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| Author | Subject: 30k HID's not to everyone's tastes I know,.. |
 gnrlee
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 8,882 Status: Offline |
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Always wanted purple tinted bulbs I usually run 1200k H.I.D'sBut saw some of these and had to have them!,.. I know there not to everyones taste!  Then as it got darker  ________________________________________ Proud Member of the ASTOR Owners Club |
 Posted 18th May 2012 at 22:06
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30ASTOR6
Regular  Location: shrewsbury Registered: 19 Mar 2012 Posts: 317 Status: Offline |
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i like them a lot looks naughty! i got HIDS AT 80 love them projector ones so look mint!________________________________________ TEAM ASTOR GTi 6SNAP-ON SUBARU SOON NOT TO BE TEAM DIABLO MEREDIAN (for sale) |
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Posted 18th May 2012 at 22:10
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bigbadbowen
Seasoned Pro  Location: Winchester Registered: 21 Nov 2003 Posts: 13,753 Status: Offline |
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Hmmm I had hids on the work wagon as I thought they would handy as I live deep in the sticks. Turns out they just p1ssed off every other road user every day. Ignored the abuse until I was followed home by the work wago one night ? Ditched the hids next day ! We have all been followed at night by some c0ck with really bright lights ? Well that's you with hids !  |
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Posted 18th May 2012 at 22:48
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gnrlee
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 8,882 Status: Offline |
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It's so low I don't think it bothers anyone!A van is a lot higher up so would shine right in the back window,.. I'll let you know if I have any bother tho! ________________________________________ Proud Member of the ASTOR Owners Club |
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Posted 18th May 2012 at 23:00
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armzsc6
Seasoned Pro  Location: Crowborough Registered: 22 Mar 2008 Posts: 3,445 Status: Offline |
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Had hid's on my black 6 in angel eye projectors for 5 years never p**ses anyone off however in normal lenses they can be awful if not aimed correctly.Been meaning to get 30k purple hid's for ages now, looks the tits IMO  spesh on a black 6 or Astor, will have to get some new bulbs in 30k soon  ________________________________________ Black power baby! SUUUUUPERCHARGED Seat Leon FR TDI 190BHP 300lbft daily gti-6 killer :p 12x 306's owned so far Cambelts, clutches, service work carried out on All makes and models, Peugeot Citroen / mitsubishi specialist. Pug planet / Citroen Lexia diagnostics / code reads available. |
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Posted 18th May 2012 at 23:54
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phillipm
Seasoned Pro  Location: Rotherham Registered: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 20,607 Status: Offline |
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If they were really 30k, then 90% of the light output is probably out of the visible spectrum.Bet they light up the road really well with only 3.5w actually being useful then.... ________________________________________ - Bespoke rollcages/additions/adjustments. Half cages right up to complete custom spaceframes - MSA/FIA spec, CDS, ROPT, T45, etc - PM meEmail me! Custom-made polybushes available - need an odd size or fitment? - anything from batch work to one-off pieces. |
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Posted 19th May 2012 at 00:01
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mattgti6phase2
Seasoned Pro  Location: inside my 6 abusing the tarmac!! Registered: 16 Jul 2010 Posts: 2,371 Status: Offline |
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I the they look  Where did you find these bud? With being such a high K do they still have a high lumen output? ________________________________________ Team Nile 6Team: 40.2 MPG 5 x a 306 owner! currently abusing type r's in a town near you ™  I truely live for the 306 ® Build date: 29th October 1997 Wednesday's car midweek madness  |
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Posted 19th May 2012 at 00:13
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gnrlee
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 8,882 Status: Offline |
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i've not taken the car out for a spin with them in the dark yet so can't say 1st hand how well they light the road!I bought them from this fella on Ebay Clicky I paid for the express option and they were with me the next day! Spot on imo! ________________________________________ Proud Member of the ASTOR Owners Club |
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Posted 19th May 2012 at 00:42
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mattgti6phase2
Seasoned Pro Location: inside my 6 abusing the tarmac!! Registered: 16 Jul 2010 Posts: 2,371 Status: Offline |
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Fair price to let me know how well they light up the road. Did you get the h7r or just h7? ________________________________________ Team Nile 6Team: 40.2 MPG 5 x a 306 owner! currently abusing type r's in a town near you ™ I truely live for the 306 ® Build date: 29th October 1997 Wednesday's car midweek madness |
