Hids ?

1. skitts Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2009 Norwich Posts: 746 Saxo Vtr Mk2

   #1 12th January 2011, 12:27

   Are hids easy to fit as recently brought myself some but dont no weather i will be able to fit them any help would be helpful
2. chinkostu Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD

   #2 12th January 2011, 12:38

   easy job
   
   a) take box back to shop
   b) buy legal lights
3. user_42892 Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2010 high wycombe Posts: 848 Astra VXR

   #3 12th January 2011, 12:42

   ^^^^ well said they are peasent i had then for a month and then went back to standard because they are just shit
   
   / thread
4. skitts Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2009 Norwich Posts: 746 Saxo Vtr Mk2

   #4 12th January 2011, 12:45

   nice one well i will find that out for myself i think anyone have anything useful to say
5. Manu Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned

   #5 12th January 2011, 12:50

   Proper legal bulbs are better.
6. skitts Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2009 Norwich Posts: 746 Saxo Vtr Mk2

   #6 12th January 2011, 13:12

   thought they where ?
7. adamf0707 Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 louth, lincolnshire Posts: 1267 94 eg civic

   #7 12th January 2011, 13:23

   not to bad to fit, i think one wire goes to the battery, 2 earth wires and the rest plugs into your lights i think
8. chinkostu Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD

   #8 12th January 2011, 13:33

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by skitts thought they where ?

   nope. only legal if they're self levelling and have lamp washers
   
   and then you'll want to put them in a projector lamp as they just light up the sky otherwise
9. Wile0ut Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2010 Derby Posts: 752 saxo furio

   #9 12th January 2011, 16:42

   easy to fit mate live earth and the rest is plug and play just find somewhere to hide ya balasts
10. paul160 L-plater Joined: Jan 2011 southampton Posts: 61 2001 mg zr 160

    #10 12th January 2011, 17:00

    talkin of HID's here is just as bad as on another forum im on (mg-rover.org) just the words " i got hid's" then your doomed! lol
11. user_47680 Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2010 Cornwall Posts: 236 2001 Saxo VTR

    #11 12th January 2011, 17:08

    http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...ight=guide+hid
    
    There you go m8, Good guide on how to do it. The guy asked how to install them not should he buy them and the legality of using them. The earth for the drivers side use the bolt next to the washer (like said in the guide) the earth I used was on the far right past the light on the passenger side you can see an earth wire already on it (green and yellow)
    
    Hope it helps m8,
    
    Kurt
12. philliantkr Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2009 Birmingham Posts: 414 Citroen Saxo VTR (2000)

    #12 12th January 2011, 19:24

    Just get some osram nightbreakers and a pair of white led sidelights. Nearly as bright as hids and doesn't dazzle other drivers
13. adamf0707 Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 louth, lincolnshire Posts: 1267 94 eg civic

    #13 12th January 2011, 19:30

    are the osram nightbreakers still yellow?
14. philliantkr Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2009 Birmingham Posts: 414 Citroen Saxo VTR (2000)

    #14 12th January 2011, 19:33

    Nope, mine are pure white. My sidelights are supposed to be pure white too but they have a slight hint of blue
15. user_40784 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2010 London Posts: 2768

    #15 12th January 2011, 19:39

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by adamf0707 are the osram nightbreakers still yellow?

    they are still yellow in comparison to hids.
16. user_15989 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2007 Posts: 4857

    #16 12th January 2011, 19:41

    As people have said fitting HID bulbs in to a housing intended for Halogen bulbs is not road legal. It is impossible for any HID bulb to be BS or ECE approved for such application. Don't know if it is true but I am told it has become such a problem that VOSA are looking in to including a check in the MOT to try help get these illegal bulbs off the street.
    
    There are a few retailers illegal selling these kits as road legal. If this happened to your self I would recommend contacting trading standards, watchdog and your card company or paypal. With card companies and paypal you get some fraud protection so they can often get you money back.
17. adamf0707 Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 louth, lincolnshire Posts: 1267 94 eg civic

    #17 12th January 2011, 19:44

    ok thanks
18. philliantkr Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2009 Birmingham Posts: 414 Citroen Saxo VTR (2000)

    #18 12th January 2011, 19:45

    Yeah they have some good reviews, I don't know what they're like personally because I've never had them, but the nightbreakers are a good bulb for the money.