Yellow head lights

1. Gumbo Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2008 Basildon Posts: 795 Derv shed

   #1 21st February 2011, 23:31

   Just wondering are these legal? i had a quick Google but not much luck, in the latest edition of fast car there is a clio with Yellow head light bulbs, Could be hids? i think it looks sick, can any body shine some light on this for me please?
   
   
   Thanks
2. Reece1591 Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2010 Basildon Posts: 244 Mk1 Saxo 1.1 Vt Rep (sold),,,,, Mk1 Arosa 1.7Sdi

   #2 21st February 2011, 23:57

   i wanna know the same thing as i saw an astra yesterday shoot past with bright yellow headlights and i wanna get some for my saxo as blue/white is bit boring now tbh....
   
   assuming they would be hids as they were so bright is it to do with the different level of the hids???
3. Gumbo Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2008 Basildon Posts: 795 Derv shed

   #3 22nd February 2011, 00:01

   Hello fellow basildon goer haha yeah probably very low temp hids hmm
4. mannion L-plater Joined: Nov 2010 hinckley Posts: 72 mk2 vtr

   #4 22nd February 2011, 01:02

   or the lenses of the lights have had yellow film put on
5. Lewis Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2009 Middlesbrough/Coventry Posts: 3808 Megane 225

   #5 22nd February 2011, 01:11

   Yellow is fine, you can have it as yellow as you like its just anything past white is illegal

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6. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

   #6 22nd February 2011, 01:18

   as said above yellow is fine but has to be yellow tinted bulbs tinted head light lenses are a big no no a taxi failed its m.o.t at work last week as he had yellow tinted lenses.

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7. Gumbo Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2008 Basildon Posts: 795 Derv shed

   #7 22nd February 2011, 14:00

   cheers guys! To ebay!
8. marcusd Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2009 warrington Posts: 7551 posi blue mk2 2003 vtr

   #8 22nd February 2011, 19:32

   yea must be legal as my sis brought a new ka and rolled off the showroom with bright yellow horrible bulbs. hated driving it home seemed like i couldn;t see a thing
9. user_40784 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2010 London Posts: 2768

   #9 22nd February 2011, 20:35

   Which yellow bulbs are you looking at? Ive heard good things about Luminics Yellow 2500k bulbs.
   
   

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by marcusd yea must be legal as my sis brought a new ka and rolled off the showroom with bright yellow horrible bulbs. hated driving it home seemed like i couldn;t see a thing

   Yea, yellow headlights look ugly but yellow fogs = pure win
10. Dave_P Established Member Joined: Dec 2010 Aberdeen Posts: 2129 Race: 106 Rallye 16v. Road: Mercedes Vito 120 CDI

    #10 22nd February 2011, 20:43

    I opted for a set of these for fog light bulbs on the VTS.
11. user_40784 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2010 London Posts: 2768

    #11 22nd February 2011, 21:16

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Dave_P I opted for a set of these for fog light bulbs on the VTS.

    ohh, any piccies?
12. Dave_P Established Member Joined: Dec 2010 Aberdeen Posts: 2129 Race: 106 Rallye 16v. Road: Mercedes Vito 120 CDI

    #12 22nd February 2011, 21:33

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by johnr32 ohh, any piccies?

    Just took one, the pic doesn't do the lights any justice though.
    
    
    
    They're alot more yellow when you see them with your own eyes, you can see on the ground the light is more yellow than the lights themselves...
13. Gumbo Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2008 Basildon Posts: 795 Derv shed

    #13 22nd February 2011, 22:06

    not !00% sure about head lights yet, them fogs tho for def, they look awesome
    These?
    
    there cheap and uk based?
    
    
    
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SIZE-H4-472-RA...ht_1592wt_1199
14. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

    #14 22nd February 2011, 22:12

    They're cheap too Jim!
15. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

    #15 22nd February 2011, 22:13

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Gumbo not !00% sure

    Lmao, sorry... Made me chuckle...