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About LinkBacksBought these off Amazon. Now it says there road legal but on a bit of instruction paper in the box, it said 'for showcars only'. Can anyone tell me if these are road legal?
Bought these off Amazon. Now it says there road legal but on a bit of instruction paper in the box, it said 'for showcars only'. Can anyone tell me if these are road legal?
If you car doesnt have headlight washers, or automatic headlight leveling/adjustment then they arent legal. (Well they wont pass an MOT!)
Last edited by Guy; 30-06-2011 at 08:45 PM.
I have a bmw 320ci so covered on the adjustment part. Will keep the old ones and swap them back for the mot. What is the reason they woudl fail an mot? I mean if there road legal how does that lead to a fail?Originally Posted by Guy
Does the car have headlight washers? If not then afaik it wont be legal.
Sure they're legal, they're just 55W headlight bulbs with XENON gas instead of oxygen in the bulb capsule, same as they sell at Hellfrauds. The Xenon gas just makes them burn a little brighter so have a look from >100yards in front with them on and see if they're a bit bright and just bear it in mind, maybe dip them down a notch on the adjuster. TBH they will proably look the same, just a bit more white
The sprays and washers thing is for HID (High Intensity Discharge) lighting which is different bulbs and powered by ballasts.
These are just normal bulbs with XENON gas to make them a bit brighter, and blue glass to give a very slight blue tint.
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AledJ (30-06-2011)
Ahh that will teach me to read links properlly! I didnt see they were the same wattage.
yep, not another one of those dicks about to fail his MOT after shoehorning a HID into a 55w fitting blinding everyone coming towards him.
about time the cops started impounding cars with that crap
Capitalization is the difference between helping your Uncle Jack
off a horse and helping your uncle jack off a horse.
You mean boy racers?yep, not another one of those dicks about to fail his MOT after shoehorning a HID into a 55w fitting blinding everyone coming towards him.
about time the cops started impounding cars with that crap
Will fit them on the weekend when I have some spare time. It does say in the car manual what height setting you should have for different loads etc But i'll get a friend to help out to see fi they blind as i drive towards his car.
nah not stereotyping, just the general idiot thats fitted them without knowing wtf he/she is doing.
Capitalization is the difference between helping your Uncle Jack
off a horse and helping your uncle jack off a horse.
If they're 55W then no problem.
The show/rally lights are usually more, and they wouldn't be allowed on roads.
But for headlights I'd go with a decent brand - only £10 more, but one of the biggest factors in road safety at night.
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