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Posted 19th May 2012 at 11:07
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gnrlee
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 8,882 Status: Offline |
Post #10
Will do I just got h7'sWhy what do the other do? ________________________________________ Proud Member of the ASTOR Owners Club |
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Posted 19th May 2012 at 12:32
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mattgti6phase2
Seasoned Pro Location: inside my 6 abusing the tarmac!! Registered: 16 Jul 2010 Posts: 2,371 Status: Offline |
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Well i currently run h7r's so the bulb has a reflector built on to it to distribute the beam evenly. ________________________________________ Team Nile 6Team: 40.2 MPG 5 x a 306 owner! currently abusing type r's in a town near you ™ I truely live for the 306 ® Build date: 29th October 1997 Wednesday's car midweek madness |
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Posted 19th May 2012 at 13:24
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parrotno1
Regular  Location: Wiltshire Registered: 01 Jul 2005 Posts: 154 Status: Offline |
Post #12
pc plod will be pulling you every 5 mins come dusk i expect! looking good though! i need h.i.d's for my 6 just dont know if i should bother now regarding police and m.o.t etc |
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Posted 19th May 2012 at 13:32
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gnrlee
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 8,882 Status: Offline |
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parrotno1 wrote: pc plod will be pulling you every 5 mins come dusk i expect! looking good though! i need h.i.d's for my 6 just dont know if i should bother now regarding police and m.o.t etc It does not have loads of people looking at the lights,.. weather that will warrent unwanted attention I don't know,.. but she passed her last MOT with 1200k HID's on Fine! ________________________________________ Proud Member of the ASTOR Owners Club |
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Posted 19th May 2012 at 15:17
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parrotno1
Regular Location: Wiltshire Registered: 01 Jul 2005 Posts: 154 Status: Offline |
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Is it speculation about them for upcoming mots that aftermarket will be illegal? Heard so many conflicting stories |
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Posted 19th May 2012 at 17:50
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armzsc6
Seasoned Pro Location: Crowborough Registered: 22 Mar 2008 Posts: 3,445 Status: Offline |
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Basically I had a surprise visit from a VOSA inspector a few weeks ago and while he was down he said about hid's must have working washers and auto levelling. I then checked on the mot computer while I was failing something else on a car and there was nothing about them in there at all... So presume its another one of those things that hasnt "gone live" yet. Like any dashboard light faults other than ABS you still can't fail yet only advise. Also they have now scrapped the engine management light completely. ________________________________________ Black power baby! SUUUUUPERCHARGED Seat Leon FR TDI 190BHP 300lbft daily gti-6 killer :p 12x 306's owned so far Cambelts, clutches, service work carried out on All makes and models, Peugeot Citroen / mitsubishi specialist. Pug planet / Citroen Lexia diagnostics / code reads available. |
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Posted 20th May 2012 at 10:19
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phillipm
Seasoned Pro Location: Rotherham Registered: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 20,607 Status: Offline |
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They don't need auto levelling provided the car is on 'sports' suspension - i.e, something with stiff enough springs that the aim isn't going to move much even when loaded up.________________________________________ - Bespoke rollcages/additions/adjustments. Half cages right up to complete custom spaceframes - MSA/FIA spec, CDS, ROPT, T45, etc - PM meEmail me! Custom-made polybushes available - need an odd size or fitment? - anything from batch work to one-off pieces. |
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Posted 23rd May 2012 at 00:15
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gnrlee
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 8,882 Status: Offline |
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just for the record they are nice and bright too but makes all the white on signs look purple! ________________________________________ Proud Member of the ASTOR Owners Club |
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Posted 23rd May 2012 at 00:21
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owain
Seasoned Pro  Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
