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H.I.D aftermarket kits
« on: 14 October 2010, 21:34:41 »
Has anyone on here fitted a HID 8000K head light bulb kit to there standard Projector Head lights??

Does it make much of a difference and is it as good as standard HID head-lights fitted to the more EXEC models?

If they have where did you fit the Ballast kit?
And were they easy to install?
And does it show up BULB failure on the HUD?

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Re: H.I.D aftermarket kits
« Reply #1 on: 15 October 2010, 07:12:24 »
If I did, I wouldnt be going as high as 8000K....6000 tops  :y

Unless you want the blue / purple colour?
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Re: H.I.D aftermarket kits
« Reply #2 on: 15 October 2010, 19:46:49 »
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If I did, I wouldnt be going as high as 8000K....6000 tops  :y

Unless you want the blue / purple colour?

Cheers for that :-(

I just went and won a Brand New set of H1 HID 8000K kit for an amazing £15.00, lol
Should be about £120, but it ended early morning and No-one was bidding, he had 10 sets for sale..
Well nothing really lost here if they are crap..
Here are the ones I won...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190455420019&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_721wt_1139
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Re: H.I.D aftermarket kits
« Reply #3 on: 15 October 2010, 20:31:52 »
nowt lost if you dont like em at that price... :y

be aware they wont be legal without levelling and washers....

good ebaying  :y
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« Reply #4 on: 15 October 2010, 20:42:01 »
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nowt lost if you dont like em at that price... :y

be aware they wont be legal without levelling and washers....

good ebaying  :y

Leveling I can do from inside the cabin..

But washers, thats strange?? My wifes Renault megane has HID fitted standard and that hasn't got headlight washers??
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Re: H.I.D aftermarket kits
« Reply #5 on: 15 October 2010, 20:46:12 »
The legalities are explained more in depth here :

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1199707221

Afaik..
washers are a legal requirement, as is AUTO levelling...

Not having a go or anything just trying to let you know what may get said, so you can decide how best to use them, judging by the dazzle you get of some of these installs its obvious a blind eye must be turned.
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Re: H.I.D aftermarket kits
« Reply #6 on: 15 October 2010, 20:52:02 »
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nowt lost if you dont like em at that price... :y

be aware they wont be legal without levelling and washers....

good ebaying  :y

Leveling I can do from inside the cabin..

But washers, thats strange?? My wifes Renault megane has HID fitted standard and that hasn't got headlight washers??


Are you sure they are HID and not just projectors with a normal bulb ??? No way to tell the difference from the outside... :)

Same as early Omega's with projectors .. many folks THINK they have HIDs but don't ...

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« Reply #7 on: 15 October 2010, 21:12:56 »
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nowt lost if you dont like em at that price... :y

be aware they wont be legal without levelling and washers....

good ebaying  :y

Leveling I can do from inside the cabin..

But washers, thats strange?? My wifes Renault megane has HID fitted standard and that hasn't got headlight washers??


Are you sure they are HID and not just projectors with a normal bulb ??? No way to tell the difference from the outside... :)

Same as early Omega's with projectors .. many folks THINK they have HIDs but don't ...

:)

Actually you are right, lol :-(
Me being thick..
It was the other Megane that had HID's I test drove before buying this one, lol

Lucky my Omega has projectors, so the HID's will be hidden, lol, also the HID's are E-marked.

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Re: H.I.D aftermarket kits
« Reply #8 on: 15 October 2010, 21:17:33 »
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The legalities are explained more in depth here :

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1199707221

Afaik..
washers are a legal requirement, as is AUTO levelling...

Not having a go or anything just trying to let you know what may get said, so you can decide how best to use them, judging by the dazzle you get of some of these installs its obvious a blind eye must be turned.

I realise you are not having a go, quite understand what you are saying.

Like that bit in the link
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it is not legal to sell or use after market HID lighting kits, for converting conventional Halogen headlamps to HID Xenon
So why are there loads and loads of sellers on E-bay and on other car accessory sites selling these kits as a direct replacement for your standard Halogen bulbs, without even explaining the regulations?

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« Reply #9 on: 15 October 2010, 21:30:13 »
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So why are there loads and loads of sellers on E-bay and on other car accessory sites selling these kits as a direct replacement for your standard Halogen bulbs, without even explaining the regulations?



Money in their pocket.  Plus I don't think they're required to explain, if they did they'd probably lose customers.
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Re: H.I.D aftermarket kits
« Reply #10 on: 15 October 2010, 21:35:30 »
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So why are there loads and loads of sellers on E-bay and on other car accessory sites selling these kits as a direct replacement for your standard Halogen bulbs, without even explaining the regulations?



Money in their pocket.  Plus I don't think they're required to explain, if they did they'd probably lose customers.

It's only the same as all the rest of the 'for off road use' stuff about ...... led washers, 85/100W headlamp bulbs, Colonel Bogey air horns (for cars after 1972 ;)) etc etc
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Re: H.I.D aftermarket kits
« Reply #11 on: 15 October 2010, 22:26:28 »
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Has anyone on here fitted a HID 8000K head light bulb kit to there standard Projector Head lights??
Does it make much of a difference and is it as good as standard HID head-lights fitted to the more EXEC models?

If they have where did you fit the Ballast kit?
And were they easy to install?
And does it show up BULB failure on the HUD?

Regards
Simon
Not just a question of wiring in ballast and fitting bulb. The HID bulbholder is totally different and if you intend using your existing projectors the lenses and reflectors need to be changed as the beam pattern will not be right
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« Reply #12 on: 16 October 2010, 17:29:16 »
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Has anyone on here fitted a HID 8000K head light bulb kit to there standard Projector Head lights??
Does it make much of a difference and is it as good as standard HID head-lights fitted to the more EXEC models?

If they have where did you fit the Ballast kit?
And were they easy to install?
And does it show up BULB failure on the HUD?

Regards
Simon
Not just a question of wiring in ballast and fitting bulb. The HID bulbholder is totally different and if you intend using your existing projectors the lenses and reflectors need to be changed as the beam pattern will not be right

The HID bulbs that are supplied are H1 fitted type and have the correct backplate with them, I emailed the chap first and he said that they give the same light displacement out put as the Standard H1 bulbs due to they are classed as replacements and not just HID bulbs designed for HID headlights..
If you look they have the correct nipples to fit into the H1 lamp holder.

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Re: H.I.D aftermarket kits
« Reply #13 on: 16 October 2010, 18:30:16 »
There seems to be some confusion over this matter.

Look at 2woody's reply (No. 9) on the following thread;

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1285274522
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« Reply #14 on: 16 October 2010, 19:32:31 »
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Look at 2woody's reply (No. 9) on the following thread;

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1285274522

Anybody would think that 2woody does this kind of thing for a living ........   ::)
Oh yes! He does!  :y  :y  :y  :y
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