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[squarepants]

shaun, i have that plastic clip for you managed to save one! but broke all the others.

call it £5 posted its yours

 

[Napster]

agree with you, regarding suction pads! im tempted to have ago again tinting mine! ran out of film just when i was getting hang of it lol!

the green and black go well, and thats my colour theme anyway....humm....just.......the rear......i thought it may look silly just having sides tinted, but yours look mint! (Y)

 

[Swiper]

another update;
check out the pics and let me know what u think

i've not got any pics of them working yet, but they are awsome and i've only tried them at dusk, not fully dark.

 

[Napster]

(Y) ohhhh........YES!!!!
wonder how you will link your angel eyes up

 

[Nis]

MMMMM HID's..... Love them!

Ivan

 

[Swiper]

here's a few pics of the dfference with hids'.
(it's a shame the k11 switches off the dipped beam when switching to full beam)

hid dipped beam

full beam (with driving lamps)

hid dipped beam at dusk

full beam at dusk (with driving lamps again)

man, i've got to modify the wiring so the dipped beam stays on with full!!!
(btw, the lights are angled down more than usual due to the rear being stripped out temporarily)

 

[joesouthgate]

they loook gooood man!

 

[Swiper]

cheers, i love em, complete bargain for £45 to my door! piece of wee to fit aswell, just plug and play . the hardest part was mounting the ballasts, but i wanted them behind the bumper out of sight of mr mot tester

 

[Robert]

Nice!
Are these legal then?

 

[Nis]

The main beam should be HID as well? Are they H4 fitment?

 

[Swiper]

The main beam should be HID as well? Are they H4 fitment?

i went for the ones with a halogen main beam because the hid's don't go full brightness straight away, they need to warm up, so i thought they'd be better with the halogen main. yes they are h4 fitment.

here's a few pics of the led rear lights i've fitted today

 

[Napster]

ur keepin all your plans sly mate lol! didnt know u where getting the led's!!! they looks lush! all wired up ? you got a red led fog light?

 

[Swiper]

ur keepin all your plans sly mate lol! didnt know u where getting the led's!!! they looks lush! all wired up ? you got a red led fog light?

that's what i like to do, and supprise u all.
i got them off ebay for £70 and collected them. the lad (not sure if he's a member, and didn't ask as he's getting rid of his micra) had them on a prefacelift, he'd put a red bulb in for fog light, but i think he painted the original bulb, it's not an led. i removed all the pins from the connectors and started again with wiring so it matched my facelift wiring. all done and works fine .

 

[Robert]

Love the LED's!
Are your HIDs legal?
I keep hearing about needing projector lights, but then some disagree..

 

[Nis]

You dont need projector lights for HID's. I have H4 twin filament on my Almera and the main beam is really bright from the off. I think the heat from the dip beam warms the main beam filament so it doesn't lose and brightness.

Ivan

 

[Robert]

So >these< Would be ok? And do full beam as well as dipped? And pass an MOT..?

 

[Swiper]

You dont need projector lights for HID's. I have H4 twin filament on my Almera and the main beam is really bright from the off. I think the heat from the dip beam warms the main beam filament so it doesn't lose and brightness.

Ivan

ok, i'll look into different bulbs then i think .

So >these< Would be ok? And do full beam as well as dipped? And pass an MOT..?

thanks for the link, they sell the just the bulbs aswell. they'd be fine for u. full and dipped.
but to pass an mot, i'm sure you need h/lamp washers and an auto self leveling system. i hid my ballasts down in the bumper away from the mot testers view, and hoping that they'll pass. if they fail though, it's just a case of swapping the original h4 bulb back and plugging the connector back on the bulb. it's all plug and play installation.

 

[Nis]

So >these< Would be ok? And do full beam as well as dipped? And pass an MOT..?

Yep thats the kit I have on my Almera.

PS my 300zx has them on as well but hasn't got leveling or washers and thats pass MOT's for 3 years. You should be ok.

Ivan

 

[Swiper]

finally all my dash pieces have arrived back from being flocked.
check it out.

thoughts?

 

[Robert]

Awesome!
I've been looking into flocking... How much did it cost if you don't mind my asking..?

 

[Swiper]

Awesome!
I've been looking into flocking... How much did it cost if you don't mind my asking..?

it was only £115, and that included return shipping, then just £15 with parcelforce to ship it to www.suffolkflockingservices.co.uk

 

[joesouthgate]

ooh that looks good good price too!

 

[squarepants]

new head unit? love the facelift facelift dash pod aswell

 

[Swiper]

new head unit? love the facelift facelift dash pod aswell

well spotted, yeah the pod is from a '00>'02 k11, i thought it looked better than the normal one. and the stereo is a pioneer bluetooth handsfree jobbie that i aquired

 

[Speedle]

wow what a bargain! looks fantastic that mate!

 

[Swiper]

I miss this car. I want another but I've just looked back at all the things I bought to make me love it

 

[r-reg-sr]

get one and well help you slowly swipe the bits for it from here n there

 

[mike-f]

the flocked dash looks amazing I looked into having it done at a place near me but it was going to cost too much... loooks really nice tho