what hid kit..

[Davem]

Think there is only special regulations on cars that have them as standard. Think its a grey area about cars without them as standard. Most MOT stations will just pass them aslong as not stupidly blue/purple etc.. If not it only takes 5min to swap them back to standard.

 

[karls cupra]

yeah i think they will pass unless they are really blue but i will ask my mate who is a mot tester an runs his own garage. will let you people know shortly

 

[Adam R]

6000k is not too 'blue'

blue is 8000K +

 

[R 20vt J]

I got mine last night so hopefully they will be here soon.

 

[Myki da Pyki]

None, They are ALL illegal and you can get decent bulbs these days that give out 99% the same as HID kits do

 

[Adam R]

None, They are ALL illegal and you can get decent bulbs these days that give out 99% the same as HID kits do

please get me a link where i can buy normal bulbs that give out 99% of the light that my HID's do.

you see HID's and normal bulbs work very differently.

HID's are a High Intensity Discharge, they work by converting your normal 12v xAmp from your car battery in to a much higher voltage and a much lower current (transformer). this is then sent to the HID bulb where there are 2 electrodes a very small distance apart. since there is not a complete circuit the power from the batter causes a small arc accross these 2 electrodes. this then ignites the gas around the 2 electrodes which then produces the bright light that is emmitted.


normal (fillament) bulbs work by passing a current through a coil of metal then then glows red hot, this then excites the gass around the coil and produces light.

an ARC is massivly more bright than a fillament, hence why all the new cars have xenons

 

[shantybeater]

i think mine were 8000K...ive broken one of them when putting them back in after the MOT they were like icey blue...looked awesome on the blue cupra with white rims...but i'd go 6000k karl....

 

[shabz]

What do mercedez use in their stock HIDs? Is it 4300k?

 

[karls cupra]

shantybeater i went for 6000k they are the ones most people recomend on here and other places just waiting for them to get here so i can fit them..

 

[karls cupra]

they are here but at post office as was not in when tryed to deliver got to pick them up in morning and get them fitted they say only takes 20 mins to fit is this true

 

[shantybeater]

yeah they arent that bad to fit...just make sure you have a good look at the clip that holds the bulb in place before taking it out (if you have never changed a bulb on a cupra)

 

[karls cupra]

yeah that silly metal bit you push and it pops out they are quite fiddly and a pain some times..

 

[karls cupra]

right picked them up this morning looks good and they are not too hard to fit just plug an play just needed to drill a hole for the grommet and mount the ballest some where that was the hardest bit. an yeah i think they look good just need to order some led 501s now cause it looks odd..

just wait till its dark to see the difference in light given off..

mods so far. green induction kit, forge 007 dv, uni fmic, boost gauge, oil temp gauge in cupra r pod, lowered 40mm, omp rear brace, seat sport front brace, gunmetal cupra wheels, hid kit 6000k, tt aerial, turbo timer, bonnet lifters, an a few silicone hoses..

 

[Matt S!]

Pics Karl??

 

[karls cupra]

i cant upload pics for some reason even on my profile but i will have a try tonight when its dark ill get some pic an try to put them up mate.

 

[karls cupra]

right i got a pic on my profile album but am tryin to post them on here but if you want to look at my album there is one on there.. also there are very bright good bit of kit

 

[R 20vt J]

Got mines today but i think i have bought the wrong ones :| 9006 H4 ones

 

[karls cupra]

afraid so mate need h7 ones ...