This is an initialquestion to all you fabia vRS owners who do not have Xenons and would like them.

I know of someone who can professionally retro fit these.

1 ) If I get more than 5 people interested, I will get cost and time taken to do the job.

2) If there is more tha 5 who definately want this done I will arrange contact.

Please put your name down if interested.

Surely you want to mention the beam scatter issues and the legal issues surrounding the after market kits.

Is this for the OEM system as from the factory or an after market kit?

Surely you want to mention the beam scatter issues and the legal issues surrounding the after market kits.

Is this for the OEM system as from the factory or an after market kit?

This is an after market Kit, that is fully legal, otherwise I would not even post on here.

This has been checked out by a Skoda dealer as well.

To put your minds at rest - This information was given to me by a dealer who knows the the person who does this work is an EX Skoda ( Milton Keynes ) employee

Price is approx £300 inluding fitting.

£300? Whoa!!! Do you get projector lenses?

This is an after market Kit, that is fully legal, otherwise I would not even post on here.

This has been checked out by a Skoda dealer as well.

To put your minds at rest - This information was given to me by a dealer who knows the the person who does this work is an EX Skoda ( Milton Keynes ) employee

Price is approx £300 inluding fitting.

Can I please ask the details of the kit and if it is available for the MK II Octy also?

The reason I ask as I was sure you had to have headlamps specifically designed for HID's along with Washers and self levelling to be able to obtain type approval for a specific vehicle as that is the way HIDs are legal in the UK.

Department for Transport - Aftermarket HID (Xenon) headlamps

Specifically this section:

"In summary it is not permitted to convert an existing halogen headlamp unit for use with HID bulbs. The entire headlamp unit must be replaced with one designed and approved for use with HID bulbs and it must be installed in accordance with the rules stated above."

As such I would be extremely interested in how an after market system can be deemed legal as the company can't have obtained type approval without spending a massive amount for every car they wish to support.

If such a kit is available then I would be very interested in it and I know a fabia owner who would be too.

Please can you all list your names for interest along with your questions, I will then pass your concerns onto the fitter , and based on his responses you can then pull or continue your interest.

Thanks

I know this says fabia VRs, but is this fabia only or octy also?

I know this says fabia VRs, but is this fabia only or octy also?

You have the honour of the 1st and 2nd questions i will put to him

ta

I might be interested if it is 100% kosher.

Petr

If anything these kits dont cost anymore than £50ish. Plenty out there, £300 seems well out there. These gold plated?

yep, found this on ebay:

Xenon HID conversion kit H1 H7 9005 9006 E11 APPROVED on eBay, also Bulbs Lenses, Lights Lighting Accessories, Car Tuning Styling, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 28-Jan-08 00:16:29 GMT)

yep, found this on ebay:

Xenon HID conversion kit H1 H7 9005 9006 E11 APPROVED on eBay, also Bulbs Lenses, Lights Lighting Accessories, Car Tuning Styling, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 28-Jan-08 00:16:29 GMT)

Yeah, I did a deal with a guy. Got 2 sets delivered for £160. There made by "bosch HID" and are different to Bosch. Had no problems what so ever with them.

Fitted myself also. So if anyone wants any advice with fitting then I'll be happy to help.

Just when I saw the £300 tag on here I wondered why? Sorry if Ive put anyone off but just trying to save some pennies for someone

The £300 will be a fitted price and will apparently include a way of making these road legal.

That would require self levelling, headlight washers and type approved headlights for the vehicle.

The £50 kit you have will include nothing but the bulbs and required circuitry. The kit you sourced on ebay is 100% illegal to run in the UK. Not to mention f**king annoying for other drivers as you scatter light everywhere and blind them.

On that Kit E11 refers to the country of origin, ISO 9001 is a standard for writing down a process etc and ISO14001 is a standard for manufacturing, recycling and waste management.

The link I posted above states the DVLA's position on these

The link I posted above states the DVLA's position on these

You get that link from a good source mate..........LOL!!!

I believe a Kosher kit for £300 is unrealistic, the Xenon headlamp units are £500 a side from Skoda....

Doubt this will be legal

I would just like to re itterate that this thread is for registering interest, and I will ask ANY questions you have of the fitter, you then have an opportunity to remove your interest once all questions have been answered.

Please do not use this thread to discuss the legalities or whatever of the offer, this is not a legally binding contract to say that anyone interested will have to take it.

Thank You

'if' legal add me then, but i highly doubt it

interested. but only if this includes projector headlamps. not bothered about leveling or washers .

interested. but only if this includes projector headlamps. not bothered about leveling or washers .

If it's legal then it'll have to come with levellers & washers anyway.

Cheers

Dave.

Ok I've found an artical i knew i had read in the October 2003 issue of Volkswagen Driver magazine that dealt with the different types of headlights that are available. It includes the following section on xenon headlights..... Now with regard to the section highlighted i would like to ask the original poster if he can confirm with his source that the price includes levelling and washers??? This will then benefit all people interested in going for these items.

VW Driver - Issue 41 / October 2003.....

Increasingly Volkswagens are being offered with the option of gas discharge lighting. Instead of relying on a glowing filament as the light source, these units use an initial high voltage (23,000V) to create an electrical discharge in a glass envelope filled with xenon gas.

Rather like the operation of a fluorescent strip light, an arc of ionised xenon gas heats the enclosed metallic salts to vaporisation point, at which point full light output is produced. It takes around four seconds to initiate the ignition process and, once the discharge has reached full intensity, the igniter automatically shuts off. The inverter then maintains the correct operating maintenance voltage, drawing only 35 watts of power while producing three times the light output of a traditional 55/60W halogen bulb.

This also results in a much more intense white light, much closer in colour temperature to daylight. A 35W D1 gas-discharge lamp emits light with a high colour temperature (typically 4500k) and, similar to sunlight, relatively large components of green and blue light. So superior is the light output that it is a statutory requirement that gas discharge units must be used in conjunction with automatic levelling, to prevent the risk of dazzling oncoming traffic, and a headlamp washer system.

Cheers

Dave.

If I've done me sums right I'm interested, if not I'll still be interested but skint lol

Count me in please

I just want to know what you get for the money, I have found someone who will fit them to my car for around £170, (which I'm guessing are going to be illegal) but reallt really really want HID's!

To all you guys planning on fitting illegal kits:

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW ANNOYING YOUR LIGHTS WILL BE TO OTHER DRIVERS!!!!!!!

If I were to have you coming the opposite direction, I would make a point of getting your reg plate and reporting you to the police as the illegal kits are likely to cause an accident because THEY BLIND EVERY SOD COMING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO YOU!!!!

DON'T FIT ILLEGAL KITS!!!