daft question (HIDs)

[CupraElliott]

Just wire your fogs into flash instead.

EDIT

Oh, actually, you dont have any so thats out the window lol.

Erm, get some fogs in, wire them in, convert to HID.

 

[Mat]

lol!

Fl@pper has mentioned these guys

http://www.ringautomotive.co.uk/cats3.asp?cat1=1&cat2=48

anyone else used em? Should I go for "Ring Arctic White", "Ring Xtreme Blue" or "Ring Ice Blue"

I'd like a small tint of blue, but mainly white (if that makes sense). I have 6000k HIDs

 

[Adam R]

Just wire your fogs into flash instead.

EDIT

Oh, actually, you dont have any so thats out the window lol.

Erm, get some fogs in, wire them in, convert to HID.

you mean like this ?? these are custom made (by myself and are fantastic!)

they are not 'glary' at all, just looks like they are in this photo.... basically when they are on all you see in a nice purple dim light (like a proper bi-xenox setup)

the cut off of the lights is amazing with the proper domes installed.

i coulddrive around with these and my sidelights on as they do a dam good job at lighting the road up infront of me but i chose to have dipped beam on due to police and legal issues with driving with fogs on during non foggy weather.

 

[CupraElliott]

I am converting my fogs when I get some cash in my PayPal.

Anyway, MOT time on Friday, HID's, will they pass!?

 

[Mat]

find out friday

if they dont, take em out and put standards in for the day! although from what i read, most garages will pass em anyway i think

 

[Mat]

just recieved these through the post (well last night actually)

http://www.ringautomotive.co.uk/product_list.asp?cat1=1&cat2=48&cat3=119

still a slight tint of yellow (or maybe they look that way next to my HIDs )

anyway, when I read "not street legal", i thought these would definately be proper white, maybe have a slight blue tint. But so far it doesn't seem that way! Will have to see how they look on the way home tonight!

 

[CupraElliott]

Just to let you know, they passed the MOT as did my sidelights

 

[Mat]

nice one

 

[Mat]

Thought I'd best get some pics up of the new Full Beams

Before:

After:

There's a slight difference, but not a perfect match. Think they need a slight tint of blue. Even though on the packaging it says "not street legal" and the glass of the bulbs are blue!

 

[CupraElliott]

Least it's not as orangey as before matey.

 

[Mat]

yeah, it aint as bad when driving along now.

 

[ganda_cupra]

Do they light more of the road up than the standard bulbs did, is it noticeble?
Used to run the sportzblues as my dipped bulb, had done for the last 2 n a bit years til i got my hids.

 

[Sharky_82]

anyone managed to put FOG led bulbs on? i bought some H3 ones but they never worked so sold them as i remember someone having them on their LCR

 

[Mat]

Do they light more of the road up than the standard bulbs did, is it noticeble?
Used to run the sportzblues as my dipped bulb, had done for the last 2 n a bit years til i got my hids.

TBH, they dont seem to make much difference on the road, may even say marginally less. But it does get rid of the nasty blue and yellow contrast you get when you have "normal" full beam bulbs

 

[Mat]

got some more on way to try anyway

 

[Adam R]

what have you got now ?

 

[Mat]

dunno yet

Fl@pper is sending some up for me to try! Want something that 1) obviously give out more light and 2) match the HIDs

 

[ganda_cupra]

Let me know if you get some that give out more light, have considered some 100w rally bulbs but obviously wouldn't match the hids.

 

[Mat]

well IIRC they're 80 or 85w. Think thats what makes em "not street legal"

but yeah, i'll keep you updated bud

 

[Adam R]

Let me know if you get some that give out more light, have considered some 100w rally bulbs but obviously wouldn't match the hids.

i know it sounds daft but the halfords super bright ones (something like £20 per bulb but they are buy one get one free) are very good compared to the hids. they are much more of a crisp white colour they a yellowy tinge.

my mate has them in his car and they are much better than my 100w rally ones.