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The MOT Tester's manual for 2012 says this:quote: Vehicles equipped with High Intensity Discharge (HID) or LED dipped beam headlamps may be fitted with headlamp washers and a suspension or headlamp self levelling system. Where such systems are fitted, they must work; however, it is accepted that it may not be possible to readily determine the functioning of self levelling systems. In such cases, the benefit of the doubt must be given. So there's no specific exceptions, it's simply a best effort. However if you dazzle a copper, you'll get a fine. As you should do for having stupid lights  If you have washers or levellers and they don't work, that's a Reason for Failure. ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 23rd May 2012 at 00:45
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gnrlee
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 8,882 Status: Offline |
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do anything to p**s off a copper and he'll find some way to get you even if it's just a producer to get your back up!,..just to clarify what you mean,.. self levelers = when the car automatically finds the correct height for the bulbs unlike ours that are manuel? Washers = the washer jet system for headlights? I've never had an issue in the 4 years of running the 1200k HID's and I've been behind a police car quite a few times in them,.. MOT's were fine! good beam pattern from them! i'm more worried about the colour legality? I once got pulled for putting Fannyfaz's (previous owners plates on for 1 night after 1 fell off somewhere) he just put a note on the system and gave me 10 days to remove it  ________________________________________ Proud Member of the ASTOR Owners Club |
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Posted 23rd May 2012 at 01:21
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
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Yes, cars with HIDs fitted as standard have to have automatically levelling lights, so if you have three passengers in the back they'll aim down by themselves to stop you dazzling traffic. Because HIDs are so much brighter even a small bit of dirt on the lenses can scatter the light where it's not meant to be pointing, again dazzling people. Therefore again, new cars have to have headlight washers. If your car has either, they have to work to pass an MOT. ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 23rd May 2012 at 09:21
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welshpug!
Capt Pedantic  Location: Bigend, Wales. Registered: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 25,838 Status: Offline |
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purple = w**k, white = awesomes.________________________________________ need a part number? get on here - http://public.servicebox.peugeot.comBring on the Trumpets. |
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Posted 23rd May 2012 at 09:25
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
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Gotta admit I'm with Mei on this one. White can look nice and classy, anything coloured and I think it cheapens it and makes you look like a bit of a chav. But to be fair, you did say they wouldn't be to everyone's taste. ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 23rd May 2012 at 09:26
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rich306.
Regular  Location: Stourbridge Registered: 26 Nov 2010 Posts: 286 Status: Offline |
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I have to agree with the whole lowered argument so doesn't appear to effect other road users. I have HIDs, but only 6000k ones as I just prefer the white look, however they do have a hint of blue at that point. Autolevellers are b*llcks to be honest... These BMW X5's still manage to blind every road user because the car them selves are sat so high. I've never been flashed by an on coming car or had anything to indicate that I've blinded them. Saying all that I think purple is a tad to far for my taste, but I can see why you like them, especially on a black car. Gone for the Mace Windu look...   ________________________________________ Ex Bianca 6 Owner R.I.PMazda RX7 FD3s - Daily... |
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Posted 23rd May 2012 at 19:18
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gnrlee
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 8,882 Status: Offline |
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everything higher up than me blinds me  i suppose that's my fault for being low,..i've been meaning to do the 406 Rear view mirror conversion that auto dims when there are bright lights shone at it due to the crystals integrated into the mirror there's an FAQ on it on here! as for the purple I'm just looking to tie in the purple shimmer of Astor Grey not that it matters in the dark when you can't see it! at the moment she stands out as soon as every other taxi and Muppet start using them i'll take them out! ________________________________________ Proud Member of the ASTOR Owners Club |
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Posted 23rd May 2012 at 19:39
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welshpug!
Capt Pedantic Location: Bigend, Wales. Registered: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 25,838 Status: Offline |
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4200 or 4300 is the best to get and what you'll find as o.e, 12k is massively lower light output its unreal________________________________________ need a part number? get on here - http://public.servicebox.peugeot.comBring on the Trumpets. |
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Posted 23rd May 2012 at 21:23
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