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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: TheBoy on 04 January 2015, 10:36:22
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I thought they all had HID headlights, is that not the case any more?
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Not any more, within TVP RPU none have Xenon's. So no V70's, Shogun's, Insignia's. I think one of the XC70 does. In your force, they don't either. It used to be a good way to spot them at night!
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Not any more, within TVP RPU none have Xenon's. So no V70's, Shogun's, Insignia's. I think one of the XC70 does. In your force, they don't either. It used to be a good way to spot them at night!
Hmmm, definitely unsporting ::)
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Heh heh heh!!! ;) ;) ;)
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Did someone get a shock when they were pulled over by something without HIDs, hmm? ;D
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I've got dark blue rear tints on the Elite and at night EVERY car behind me is a police car...paranoid??? nah not me :-X
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None of our BMW's have em, just the crap Halogen ones which well basically aren't up to much especially when pressing on in the dark >:( >:( >:( Ya really need to :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
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They've got to be ok for oncoming traffic as well. When I'm driving down an unlit country lane (which is every day) I can't see a thing when someone approaches with these bleedin LED's. Takes my eyes a few seconds to adjust afterwards too.
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I think this is where I embarrass myself and show my ignorance: what are HID headlights, and how do I know if I have them on my '51 Reg. 2.6 V6 petrol saloon, please?
??? :-[
Ron.
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I think this is where I embarrass myself and show my ignorance: what are HID headlights, and how do I know if I have them on my '51 Reg. 2.6 V6 petrol saloon, please?
??? :-[
Ron.
High intensity discharge Ron. Much brighter than normal bulbs.
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Thanks, STMO.
Will it be obvious if I have them or not? I've not had to change any front bulbs in the 6 years of my ownership of the car.
Ron.
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Did someone get a shock when they were pulled over by something without HIDs, hmm? ;D
I did ;D When I went to pick up a part for Entwood last week.....
Used the service road between east and west services on the m4....it had a no entry sign, then stated authorised vehicles only...
I explained to the extremely nice officer I had a pickup on the other side...and being a taxi I thought I would be an authorised vehicle....so after a breath test....full vehicle check....he allowed me to carry on .... saying he wouldn't turn me back as its a long way to go to the next exit and come back :y
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Thanks, STMO.
Will it be obvious if I have them or not? I've not had to change any front bulbs in the 6 years of my ownership of the car.
Ron.
If you can alter the height of the light manually then you don't have them ;)
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Thanks, STMO.
Will it be obvious if I have them or not? I've not had to change any front bulbs in the 6 years of my ownership of the car.
Ron.
F/L CDX, MV6 & Elite have HID`s as standard
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Thanks, STMO.
Will it be obvious if I have them or not? I've not had to change any front bulbs in the 6 years of my ownership of the car.
Ron.
They slightly flicker when they first come on....and if standard fit you will self levelling suspension ;)
Not on the F/L CDX ;)
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Thanks, STMO.
Will it be obvious if I have them or not? I've not had to change any front bulbs in the 6 years of my ownership of the car.
Ron.
They slightly flicker when they first come on....and if standard fit you will self levelling suspension ;)
Not on the F/L CDX ;)
Hence I edited my reply....see above :)
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Thanks, STMO.
Will it be obvious if I have them or not? I've not had to change any front bulbs in the 6 years of my ownership of the car.
Ron.
F/L CDX, MFL/FL MV6 & MFL/FL Elite have HID`s as standard
Fixed/clarified
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we are austere times TB :y
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Thanks gents, all comments greatly appreciated.
Happy New Year to one and all..... :y
Ron.
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It was brilliant back in 98 when i first started to drive at night if you were doing something a little silly (well my first car was a carpi) and saw another car in the distance with zenons coming up quick is was a 99.9% likely to be a police omega. In my younger years i was pulled over nearly every sat night as i was always a designated driver and it was always an unmarked model in burgundy or blue with hubcaps.
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In my younger years i was pulled over nearly every sat night
I had that when I first started going out with my current ol' bag. I was young (a mere 21) in an Astra GTE in the obligatory Glacier White, and she lived about a mile from Blackbird Leys (which isn't a bad place, but got a reputation in the media as it was where they managed to capture joyriders (in stolen GTEs) handbrake turning near the shops and tower block).
I could guarantee a tug 3 or 4 times a week when driving home after midnight.
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I used to get pulled up quite a lot when I was a kid too, when I had a....wait for it Citroen BX19 :o :o :o Every bloody week end without fail you could guarantee it, but on the occasions (which were frequent) ;D ;D ;D when it broke down & me dad lent me his Double Six, I never once got stopped ??? ??? ???
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I used to get pulled over virtually every week end going from Rosyth to home and probably back again. My record was 3 times in one Sunday night/Monday morning.
My car was a MKIII Cortina ....... never happened ever again when I sold it.
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I feel like I missed out.. ;D
(No, universe, if you're listening - that doesn't mean I want pulling over on the way home tonight!)
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I feel like I missed out..
It can be arranged!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D
That's quite alright thank you kind Mr Policegentleman .. I'll stick to being incognito on the roads! ;D
(Although I'm half expecting a letter in the post after my trip up the M1 at Christmas - there were lots of white flashes, I'm hoping they were for other people given the relatively low speed I was doing!)
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They always pulled me in the 2.9 Granny :(
at 3am ;D
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pulled me in the 2.9 Granny
I thought it was 'grab a Granny' at 3am??? ;D ::) ;D
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pulled me in the 2.9 Granny
I thought it was 'grab a Granny' at 3am??? ;D ::) ;D
Sure was , dropped them off so no one seen me ;D
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It was those headlights on the then new Omegas that saved me getting a ticket way back..............driving fast along the M4 towards Bristol in my Carlton 2.0 CD, in my rear view mirror I caught sight of those lights half a mile behind and knew (as I had friends in Traffic) it was most likely a police unit, slowed down and allowed the chap immediately behind me to overtake. He, then a police marked traffic unit overtook me and the latter pulled in the poor guy who had overtaken me, who actually had been driving slower than me!
Once more, missed a bullet as, touch wood, always have done! ::) ::) ::) ;D ;D ;)
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Proving that no matter how many laws you break, you're still a "law abiding citizen" if you're never caught.. ;) ;D
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They've got to be ok for oncoming traffic as well. When I'm driving down an unlit country lane (which is every day) I can't see a thing when someone approaches with these bleedin LED's. Takes my eyes a few seconds to adjust afterwards too.
Not just me then........ ::) ;D
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Walked by a Audi 80 sport with flat tyres all round and green mould many years ago. Knocked on all the doors local to see if the owner wished to sell (missus learning to drive and didnt fancy my 2.2 audi coupe being lamposted).
Guy rang me back with a decent price but could not get his hands on the paperwork.
Done the deal (£300) reapplied for the paperwork which came thru. Next few weeks must of pulled over a billion times as the the previous owner was "at her Majesty's pleasure"