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 Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:39 am |
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Joined: Jan 24, 2011
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Location: Plymouth, Devon
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Car would of passed MOT today but I had bought masked lights from one infoer on here and then today found they were continental and werent sealed properly so when I washe it yesterday and they all steamed up!
Looking or some masked black masked valeos now..
Gotto Return to frosted to pass the MOT! 
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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:41 am |
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Location: UK - North
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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:42 am |
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Joined: Mar 03, 2010
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Location: Black Country Ay I
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Masked look good but I wouldn't go out of my way to do it myself, too much effort.
Morettes or Crystals ftw
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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:57 am |
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Location: Plymouth, Devon
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Well I'm goin to take them out and hopefully send them back! No same Im no going to do it myself I'm just after some genuine valeos now when the come up although I was looking at devil eyes unsure seen a set on the bay. Masked suit my car (below)
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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 5:08 am |
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Location: UK
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who did you buy them from?
Pm JayMartell on here and ask him if he wants to sell his genuine ones. I think he was splitting his car.
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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 5:10 am |
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Location: Plymouth, Devon
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Jimjam19927..
Oh really okay mate thanks for that! I wa thinking masked crystals or devils?
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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 5:40 am |
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my car failed on the same thing so what i did was took the light out took all the bulb out and poured thew water down the sink, there was quite a lot of water btw, then put them over the ARGA over night to get rid of condensation then put it back in took in to the MOT station and it passed!!!
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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 5:57 am |
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Yeah it wasn't just the condensation to fail! It Was the continental beam which failed they couldn't get the correct beam pattern:(
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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:26 am |
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Joined: Mar 25, 2010
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Location: Ipswich
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Its not rare that second hand masked crystals will fail an MOT, mine failed as they couldnt be leveled as a couple of the clips snapped, just find a small local garage and slip the guy an extra £10.
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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:34 am |
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Joined: Mar 29, 2010
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Personally I prefer fly-eyes  And I don't have this problem.
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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:42 am |
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I didnt know they were continental beam pattern :/!!! I never put them through an MOT. With regards to condensation that is an easy fix.  Again sorry dude
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Last edited by jimjam19927 on Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:59 am; edited 1 time in total
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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:46 am |
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| Rob2859 wrote: |
| Personally I prefer fly-eyes And I don't have this problem. |
But they look cheap close up!
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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:56 am |
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Location: Leeds / West Midlands
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My masked crystals have never failed an MOT just got to make sure they've been done properly!
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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:59 am |
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Joined: Jan 25, 2010
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Location: VVT Land, Fife
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How can you send something back for that, they're diy headlights, what were you expecting?
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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:23 am |
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Joined: Jan 24, 2011
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Location: Plymouth, Devon
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Yeah but it not failed because it's masked the garage who I took it to, family friend, said how nice the car was looking! Ita because of the continental beam and they can't get the correct beam pattern:(
Proper gutted in honesty!
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