Getting my octavia tdi 130 tomoz cant wait!! wanted to know if hids can be fitted as i noticed there an option on the mk1s if so what type of kit do i need.

regards

Xenons were fitted as standard to the Laurin & Klement models and optional on the vRS and possible Elegance models. The proper xenon headlamps are monumentally expensive from Skoda and fitting HID kits to the halogen headlamps is illegal and the glare caused will blind oncoming road users.

I got one of these kits, they said no issues with mots are anything, my brothers passed fine.

They are brite tho, i felt bad and ive notched them down with the ol light level control.

and for the price i thought what the hell :p worth a gander

http://www.hids-direct.co.uk/h4-hilo-beam-canbus-hid-conversion-kit-p-455.html

Edited 17 July, 201015 yr by Lloyd55vrs

Mmmm. Let us know how they look. Would love to have HID's

I went for the 6000k kit, the canbus pro stops all the managment light stuff, ive had no probs.

I asked them about heat and damage to the headlight - they said no probs

I asked about mot - they said no probs

I asked about if they'd go weird and only light 1 side like my brothers 1st kit - thats when they said about this kit

they are very brite for sure, as its a single bulb , it just moves lol so main and dip are just silly brite, it just changes the height of the light beam.

£80 delivered isnt bad either, i spoke to a guy called Dane Duncan as he is into his vag cars.

I worry about things ever since my mk2 golf experienvce so i ask lot lol

fitting HID kits to the halogen headlamps is illegal and the glare caused will blind oncoming road users.

Simply not true.

If you think it is please quote the law. because it does not exhist.

Do u have before and after pics?

That's if u have had them fitted yet

Simply not true.

If you think it is please quote the law. because it does not exhist.

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/drs/hidheadlamps

never any issues with glaring anyone else, never been flashed, always passed mots. 6k kit btw

:yes: they are fitted but ive not got pics,

if your local then feel free to peek

I'd def recomend them, the difference is outstanding

as far as laws

Im tempted to defuse a starting argument by wondering to myself how many people dont actually do 30 in a 30 area etc

speeding, lights, wheels or tyres out arches. window tints number plates and even pokes in the eye. what you do and what your supose to do

no point people getting a **** on tbh. all i know is that these kits go thru a mot .

Hey - ho

Bright lights or not so bright lights

That is the question

Edited 17 July, 201015 yr by Lloyd55vrs

Might give these a go then. Would they be easy to remove and put back to std?

yeah mate as i dont like putting random holes in my car

as im unsure what box was wot i shall call them lol black square 1 and 2 lol

i put them over by the battery. i used some buytl to hold them on place with a outer edge of silicone.

again with the ballasts i put 1 on the inner wing with i think the same plan, butyl patch and a lil bit if sealent for extra grip.

and i beleve the other ballast is ontop the rad housing. after check they are ok with heat

i didnt want anything that looked out of place and as if it shoudlnt be there

i then instead of cutting a whooping hole in the back of each light cover i took a small square out the bottom edge of each for the cable to just pop out

so if i ever need to remove for any reason i just get 2 new light back bits and tada you'd never know

I suspect this is one of those areas where the law hasn't kept up with technology.

The HIDS-Direct kit like Lloyd55vrs's or the one I've experienced on sweedish's car, are a little more sothisticated than type of aftermarket fitment mentions in the legal fact-sheet .

I was really dubious about fitting HID, having been nearly blinded on many occasions by chavs with bright blue HIDS.

From what I've experrience of the current generation of HID, the issue of glare has been addressed and removed (with ref to the octy kits I've seen anyway).

Cann't help thinking the power levels available are a bit over the top - anything over 6K would be a bit anti-social.

As for auto-level lights - what a joke ! auto-blinding more like

I live in rural Devon, and will be fitting HID ASAP, as the safety benefits vasty outway breaching interpretations of laws made by fools & thieves

Had HIDs fitted to afew cars now never any issues with mot as always got beam checked at local garage,only issue was regarding the cambus thing which has been answered but also if to pay abit extra and get the bi~xenons or stick with the single beam.

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/drs/hidheadlamps

You know that not law right?

Then clue is in the, its "rationale" is....

and,

In the Department's view it is not legal to sell or use after market HID lighting kits

Its never been taken to court and proven and as it stands its not in the statute book.

(is my understanding of what ive read)

Edited 17 July, 201015 yr by ezeekiel

i didnt want to go anymore than 6k, as from what ive picked up on this is what the latest audi are running

plus when it gets bluer ive alway found it abit odd to drive with :p

i didnt want to go anymore than 6k, as from what ive picked up on this is what the latest audi are running

plus when it gets bluer ive alway found it abit odd to drive with :p

6k is nice not to blue its white with a hint of blue, 4300k is whitey yellow ive not seen 5000k.

i didnt want to go anymore than 6k, as from what ive picked up on this is what the latest audi are running

plus when it gets bluer ive alway found it abit odd to drive with :p

Recon blue is dangerous.

It washes out other light frequencies, and make them blue too. Red & Green in particular.

3 Dimensionality is reduced, and the everything looks "flatter". Judging distances becomes more difficult.

6k is nice not to blue its white with a hint of blue, 4300k is whitey yellow ive not seen 5000k.

4300K is actually pure white, 6000k has a blue tint, they then go more purple the higher the K.

4300K is also what OEM use as it's the best colour for maximum usable light, any higher than this you start reducing the usable light output in favour of a coloured tint.

4300K is actually pure white, 6000k has a blue tint, they then go more purple the higher the K.

4300K is also what OEM use as it's the best colour for maximum usable light, any higher than this you start reducing the usable light output in favour of a coloured tint.

4300k looks slightly yellow tho.

None of the 4300K bulbs i have seen look yellow.

they 4300 kits i have used are white not yellow, am sure kits differ slightly.

4300k is the most useable light, anything up that in the kelvin scale (ie 9000k) has less useable light, these kits appeal to people for how they look on the car rather than how they perform and allow you to see from the car.

standard headlights just do not compare to a hid kit even using 'high power' or ralley style bulbs.

4300K is pure white...is the OEM temperature for all car manufacturers

wich is the purest,brightest light on the planet?the refference?.....is the Sun!.Some will think that the Sun's light is yellow

look the sun and then look the 6000k HID....it is blue

4300k is also the most powerfoul about 3200 lumens

6000k has 2800 lumens

Edited 18 July, 201015 yr by IulianE