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 Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:20 am |
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Joined: Feb 12, 2010
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Location: stoke on trent
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hiya,
just wonderred if anyone has / had a pull from the boys in blue for having the HID kit done..... 
thinking of getting an install but wanted to gauge oppinions ....
regards
alex
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:22 am |
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Ive personally never heard of anyone being pulled over but I do know you wont pass an MOT with them in.
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:24 am |
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Location: Raunds, Northamptonshire
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my mates has had them for over a year, been stopped for his number plates few times (digits in wrong place) but never said nothing about the HID's
even passed its MOT last friday with them fitted, was at a main dealer also 
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:34 am |
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i have not been pulled yet, fitted them 2 days after i got the car, there even 2 different colours (one is white/blue 6000k, the other was listed as the same but appears white/yellow) i think as long as there not to blue, you should be ok. look at the new 5000k pure white ones, i think it the seller dont sort out the issues im having im gonna go to a set of 5000k in both the heads and fogs. as for the mot well thats not due till october, so i have plenty of time to sort it out.
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:37 am |
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Joined: Feb 11, 2010
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Location: Peterborough
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I have had mine for about 3 years and never had ANY problems with the policy or MOT's.
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:46 am |
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| NorthantsBen wrote: |
| even passed its MOT last friday with them fitted, was at a main dealer also |
Think the change over is in April.
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:46 am |
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The regulations for HID in MOT has only come in this year, so thats why no previous problems have been had, but you need to have headlight washer fitted and i think they need to be fully adjustable to pass an MOT now 
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:48 am |
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thanks guys,
was just chatting to a local mechanic who fits them and he was saying they on about bringing in a law to make them illegal from march he had heard....
but if no one has really been pulled up on them then its all good....
ive got the moonstone / light blue colour so was thinking about the blue / white ones... .....
thanks
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:49 am |
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Location: Raunds, Northamptonshire
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| G. wrote: |
| NorthantsBen wrote: |
| even passed its MOT last friday with them fitted, was at a main dealer also |
Think the change over is in April. |
thats explains it then 
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 8:38 am |
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| NorthantsBen wrote: |
| G. wrote: |
| NorthantsBen wrote: |
| even passed its MOT last friday with them fitted, was at a main dealer also |
Think the change over is in April. |
thats explains it then |
The change came in on Jan 1st, although it is supposed to be an advisory until April. By then the message will have got round the chav world so they can't say they weren't warned when their car fails.
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was just chatting to a local mechanic who fits them and he was saying they on about bringing in a law to make them illegal from march he had heard....
but if no one has really been pulled up on them then its all good....
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You've sort of answered it yourself. No one is being pulled for them as they are not illegal. When they do become illegal plenty of people will be pulled. Think of all those £60 fines going into the police Christmas party fund.
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:23 am |
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| G. wrote: |
| NorthantsBen wrote: |
| even passed its MOT last friday with them fitted, was at a main dealer also |
Think the change over is in April. |
All we need now is for them to be banned from sale / import in to the UK 
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:04 am |
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| MrBSI wrote: |
| G. wrote: |
| NorthantsBen wrote: |
| even passed its MOT last friday with them fitted, was at a main dealer also |
Think the change over is in April. |
All we need now is for them to be banned from sale / import in to the UK |
I second that.
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:27 am |
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What I don't understand is how on earth they can be legal from factory, a range rover went past me the other day and absolutely blinded me with them
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:32 am |
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| Harry wrote: |
| What I don't understand is how on earth they can be legal from factory, a range rover went past me the other day and absolutely blinded me with them |
I've never had a problem with factory HID lights.
Are you sure someone's not done a DIY conversion on this Range Rover?
Correct legal factory HID install for the UK will have:
Headlamp designed for the HID bulb.
Automatic headlamp leveling either built in to the headlamp unit OR it can use the cars self leveling suspension system
Headlamp washers.
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:35 am |
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I disagree, I don't think they should be made illegal.
(waits for all the the haters to comment.... )
I think if they are fitted to projector lamps (not reflector lamps) and fitted with washers and correctly aligned, I don't see the problem.
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Last edited by Golfguy206 on Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:36 am; edited 1 time in total
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