Tom Booth Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Hope you've painted that floor nick... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Adds weight! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Nick adds a lot more thou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Prawn how long have you had this QR for? I had an identical one (perhaps of worse quality) and it developed play very quickly. Personally if I were to invest in a QR, I'd go for Sparco or a similar brand. They're about 200 quid but they're used in WRC so that's probably a decent recommendation. Finished the lighting mods, although it's possible to have 2x more light, I don't need any more. White balance is a bit on the blue side, low beam is yellowish, HID's are white. Normal beam, the Osram bulbs Jardo was talking about: Normal + high beam on 5000k HID's for 18 quid per set. Normal, high beam + Wesem spots on 5000k HID's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 With the "I will shit on something" bulbs you have kept the low to mid range depth I was concerned about. Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 I think I can see what you're talking about. But I don't agree with you that this is better than higher brightness HIDs. Only thing I'm not keen on is the 5000k bulbs, should have gone with 4300k. I have 5000s on my daily driver which are much warmer than the ones I just put on. Then again perhaps that's the kind of inconsistency you get for buying a HID kit for 18 quid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Yeah, all my bulbs have been different with my cheapy hid kits, you get what you pay for I guess! Kinda gutted my current ones need replacing as they were a proper white rather than nasty blue like some people have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 You'll probably find that the 5000k ones need to "bed in" a bit. I always find mine tone down a bit after a bit of use. That looks NOTHING like 5000k...I'd say it was nearer 8000k. The Osram bulbs you have in the first picture are nearer 5000k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 (edited) Surely if you buy some proper Philips bulbs they'll be ok? Come to think of it, can you actually change Xenon bulbs in these cheap kits? The bulbs come with cables which seem to be an integral part of the kit. Edit: George, the white balance is off. In the flesh the HID's are ever so slightly bluer than the low beam in the 1st pic. Edited December 20, 2012 by Greetings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 The bulbs should unplug from the ballast....unless you have an even more rediculously cheap kit than mine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Ha Mine look like this, the cable seems to be a part of the bulb. Actually, here's a pic of a "replacement bulb", it comes with all the cables What are yours like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Like that, new bulbs come with all the cabling on them thats a typical aftermarket hid setup, you wont have trouble finding bulbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncy H Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Bought a new stereo, it doesn't work.... (not that bothered though cause i prefer this one) I'm sure I had a switched live last night. Anyway now i don't and i have just a permanent live. I traced what i think is the switched live feed to the steering column/ignition barrel, took off the block connector and it would appear there is no connector for the feed i am concerned about. Too hungry to do anything about it now though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 I always had trouble with headunits in VW's. Got pee'd off with it in the end in my mk1 and ended up having a permanent live and just taking the face off whenever I stopped to stop the battery running down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 (edited) If you need to tap into something for a new switched live then take it from the yellow and black feed from the ignition switch, it's the switched live that cuts on cranking that's used for the headlights. Then just feed it a fused permanent 12v live from on of the spare fuses on the fuse-box. I've got a mk2 golf Haynes here if you need me to look anything up in it but the wiring diagrams in it are shite. Edited December 20, 2012 by RobinJI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 I have a quick release boss, although mine's a driftworks ball bearing one rather than the splined type, so the locking is entirely positive, and it will not turn the column at all unless 100% locked, the ball bearings and spring loading system also mean it'll be longer before play develops. Mines also a ball bearing type, you'd have to be a right out retard to not lock it in properly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Mines also a ball bearing type, you'd have to be a right out retard to not lock it in properly Same, i had NRG Quick release in my last two Civic's, it's awesome and zero play. Put it through some shit too, never felt concerned about it. My mate however has the cheap ones of ebay. So much play, doesn't feel safe at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizz91 Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 I have a driving story to share. I was driving with my mate in the car, going down the old A30 in Cornwall. Next minute the lorry in front of us pulled onto the other side of the road, revealing a tractor in front of it, and it actually did it, it nailed the tractor and stormed off. Im so glad i had my GoPro set up as a dash cam, heres the video. http://youtu.be/47isGPo6ow4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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N.Wood Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Saw this earlier on Google Zeitgeist, sick! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Martin Reynolds Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Looks like a pretty clean over-take to me. Ive seen it abroad where lorries would overtake other lorries, and you could see that there was oncoming traffic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Faster moving vehicle overtakes slower moving vehicle on a perfectly straight road.STOP THE PRESS! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 He is Cornish, this is probably the most exciting thing that has happened all week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizz91 Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Looks like a pretty clean over-take to me. Ive seen it abroad where lorries would overtake other lorries, and you could see that there was oncoming traffic It looked pretty close too. I was planning on overtaking the lorry till he pulled out. Faster moving vehicle overtakes slower moving vehicle on a perfectly straight road. STOP THE PRESS! My bad, ill stop ringing the BBC so they don't put it on the news tonight. He is Cornish, this is probably the most exciting thing that has happened all week. Yep, pretty much. Nothing ever really happens down here lol. Thanks for your comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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