflectors in your headlights have been precisely engineeredto focas light from a normal filemant bulb or specific size and shape,not a HID bulb"

creepy i would serously re-think on keeping yours fitted, in an event of an acident, your risking your insurance being cancelled. i would take this advise my friend, this could seriously bite you in the arse big time. Especially if the old bill pull you for it and the sh!t really will hit the fan

Do you know, I have a suspicion in my waters there may be someone in this thread who still won't believe it!  :sad:  :sad:

Oh, BTW Phil, good work!  :nerd:  :cool:
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Re: Retro fit Xenon's
« Reply #84 on: 31 January 2007, 23:12 »
case def closed - just drop it creepy cause you're giving me the creeps.  This thread is making me  :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:
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Re: Retro fit Xenon's
« Reply #85 on: 01 February 2007, 08:32 »
OK ,i hate to join the topic of these light conversions, but in this weeks issue of auto express, on page 45, someone has wrote in and asked the question about converting their lights to aftermarket xenons.

And i quote"As HID conversions kits are NOT road legal, not only could using themland you a fine,it could invalidate your insurance too,The reflectors in your headlights have been precisely engineeredto focas light from a normal filemant bulb or specific size and shape,not a HID bulb"

creepy i would serously re-think on keeping yours fitted, in an event of an acident, your risking your insurance being cancelled. i would take this advise my friend, this could seriously bite you in the arse big time. Especially if the old bill pull you for it and the sh!t really will hit the fan

 Phil you have a fair point their, I take on board you comments.

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Re: Retro fit Xenon's
« Reply #86 on: 01 February 2007, 15:35 »
Phil you have a fair point their, I take on board you comments.

I think Phil, along with myself, and everyone else on this thread who told you what was quoted in AutoExpress, has more than a fair point.

Guilty as charged, yet you still cannot admit, you cannot say your were wrong, and you cannot appologise - you phucking cupid stunt.
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Re: Retro fit Xenon's
« Reply #87 on: 01 February 2007, 15:41 »
gee thanx TT  :wink:

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Re: Retro fit Xenon's
« Reply #88 on: 01 February 2007, 16:02 »
Right, topic now locked.
I'm sick of seeing this thread die, only to be resuscitated with schoolgirl-esque swiping.
It's safe to say that we have established CC's retro-fit Xenon's are not legal, and clearly CC accepts they are not all he thought they were going to be.
There is no use in contiually re-quoting past posts with no motive other than to continually belittle and berate him.
There are also no grounds whatsoever for questionning the motivations of the original post simply because one or more of you did not 'gel' with the style in which the post was written.
I suggest that if you wish to continue to debate this topic, you do so via private message or outside of this forum.
Now, can we please get back to generating some interesting discussion without the schoolyard antics.
Thank you gentlemen.


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