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Hi there guys just finished fitting my kit switched my engine on and lights on all work perfect but it has brought on three lights on my dash ( steering wheel light ESP and tyre pressure all these were not on before fitting thought I would ask see if these had happens to anyone else?
I don't think it's anything major?!??
Cheers guys
I've been using a '6000K Ultimate H7R' kit from hids4u for about a year now. I swapped the capsules for some 4300K (also H7R) ones I found on ebay though, as I found the 6000K ones a bit too blue for my taste.
Since I swapped over to the 4300K ones, every now and then (maybe once every six weeks), I'll get a bulb out warning when I switch them on. Switching off and on again sorts it out. I'm not sure if it's the cheapo 4300K capsules causing it (they were about 20% of the price of the hids4u version) or if it's just that the ballasts are starting to go dodgy.
To be honest, much as I like the extra light on the road, I don't think I'd fit another aftermarket HID kit. The combination of grey legality / MOT worries and slightly faffy installation - you need to drill a 25mm hole in the back cover of each headlight, and find somewhere to mount the ballast - puts me off really. The beam pattern you get with H7Rs in a reflector is OK but not perfect. And you will have no doubt been half-blinded by poor quality H7 aftermarket HIDs blazing towards you from the other direction. My car is still a long way off its first MOT, so I have no idea if they'd pass as-is. I'm hopefully going to swap the car before that point (see my separate tree-hugger thread). I've bought some replacement headlight covers for about £10 from my dealer, so I'll put the dipped lights (and LED sidelights) back to standard before I sell the car.
For my next car I'm just going to bite the bullet and get proper factory-fitted bi-xenons. That way there's no affect on warranty, no worries about MOT or being pulled over, and no faffy installation.
as for everyong shiteing themselves over mot issues - my car went thru a mot around october last year and passed with no problems at all.
Agree, I've read a lot on here about MOT failures, auto leveling systems and washer systems. I've not read on here about an actual MOT failure. but if it did fail you could refit the original bulbs and then get a free retest.
You could... I agree. But taking out your HIDs and replacing with normal bulbs before MOT time every year, and then replacing them afterwards seems like hassle.
And there is often rumblings in the press about discussions on tightening up MOT regulations as the very dazzling (poor quality and/or badly installed) HID kits are surely a safety hazard. So it's not impossible that we'll be hearing more about MOT failures.
Personally, I wouldn't bother with this mod on my next car as the improvements in aesthetic look and lighting up the road aren't worth the potential faff IMHO.
I could have sworn they check the beam pattern isn't way out too. Probably read it on a forum though so who knows if it's true?![]()