HID Headlight Kit

[dadofbud]

I have 987 without xenons, huge mistake I know.

It appears my only option is to upgrade to HID, heard some horror stories about these not working and being a waste of time and money.

I have found a kit that alleges it's canbus friendly as I believe that many kits don't interface with the canbus and this is the problem.

Has anyone had any success with with this conversion and could recommend a suitable kit.

Thanks

Bob

[keep it lit]

http://www.hids-direct.co.uk/

all good here.

[dadofbud]

Thanks looks like they address the canbus interface, did you have success with these kits ?

[nxi20]

I've had a hids-direct conversion on my 04 GT3 for 4 years without any problems. Go for the 4300K version for the best OEM look (and they're the brightest light too).

[dadofbud]

nxi20 said:

I've had a hids-direct conversion on my 04 GT3 for 4 years without any problems. Go for the 4300K version for the best OEM look (and they're the brightest light too).

Thanks, i'll give them a call on Monday

[keep it lit]

nxi20 said:

I've had a hids-direct conversion on my 04 GT3 for 4 years without any problems. Go for the 4300K version for the best OEM look (and they're the brightest light too).

+1

[Ian58]

I have them fitted on mine and was recently told they could possibly be an mot failure mot due in oct so I'll find out then may be worth checking befor you buy has something to do with no self levelling lights ?

[rlw]

keep it lit said:

+1

'tis bks - mine was tested through an OPC and the tester was quite satisfied that the regs do not specify an immediate failure unless badly adjusted or other problem.

[rlw]

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go and get the car tested at Byfleet OPC - see above post. I was led to believe this but the tester said that all the talk was inaccurate - June 2012 btw.

[sportsandclassic]

Hi,

You need self leveling and headlamp wash for HID lamps... So all aftermarket kits will fail MOT.

http://uk.autoblog.com/2012/01/04/changes-to-mot-r...

Mike

[dadofbud]

Ian58 said:

I have them fitted on mine and was recently told they could possibly be an mot failure mot due in oct so I'll find out then may be worth checking befor you buy has something to do with no self levelling lights ?

I read something along these lines, so yesterday I went to my local MOT station, and the tester is a biker and told me that he had them fitted to his bike, but advised me not to buy cheap and do the research.

Anyway his words of wisdom, the regulation should have changed in Feb of this year but they were never implemented, and you are right they refer to self-leveling and or headlamp washers.

His comment to me was until implemented otherwise he's not going to fail any car that comes in with HID kit fitted as long as it's has no more than 6000k bulbs, they have the correct beam pattern and the headlamps are clean and therfore don't deflect light that will cause a nuisance or danger to other road users. He did add that owners can save themselves a lot of unwanted attention by having their beam patterns / height levels checked after fitting HID, which makes sense to me.

[Magic919]

sportsandclassic said:

Hi,

You need self leveling and headlamp wash for HID lamps... So all aftermarket kits will fail MOT.

http://uk.autoblog.com/2012/01/04/changes-to-mot-r...

Mike

What about the 981? Some of those leave the factory with no washers and HID now.

[Bennachie]

Interesting, I have wondered about that too.........................

[Zyp]

Magic919 said:

sportsandclassic said:

Hi,

You need self leveling and headlamp wash for HID lamps... So all aftermarket kits will fail MOT.

http://uk.autoblog.com/2012/01/04/changes-to-mot-r...

Mike

What about the 981? Some of those leave the factory with no washers and HID now.

On another thread on here re the 981 lights, it was said that those that come without the washer have a lower light output that falls below the requirement for washers.

Couldn't tell you how accurate that is, though.

Here - from page 5 onwards..

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Edited by Zyp on Sunday 12th August 18:34

[Art0ir]

Magic919 said:

What about the 981? Some of those leave the factory with no washers and HID now.

Then technically the should fail, much like Mitubishi Evos and Integras have been since the new regs..

[Magic919]

Plenty of cars tthat "should fail" according to the Internet, get passed every day. The new rules are hardly clear. Too bad they didn't have the balls to actually change the lighting laws.

[Art0ir]

Magic919 said:

The new rules are hardly clear.

They're very clear in NI at least, if your car doesn't have headlight washers you fail. I'm not sure what the situation is in England/Scotland/Wales.

[Zyp]

Art0ir said:

They're very clear in NI at least, if your car doesn't have headlight washers you fail. I'm not sure what the situation is in England/Scotland/Wales.

Even cars fitted with OE lights without washers, like Evo's as noted above?

[tr7v8]

Art0ir said:

Magic919 said:

What about the 981? Some of those leave the factory with no washers and HID now.

Then technically the should fail, much like Mitubishi Evos and Integras have been since the new regs..

Not here only NI, some cars were imported without washers & self leveling.

[Art0ir]

Zyp said:

Even cars fitted with OE lights without washers, like Evo's as noted above?

Yes

tr7v8 said:

Not here only NI, some cars were imported without washers & self leveling.

I see, DVLNI strike again it seems.