What is legal and better ?

Lude-baz · Post by **Lude-baz** » Fri Oct 04, 2013 11:04 pm

Hello guys, just want to personalise my prelude, and saw some ice blue xenon bulbs they do a 55w and also a 100w I wanted to know which one will be better and legal I don't want any one being blinded or the old bill pulling me over thanks guys

Post by **Gayno** » Fri Oct 04, 2013 11:44 pm

Anything with a blue tint will get you noticed and more likely to be pulled over.

Best bet will be to get some super brilliance type bulbs from Halfords or similar.

For the love of god DON'T fit HIDs into standard Prelude headlights!!

Lude-baz · Post by **Lude-baz** » Sat Oct 05, 2013 7:02 am

I will go halfords, I would like the ice blue I'm going to see if they do them

LewisH · Post by **LewisH** » Sat Oct 05, 2013 7:30 am

No don't fit hids into standard lenses. I've done it and im removing them at some point this month as there ridiculously bright and i seem to blind every other driver, and i know that would body lemonade me off

Lude-baz · Post by **Lude-baz** » Sat Oct 05, 2013 9:04 am

Lol that would lemonade me off to, also guys whats the legal and standard watt for a car bulb is it 55w and is the 100w legal or illegal for road use thanks

taz8520 · Post by **taz8520** » Sat Oct 05, 2013 9:08 am

Don't use 100w ones they look good but get to hot and end up melting the wiring and connectors like did on my last prelude, get some Osram Nightbreaker ones, they are about the best you can get standard wise i think, I had them in my lude prior to fitting HID'S with my projector.

CrunchyAdams82 · Post by **CrunchyAdams82** » Sat Oct 05, 2013 9:23 am

@honda-hardy, which bulbs did you put in mine? They're pretty good, and legal - just passed the mot no probs.

K30DPC · Post by **K30DPC** » Sat Oct 05, 2013 2:46 pm

hid's using electronic balasts and they are usually 35 watts. You can not use them with standard prelude headlights or any other standard halogen headlights. Other thing is by the law your headlights must be selfleveling and also with washers.

I've seen somewhere in internet halo bulbs test. Some of them were signed as 100W but were using less then 50W. Only one bulb was around 70W. Also they prove and it sounds real that any light bulb which is painted blue or yellow looks cool but makes less light then those clear ones.
And as far as I know 100W are only for offroad use.

Personally I think prelude headlights are sh...t. I would never go to buy any cool looking bulbs instead of those which really make light. I was using hid's in standard headlights for short time and it passed mot but I know others drivers pain so I decided to retrofit some audi projectors with d2s hid bulbs. Also I have installed headlight washers. It's still illigal as I'm unable to install selfleveling system, will see what mot tester will say

Confused · Post by **Confused** » Sat Oct 05, 2013 5:20 pm

K30DPC wrote:Other thing is by the law your headlights must be selfleveling and also with washers.

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Also I have installed headlight washers. It's still illigal as I'm unable to install selfleveling system, will see what mot tester will say

That's not actually true. The MOT manual states that "where fitted..." headlight levellers and washers must work.

There is nothing in the MOT manual stopping you from having HID bulbs in existing headlights.

The "S" express · Post by **honda-hardy** » Sat Oct 05, 2013 7:59 pm

CrunchyAdams82 wrote:@honda-hardy, which bulbs did you put in mine? They're pretty good, and legal - just passed the mot no probs.

these. i bought a set for the wife's 4th gen too and they have improved the light output massively

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/H4-Osram-ULTR ... 439b3a7e14