Legal Temp FOr Xenons!

[SHAZ325iSPORT]

hi guys,dont know if this is the correct place to write this thread but im going to buy a xenon kit to put on my sport,what i wanted to know was what is the temperature/wattage which is used on UK roads,bacially i dont want to get one which isnt road legal and then get pulled over by cops all the time.

This is what Temperature are available-

4000k, 5000k, 6000k, 8000k, 10000k, 12000k?

Now which one do i go for?

[bootyman]

8k. Anything higher will be too white or blue and not give you the best lighting. I have 6k on the Rieger and 8k on the Msport and the 8k is fantastic

[massive]

I'd go for 120000...fuk da Po-lice

[SHAZ325iSPORT]

you say fuck the police,yeh right bruv,with 7 points on my license id say NO

Bootyman any pics mate?

ive ordered some hella smoked headlights so gona put them in there.

8K it is then,cheers.

[massive]

you say fuck the police,yeh right bruv,with 7 points on my license id say NO

Bootyman any pics mate?

ive ordered some hella smoked headlights so gona put them in there.

8K it is then,cheers.

On a serious note you may have MOT probs with 8000k ones mate.....7 points

[liam012]

big thumbs down to super funky lights
few roads are lit over here and when you meet someone coming the other way
its like having a daffy duck moment seeing stars and stuff
plus they seemm to reflect and refract of every bloody thing in the car
i am going to install a batman light on my roof to deal with such people

[SHAZ325iSPORT]

oh bugger ,so what ones then?

[bootyman]

Dont have any at night, but the set up your after is what i have with the angel and the xenon and the 8k lights up the road fantastically. All my mates have them from E36's to E46's

[SHAZ325iSPORT]

f*ck it then,if you have them bootyman,il have em 2

[andyp]

Dont have any at night, but the set up your after is what i have with the angel and the xenon and the 8k lights up the road fantastically. All my mates have them from E36's to E46's

yeah and i got smoked, angel and xenon, so just aint got your paintwork

[bootyman]

Youn wont regret them. I'm selling my 6k ones to go for a 8k set up now

[SHAZ325iSPORT]

are you selling the xenon kit only,or already installed in headlights?

[bootyman]

They are already installed. They are the lights on the Rieger

[BMW_YARD]

All cars with zenon lights should have an automatic (manual not allowed) load compensating mechanism to control the height of the lights.

C&U regs require that Xenon Gas Discharge lights if not fitted to a car with self levelling suspension, have to have their own auto self levelling system as standard.

Not complying with construction and use = not road legal, guess dibble will get round to xenon bulbs after bad driving and bad numberplates!

Or Xenon first if they're having a bad day.

[stuartgallafant]

also, xenon lights must have a headlamp cleaning system, for legal reasons. reason being, if dirt gets onto the headlamp, the dirt can refract/reflect the beam into oncoming drivers eyes!!

sounds ridiculous, but its actually true! i think theres a training dvd at work with all the information about them. if i can, i'll try and out some of the stuff on here!

[SHAZ325iSPORT]

cheers mate