HID and the law.. (they are illegal)

[VR6-Joe]

Yeah so anyway......

Happy new year everyone

(thought i'd get it in early)

[leegt5]

The video in the link below showing the R-reg megane with a hid kit fitted as posted earlier

http://www.powerbulbs.com/blog/index.php/2008/11/xenon-hid-conversion-kits/

Is a perfect example of these stupid sh!te hid kits that people like to fit to their old cars with halogen lenses that then blind oncoming road users.

Why can't people accept that if you want hids buy a car that came fitted with them from the factory with correct lenses.

If I was a traffic copper I would issues every person I saw with these glaring hid kits a £60 fine and 3 points for driving with undue care and attention for other road users like you can get for driving with your fog lights on when its not foggy !!

[VR6-Joe]

For your information my HID's in my VR6 headlamps don't give off any 'glare'

I've seen Mercs and BMW's with factory fitted Xenons that are more blinding than my headlights

[JC]

but do you have the correct LEGAL lenses for the HID bulbs you have fitted ?

[Shady Pioneer]

Why has this reared it's ugly head then? Lol!

[VR6-Joe]

No but that's the point I'm trying to make.

The BMW's and Mercedes have the correct lenses fitted for the xenon headlights and they're actually worse than my headlights!

[leegt5]

For your information my HID's in my VR6 headlamps don't give off any 'glare'

I've seen Mercs and BMW's with factory fitted Xenons that are more blinding than my headlights

Are your lenses designed for HID's?

How do you know your lights don't glare other road users have you driven towards yourself at a steady speed like other drivers would ?

I've never been blinded by a standard HID fitted car. You can always tell when a cars not standard fit HIDs coming towards you... Wonder WHY that is !!

[JC]

Why has this reared it's ugly head then? Lol!

at a guess cos someone used the SEARCH function in the correct manner

No but that's the point I'm trying to make.

The BMW's and Mercedes have the correct lenses fitted for the xenon headlights and they're actually worse than my headlights!

they may well be worse in YOUR opinion, but  they ARE legal  

IF i hadnt looked deeper into this then i could well have splashed cash on summat that ISNT legal.  

[roger1234]

I am old enough to remember driving with standard light bulbs, the step up to the new fangled halogen bulbs was staggering, but I remember people who could not afford them, they were expensive initially saying they were being blinded by the new halogens. These hids are also expensive and we are getting similar arguements from people who do not yet have them.

[VR6-Joe]

For your information my HID's in my VR6 headlamps don't give off any 'glare'

I've seen Mercs and BMW's with factory fitted Xenons that are more blinding than my headlights

Are your lenses designed for HID's?

How do you know your lights don't glare other road users have you driven towards yourself at a steady speed like other drivers would ?

I've never been blinded by a standard HID fitted car. You can always tell when a cars not standard fit HIDs coming towards you... Wonder WHY that is !!

As I mentioned above, no they're not designed for HID's

And as for driving towards myself, yes I have haha. Me and my mate swapped cars and drove towards each other on a quiet country lane one night

Come to think of it, I've painted the upper and lower parts of my reflector black (for the 'smoked' look) could this have made a difference?