HID's on a mk2?

[Reasty]

I think to make this point proven we need someone to supply a photo of a HID setup and someone with an uprated loom setup.

This should clear things up

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And also how many people have hids on there mk2 and have had the car pass an mot with them on there? (mots performed by mates who have overlooked it donot count )

[Horney]

I think to make this point proven we need someone to supply a photo of a HID setup and someone with an uprated loom setup.

This should clear things up

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And also how many people have hids and have had the car pass an mot with them on there?

Loads probably, it's not an MOT failure but still not legal. An MOT does not mean a car is road legal.

nick

[molovin]

I agree i just wana no what way i can brighten my lights with out makign them illegal.

[Horney]

Uprated headlight loom and decent bulbs will do the job fine. HID's aren't any brighter the light is just whiter. The K ratings are all to do with colour output and nothing to do with brightness.

Nick

[Guy]

i run DRL's* in the place of my fog lights... they are only 5w bulbs but in a reflective housing... they are active and not passive lighting... so they aren't shining on the road as such. they do 'twinkle' as such. it is very noticable but not blinding and do not reflect of wet roads etc

lots of drivers think that I have my fog lights on, which of course isn't possible without the main beam being on. I get flashed on the odd occasion.. but I don't care. it means they have seen me.

It isn't just dull and dreary days that daytime lighting on cars pays off... sunny days driving on tree covered shadowy roads can be deceptive too.


more info here... http://www.daytime-running-light.com/index_uk.html



* Daytime Running Lamps which are a retrofit for the mk3 designed by Hella.. they are on when my lights aren't and vice versa.

[spacerat]

i had hid's on my last golf and they were shti. standard lights are much better.  and yes mine and my mates both passed mot with them

[sidecarphil]

i took my HIDs out !!!!

kept blowing the bulbs 

put an uprated loom in with 100w bulbs in and i have to admit they are brighter 

[molovin]

People keep speakign about this loom. How do you alter it?

[Diamond Hell]

Basically you feed the relays main power direct from the battery and only use the feeble stock supply to trigger the relays.

That way you get 12-13V at the lights, not the 7-8V many Golf2s will have degraded to.

Use fused relays and use two relays for the dip and one for the mains - if your main relay blows you can still drive about, if one of the dips blows you can still get home on one light.

You can either hack off the stock loom and fit appropriate connectors, or plug into the stock loom with connectors through to your new set up.

[VW BUSH]

Basically you feed the relays main power direct from the battery and only use the feeble stock supply to trigger the relays.

That way you get 12-13V at the lights, not the 7-8V many Golf2s will have degraded to.

Use fused relays and use two relays for the dip and one for the mains - if your main relay blows you can still drive about, if one of the dips blows you can still get home on one light.

You can either hack off the stock loom and fit appropriate connectors, or plug into the stock loom with connectors through to your new set up.

Done this to all my MK2's and may even do it to my MK3
Have used fuses and trips before also bought spare  plugs from scrappy and
made up a custom loom
DH is right you will see a difference and can be done to all cars with Dim Lights