View Full Version : 10000k HIDs...
...has anyone got them and any pictures of them? Im thinking for buying some right now.
illegal arent they :\
Na 6000k, 8000k, and 10000k are legal.
i thought anything over 8k was illegal
i thought anything over 8k was illegal
that's what i thought too
Il get my MOT done at work and you can get pulled over for HIDs whether they are 6000k or 20000k, but I have read before that 6000k, 8000k and 10000k are legal.
mine are 8k and have passed MOT 2 years on the trot
I have 10k. There bluey/purple
there lush imo and i havent no cop or anyone flash me
I have 10k. There bluey/purple
there lush imo and i havent no cop or anyone flash me
Nice, any pictures with them on? Thats the sort of colour im looking for, vivid blue/purple, not watered down bluey. :P
http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/drs/hidheadlamps
Dont actually say on here anything about certain HIDs being illegal, just as long as they are EA approved which the 10000k HID Direct ones are.
Hmm if 10k's are legal
i want some :love:
Just ordered some HID Direct 10000k's. :yummy:
Just ordered some HID Direct 10000k's. :yummy:#
You wont be dissapointed
there much nicer then 8K me thinks :D
:love:
59.99? ;)
Na £80... :( I needed to treat myself though so its all good. :)
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You wont be dissapointed
there much nicer then 8K me thinks :D
Pics :look:
Na £80... :( I needed to treat myself though so its all good. :)
Fair play :)
I will try tomorrow night if i can remember,
I doubt pictures will show any difference but wen your behind someone instead of being blue e.g 8k its a night tint of purple :D
Steinmetz SXi
28-06-2008, 12:48
10k is a grey area.
I was told that anything on a car above 8000k was illegal. But I was told motocyclists can use 10000k to be more noticable and ive only seen its on motobikes
http://www.mydepots.com/images/hid/colortemps.jpg
I think they are going to look sex! :)
I reckon they will look good too. Will probably get 10k when I upgrade to HID.
Be sure to post some pics when you got installed man.
aztec daz
28-06-2008, 20:51
i have 1000k Hids in my angel eyes, they are purpley blue. Ive passed 2 mots with them
Terrence_SXI
29-06-2008, 12:28
I have 10k hids and have never had any problems with the police or anything with them... Theyre a purpely blue colour mate
Gravesie-363
29-06-2008, 12:31
i want 10 k now! :(
I reckon they will look good too. Will probably get 10k when I upgrade to HID.
Be sure to post some pics when you got installed man.
Yea I will do fo shizzle mate!
i have 1000k Hids in my angel eyes, they are purpley blue. Ive passed 2 mots with them
I have 10k hids and have never had any problems with the police or anything with them... Theyre a purpely blue colour mate
Nice one, do you have LED side lights because I have LED but might put the halogen ones back in as I like the contrast of the two colours.
i want 10 k now! :(
Surely if you have HIDs you can just change the bulbs to 10000k ones?
I have 10k hids and have never had any problems with the police or anything with them... Theyre a purpely blue colour mate
where did you buy yours from??
can anybody else who has got 10000k hids or above recommend where to buy please
aztec daz
29-06-2008, 15:53
nah i disconnected the leds, i think they look gash to be honest.
aztec daz
29-06-2008, 15:54
i got mines from ebay, but try hids direct, search on google for them
have you got 10000k hids?
figo_rulz11
29-06-2008, 19:00
wish i freaking brought 10k ones now :( would of looked so much better with my car. :cry:
8k still ftw.
Jayesh_SXi
29-06-2008, 20:02
change my mind now....dnt want 6k...i want 8k :(
http://ihasaseed.com/a4/ktl/DSC00087.JPG
there you go, reflection off a shop last night
Gravesie-363
30-06-2008, 11:26
Surely if you have HIDs you can just change the bulbs to 10000k ones?
is this possible?!?
Gravesie-363
30-06-2008, 15:04
no it isnt ! :(
But 8k ftw still !! :D :D
http://ihasaseed.com/a4/ktl/DSC00087.JPG
there you go, reflection off a shop last night
That is going to look quality! :love:
I have a 10k HID kit fitted to my corsa, will post a pic soon mate
Na 6000k, 8000k, and 10000k are legal.
Wrong, 8000k is the highest legal color.
Wrong, 8000k is the highest legal color.
Wrong, 10000k are fully E-marked so are legal.
ohhhh god, im seriously considering geting some of these, on a scale of one to five how hard are they to fit in angels?
Jayesh_SXi
01-07-2008, 00:03
anyone want buy my 6k so i can get 8k :lol:
DarkBahamut
01-07-2008, 00:52
:lol: @ everyone worrying which colour temps are legal.
Retro fitting HIDs into a corsa is illegal full stop, so don't worry about what colour temp you pick, just go for whatever you want and be done with it.
Gazza_DJ
01-07-2008, 01:00
:lol: @ everyone worrying which colour temps are legal.
Retro fitting HIDs into a corsa is illegal full stop, so don't worry about what colour temp you pick, just go for whatever you want and be done with it.
Its legal so long as the actual headlamp itself is designed for HID / Xenon lights.
DarkBahamut
01-07-2008, 01:11
As long as you have automatic headlight leveling and headlight washers.
Correct me if i'm wrong but 0% of Corsa Cs in the UK have both of those features. Therefore all illegal.
Don't get me wrong, i love HIDs. I even have them myself, but i think worrying about what colour temps are legal is pretty silly when the whole install is illegal in the first place.
Gravesie-363
01-07-2008, 09:41
ohhhh god, im seriously considering geting some of these, on a scale of one to five how hard are they to fit in angels?
