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TBH ive only ever been blinded by hids in 2 circumstances.
1. On range rovers and the like, their headlights are WAY too high up and always shine in your eyes.
2. Cars with reflector headlights with HID's whacked in.
Modern cars with projectors that are properly aligned make no difference if you have HIDs or halogens to the oncoming motorist. Yes its illegal, technically, but so are alot of things in this country...
Are they necessary? no. Is that "upgraded" exhaust (which most likely falls fouls of noise limits) necessary, no, and thats illegal too, but nobody on here will bitch and moan about those will they.
Fact is HID's do improve safety, they arent techincally necessary and halogens do a good enough job, but i feel i can see further into the distance with HID's and mine are properly aligned so its not just that factor, its because the light is more blue on the spectrum and the human pupil doesnt contract as much when shown a blue light as it does a yellow one.
If they were that dangerous they would be against MOT laws. Yes, testers cant actually dismantle anything to see what bulbs your using, same if if you decide to use 100w halogen bulbs, which are also illegal, but turn on the lights, stick your head in front and you will see if theyre HID's or not very very easilly.
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HIDs on cars without self-levelling and washers are illegal. Driving an illegal car will invalidate your insurance.
End of!
Take the risk and risk the consequences.
The police and insurers have much more to worry about than 'oh, we can void te insurance because they have hids fitted' That's like them voiding it if I fit metal dust caps and don't declare that as a modification.
Yes hids are illegal on basically all cars unless fitted from the factory with them. The chances of you ever getting pulled/fined/ voided insurance? Probably less then you being ran over tomorrow.
I'm glad they aren't changing the testing rules on the. Since fitting mine about 6-7 months ago I now wonder how the hell prophesying round with those dim candle light yellow bulbs in. Hids improve safety no end. I actually hate being passenger in my girlfriends car now, I just don't feel safe with halogens in.
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They look like the hoses we sell at work for ponds. As they are silicone rather than plastic they should hold up to temps and pressure depending on the thickness of the silicone obviously...
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Mine are seized on too. Im gonna go WD40 them now and tray in a bit with pliars. Thanks for reminding me!
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HID holders sort the problem out 100% of the time, assuming they are the correct ones.
Those UFO's as rpsmith has suggested are the perfect height to shine straight into everyones eyes.
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Mines only ever needed new disks and an air con condensor, it has done 111,000 miles though so cant complain.
Odd that the cars just there. Youd think it being abandoned that if it was stolen it would have been recovered by now.
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Id say remove it, you can always replace it with the old skool dragon emblem
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I'd say do it. If you get in a mood where you don't like them there's always the off switch
il ve getting some from led depot after my tax at end of feb if not before -
Received the gen 7 front strut brace a few days ago from rtp, fitted today and was a bit of a tight fit but that's how it was designed. Overall the brace was perfect.
Ray kept us all updated with any news about the braces and sent them out very fast.
Great quality looking item that makes a huge improvement to the handling of the car.
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Mine are anti theft metal ones and are screwed on then have a grub screw in the side which has totally rusted as I found out yesterday. Waiting for a nice day to attempt to get those off. Stupid things. Back to plastic caps for me next time. Definatly not worth the hastle.
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You have got to love the japanise.
"No, you need a RWD car to drift"
"Meh, feck that, il get some scrap metal brackets, some washers, some rubber bits and make the wheels stick out at like....20 degrees, that will sort it."
That kind of thing, wouldnt even be lagal in the UK, not to mention the one with the stupidly stretched tyres!
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He really is hardcore. Don't know why but he does like 2 rounds. Comes early and then later again.
Mines the same. post is always here before 9am and he will deliver letters first and then parcels second. Even more hardcore is that in the middle of this snow i spotted him a few times in shorts! crasy person.
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Got mine too. Looks bloody fantastic. Credit too all involved. <3 CCUK
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Just realised, you said Android, not iPhone ...
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Very intresting indeed. Last time I looked Bluetooth odb scanners were a few hundred orso. Link to yours?
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Haha was just thinking the same thing, however im not the best with PS, so il just have to buy one, and if i dont like it il just have to paint it
Grounding kits
in General Celica Discussion
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AFAIK anyone who orders from groundingkits.co.uk knows the guy who owns it (forgot his name) is a very very busy man, especially in spring as he has loads of orders for kits for new show cars. Mine was probably 8 - 12 weeks before it arrived but i was aware of this, not because he had told me, but because of what other forum members had said.
His kits are usually top quality, ive never had any issues with mine. Yes his communication is lacking, hugely, but his products are very good.
Obv keep buisness in for forum wherever possible, but i dont want people to be put off of groundingkits.co.uk just because of a few bad reviews when most of the time his kits are ace.