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what have you done to your car today ?

Yatesey8527

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Mar 11, 2010
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Gloucester
Washed (waited for 25 minute rain storm to finish), shampoo and polish. Fitted shitty bulbs from ebay. Will be ordering osram nightbreakers.

I'd personally just go for a HID kit mate.Did have Osram nightbreakers but wasn't that impressed.Once you've had HID's you won't go back to standard filament bulbs;)
 

RaviR50

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Aug 15, 2012
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Southampton
I'd personally just go for a HID kit mate.Did have Osram nightbreakers but wasn't that impressed.Once you've had HID's you won't go back to standard filament bulbs;)

with the HID kits do you need to do any wiring mods?? Cos i cant really be bothered with that but i do want the HIDs
 

RaviR50

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Aug 15, 2012
2,756
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Southampton
Nope but keep reading about them. A lot of people saying they are good. I got 6 bulbs off ebay for £9 - they're shite. Get what you pay for. ;)

yeah i must have got the same ones as you they are pretty crap I want the HID kit but i keep reading that the arent E approved
 

marcus.l

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Dec 31, 2011
168
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Manchester
I fitted H1, H7 and H3 osram nightbreakers the other day as I didn't want the hassle of changing from h.i.d's back to standard bulbs and back again come m.o.t. time, as expected not as good as h.i.d's, BUT they are better than a lot of the bulbs out there nice 'n bright too. Well worth the money in my opinion, just my twopence.
 

RaviR50

Active Member
Aug 15, 2012
2,756
6
Southampton
I fitted H1, H7 and H3 osram nightbreakers the other day as I didn't want the hassle of changing from h.i.d's back to standard bulbs and back again come m.o.t. time, as expected not as good as h.i.d's, BUT they are better than a lot of the bulbs out there nice 'n bright too. Well worth the money in my opinion, just my twopence.

do the HIDs not pass the MOT then??
 

Yatesey8527

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Mar 11, 2010
292
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Gloucester
I got 2 90 degree brackets from work,attached ballasts to them & mounted inside wings using one of the mount bolts.

There's also lips under each headlight you could use or wedge them behind washer bottle & air box.Depends how much time you want to spend hiding them to be honest mate
 

Yatesey8527

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Mar 11, 2010
292
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Gloucester
Yeah mate,just looks more tidy & safer not having wires hanging loose.One of my mates fitted his & just left the wires hanging,drivers side got pulled into the alternator belt-ripped the lot out[:@][:@]:cry:
 

nally270lb.TQE

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Nov 29, 2011
439
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gloucester
Had another attempt at changing the thermostat , my last attempt ended in epic failure. After trying to get to the lower nut holding the pipe in place with a 5mm allen key and trying every tool and household impliment at every angle to no avail , i thought i would have a brew. Whilst having my brew a noticed the outside of the bolt also fits a 10mm socket. 2 mins later its off , thermostat changed pipes back on and temp guage now reading what its meant to. idle is smoother and going to take it for a little spin in a bit.
 

taff141177

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Jan 28, 2012
388
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crewe
I'd personally just go for a HID kit mate.Did have Osram nightbreakers but wasn't that impressed.Once you've had HID's you won't go back to standard filament bulbs;)

Defo go for his got 8000k on mine passed fine with mot and police don't even bother me just dropped the beam with the control inside the car as it did blind a few people oops
 

marcus.l

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Dec 31, 2011
168
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Manchester
do the HIDs not pass the MOT then??

I'm not sure on that ,but when I spoke to robdon he told me that you need headlight washers for h.i.d's and soon this side of the border vosa are going to be clamping down on this area too so if your car has h.i.d's and they don't have washers and auto leveling it will be an m.o.t. failure. I don't know how the old jap cars imported with h.i.d's are gonna get round this?, but someone will.
 

taff141177

Active Member
Jan 28, 2012
388
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crewe
I'm not sure on that ,but when I spoke to robdon he told me that you need headlight washers for h.i.d's and soon this side of the border vosa are going to be clamping down on this area too so if your car has h.i.d's and they don't have washers and auto leveling it will be an m.o.t. failure. I don't know how the old jap cars imported with h.i.d's are gonna get round this?, but someone will.

They do at the mo well mine did