2/5
2/5
nee bother then :thumbs:
Gravesie-363
01-07-2008, 09:52
make sure you fit the seal properly though, otherwise you will get condensation when you wash it !!
They have arrived today! Woop :D
figo_rulz11
02-07-2008, 01:42
They have arrived today! Woop :D
i hope you got the 8k ones, if you got the 10k ones i'm jealous :(
i hope you got the 8k ones, if you got the 10k ones i'm jealous :( He got 10k :lol:
Just ordered some HID Direct 10000k's. :yummy:
All I have to do now is wait for my car to come out the body shop. :)
Pictures :look:
Dont get my car back until Saturday mate.
Steinmetz SXi
03-07-2008, 17:39
wow i was gonna get 8k, but seeing as everyones comments are going I think 10k is a hit!
http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/3374/dsc00999uq4.th.jpg (http://img61.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00999uq4.jpg)
http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/3374/dsc00999uq4.th.jpg (http://img61.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00999uq4.jpg)
Love that picture.
figo_rulz11
03-07-2008, 19:43
*pretends to have 10k*
yeah i got 10k HID's too :yippe: :look:
soon as I can get some facelifts I'm gonna get some of these 10k mofo's and be cool too :yippe: :lol:
As long as you have automatic headlight leveling and headlight washers.
Correct me if i'm wrong but 0% of Corsa Cs in the UK have both of those features. Therefore all illegal.
Don't get me wrong, i love HIDs. I even have them myself, but i think worrying about what colour temps are legal is pretty silly when the whole install is illegal in the first place.
OK I will do.
0% is wrong.
http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/3374/dsc00999uq4.th.jpg (http://img61.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00999uq4.jpg)
haha thats when i had the 8ks in mains and fogs
woopwoop
haha thats when i had the 8ks in mains and fogs
woopwoop
Why have you not got them in now?
i got 10k in the mains, sold the 8k from the fogs as i hardly used the fogs.
but they looked fking wicked at night
http://ihasaseed.com/a4/ktl/DSC00755.JPG
figo_rulz11
06-07-2008, 16:43
*is thinking of selling 8k's and getting 10k's lol*
Gravesie-363
06-07-2008, 16:44
*is thinking of selling 8k's and getting 10k's lol*
And me !! :(
isnt selling any, but is buying 10k :)
figo_rulz11
06-07-2008, 16:45
And me !! :(
i feel your pain bruh :(
Got my car back from SharpeConcepts last night so ready to fit the HIDs after work tonight! :D
Hulbert99
08-07-2008, 10:10
right im a bit of a lighting idiot.
what does HID stand for?
Can you have HID fog lights?
Can you have HIDs within Angels?
Thanks!
mattwebb
08-07-2008, 10:34
right im a bit of a lighting idiot.
what does HID stand for? high intensity discharge
Can you have HID fog lights? yes
Can you have HIDs within Angels? yes
Thanks!
as above
DarkBahamut
08-07-2008, 12:27
HID = High-intensity discharge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-intensity_discharge)
You can install them into fog lights, however you need to find somewhere for the ballasts to go. For the little amount of time you use your front fog lights its completely pointless. Just get uprated halogens for your front fog lights.
You can put them into Angels, but you need H1 fitment instead of H7 fitment.
Got my car back from SharpeConcepts last night so ready to fit the HIDs after work tonight! :D
Did get around to it, maybe Thursday.
Hulbert99
09-07-2008, 14:24
HID = High-intensity discharge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-intensity_discharge)
You can install them into fog lights, however you need to find somewhere for the ballasts to go. For the little amount of time you use your front fog lights its completely pointless. Just get uprated halogens for your front fog lights.
You can put them into Angels, but you need H1 fitment instead of H7 fitment.
Thanks! :dance:
Fitted them and they look great, didnt get any decent pictures of them though! :(
Had some chavs in a Saxo cranking their heads around while waiting to pull out of a junction looking...
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/5969/071008214005bh1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/5969/071008214005bh1.f18f22e818.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=91&i=071008214005bh1.jpg)
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/5969/071008214005bh1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/5969/071008214005bh1.f18f22e818.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=91&i=071008214005bh1.jpg)
i have to say they dont really look like 10000k ones on that pic like says not the best pic
TEAM_JETHRO
11-07-2008, 00:38
Fitted them and they look great, didnt get any decent pictures of them though! :(
Had some chavs in a Saxo cranking their heads around while waiting to pull out of a junction looking...
Yeah i fitted some 10,000k's yesterday, they look amazing, and i had some chavs in a saxo turining their heads at the shell garage
i have to say they dont really look like 10000k ones on that pic like says not the best pic
If you look it makes my side lights look like full beam though, my camera cannot handle light at all.
Okay, i defo want some now lol
get a night time snap ;)
If you look it makes my side lights look like full beam though, my camera cannot handle light at all.
thats one thing i did notice, ver very bright. i thought they were a bit more blue?
Jayesh_SXi
11-07-2008, 12:51
looking good, get some night pic :)
i have 8k, thinking about getting 6k though :\
TEAM_JETHRO
11-07-2008, 14:35
i have 8k, thinking about getting 6k though :\
Why? If you want a whiter light then yeah go for it but personally i think 8k and 10k looks the best
figo_rulz11
11-07-2008, 17:23
i am yet to see a 10k HID beat the look of my 8k's :lol:
http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/1214/071108203238gi5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/1214/071108203238gi5.0c7ad48c0d.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=367&i=071108203238gi5.jpg)
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/3202/071108203248bh7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/3202/071108203248bh7.80cf45c887.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=135&i=071108203248bh7.jpg)
A couple of better pictures...?
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