I've seen a set of replacement bulbs on ebay that are xenon and only 55/60 watt i was just wondering if anyone has put similar bulbs in their nova? I'm not talking about a full HID kit they are just replacement bulbs.
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I've seen a set of replacement bulbs on ebay that are xenon and only 55/60 watt i was just wondering if anyone has put similar bulbs in their nova? I'm not talking about a full HID kit they are just replacement bulbs.
i had a set in mine there ok. but iv got a 8000k hid set now and there even better! i paid £34.55 of ebay for a full set. there realy easy to fit and look smart to
yeah as said i have a 100w set in mine and they are still piss poor! So i would invest that £10 more for the Hid kit you can get the lower k version i think 4000k and they look standard but are much brighter! not got a purple or blue tinge!
HIDs in Nova lamps are a no-no as they scatter the beam something awful.
I had some PIAA xtreme force or xtreme white or something in my old saloon once, they were 60/55W draw but supposedly gave higher output. Costly, but the quality was worth it.
I just got the cheapo replacement bulbs, i know they won't be anywhere near as good as a proper kit but hopefully better on dipped beam than mine are at the moment, the full beam on them are really good standard.
Ive got these in my cav...
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...egoryId_205263
Buy one get one free so bit of a bonus and they give off a nice bright light with only the tinyest twinge of bluey/white, miles better than the candles that were in there originally and while theyre on BOGOF id reccommend them:thumb:
Got those halfords ones last week for the astra and they are brilliant! I would even pay the money for them if they weren't buy 1 get 1 free.
Got a cheap set off eBay before but, although bright, they lasted about 2 days before blowing.
Had the Halfrauds ones in Mrs C612DNM's old Zafira. They were noticeably better than standard glowplugs.
Agree with Jacks comments about HID's in Nova's, the same can be said for any light that wasn't designed for them - you might think their wonderful sitting behind the wheel, but people coming the other way soon get pssd off with you, and if they happen to have a blue lantern on their roof, expect a tug, and then all of the crap that goes with it. They ain't legal.
Stolen from the DfT website:
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Originally Posted by DfT
That blurb also fails to mention that existing UK cars do not HAVE to comply with ECE regulations; in fact the only "legal" requirements for the UK are in the RVLR laws which, as stated, cover headlamps in general and don't specifically state stuff about HIDs. Even that in mind, HIDs can be configured to comply with the regulations and seen as the DfT noddies seem to think that because they don't comply (in most cases) that makes them illegal, then making them comply makes them legal... no? lolQuote:
Originally Posted by C612DNM
And as for this
I've proven, in both my cars, thats not the case. In fact on the Celica the beam pattern is vastly improved! However, it does seem this is a biot of an exception and in a lot of cars - Novas being one - the beam pattern is horrendous.Quote:
Originally Posted by dft
EXAMPLE someone on my facebook has fitted som HIDs into a Mk2 Golf last night, cue pics of light all OVER the place. Oh, and they're in LHD lamps too apparently (!!!) Great. Its stuff like that which makes my properly-fitted/setup kit, and HIDs in general, look bad and annoys me just as much as it does everyone else who hates HIDs :mad:
Anyway, I digress. lol
Did not realise they weren't legal, a friend recomended them the other week said they vastley improve the light output. As my daily work trip takes me down very dark tiny roads i need light and the nova's aren't very good at all may just fit spots behind the grill.