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If anyone is interested, the new testers manual has been released and it looks like they have relaxed the HID rules. Pretty much anything goes.
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The only thing that will effect E30 owners as far as I can tell is if the car is fitted with headlamp washers, they must work if the car is running HID's.
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Where do you get a HID set to fit an E30 reversing lamp???
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Umm might see a few "untested" sets appearing on ebay then.turkeysneck wrote:The only thing that will effect E30 owners as far as I can tell is if the car is fitted with headlamp washers, they must work if the car is running HID's.
Just the numberplate and interior lights left then!M1k3 wrote:I have then in my headlights, main beam, fog lights and reverse lights ;)

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When I want to go backwards, I usually want to do so immediately after I engage reverse gear, not sit riding the clutch for ten seconds, while HIDs warm up.M1k3 wrote:I made a bracket to fit into the light cluster, best mod on my car imo.Brianmoooore wrote:Where do you get a HID set to fit an E30 reversing lamp???
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That'll be fine, until the tailgater turns out to be plod.M1k3 wrote:its much brighter than an E30 reverse light before its warmed up. When it is warmed up its like a flood light.
Ive been temped to put it on a switch for all those tail gaiters out there
Electrical fault officer, sorryBrianmoooore wrote:That'll be fine, until the tailgater turns out to be plod.M1k3 wrote:its much brighter than an E30 reverse light before its warmed up. When it is warmed up its like a flood light.
Ive been temped to put it on a switch for all those tail gaiters out there

Hmm, the looms so close to the center console as well.
job for tomorrow i think


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Well he's wrong! The relevant wording in the manual is followed by "if fitted".Ajsingh wrote:i had my e36 MOT'd today at work and the MOT tester said from tomorrow onwards (20th March) HIDs without headlight wash wipe and self leveling will be MOT failure
As a result of turkeysneck's original post on this subject in another thread last week, I checked up on this with a MOT tester acquaintance in the pub just last night. He had an ipad with him, and we went through all the relevant stuff on the Vosa website there and then.
That tester is so wrong.Ajsingh wrote:i had my e36 MOT'd today at work and the MOT tester said from tomorrow onwards (20th March) HIDs without headlight wash wipe and self leveling will be MOT failure
The manual clearly states "if fitted".
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Brilliant, I was hoping this would get some of the twats with them in reflector lamps (mostly fiestas, clios and golfs) and running piss poor conversions that shed light in all directions off the road.
Oh well, back to driving blind.
Oh well, back to driving blind.
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If they're causing glare, they should fail on beam pattern.HairyScreech wrote:Brilliant, I was hoping this would get some of the twats with them in reflector lamps (mostly fiestas, clios and golfs) and running pee pee poor conversions that shed light in all directions off the road.
Oh well, back to driving blind.
On a related note, has anyone else noticed that the new Astra has particularly annoying/blinding HIDs if you meet them on a bend or over the brow of a hill?