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they're all done mate, just need fitting.

when you goona be back on the road then matey ????

im hoping for febs meet, but theres still a lot to do and buy

yes well joe, the buying can be done over time, get it on the road, i bet your legs are killing you from all the walking LOL

yeah lol sick of it.

apart from the seats and carpet, its only small bits to buy, but i want to get the seats before its on the road, then tax, mot and insurance.

agh those dreaded 3 words,

Tax, insurance, MOT. i need all of them. pain int he ass isn't it. would rather be spending the money on other stuff. but there no good if the car falls apart i suppose

Tax, insurance and MOT are gunna cost £300 alone, and thats if it passes the MOT first time.

I know its gunna fail on a split CV joint boot, but I can't be arsed fixing it lol

little bit of gaffa tape mate. they will never see it. LOL

Mine will prob be over that, insurance will be on direct debit but then 6 months tax is 100 and the MOT oh god, im putting it in to fail so i can fix whats wrong with it.

Good luck with it matey

cheers.

im only after 6 months tax too so its out of sync with the MOT

and away from new year and x-mas thats my plan aswell.

Great minds think alike

Wired it up today

The ballast for the other one is fooked, so I'm gunna have to get another one

The old on is still on the drivers side for comparison

doing a good job on this car joe,come a long way.

Are those headlights legal? cos ive heard aftermarket HID kits are illegal due to the beam pattern being crap. or do projector lenses solve that problem?

no idea. Hope they're legal though lol

Judging by those pictures, the headlights are on the wrong side? On my E46, the headlights are on the outside, is this not the case on the E36?

Also, it would make more sense to have the main headlights using the projector lens? Unless both are projectors?

If, and you probably havent, you have put the bulb in the wrong side then you are effectively driving around with main beam on all the time.

With regards to legality, it is a legal requirement that cars fitted with HID's as standard from factory need self leveling systems and headlight washer systems.

However, whilst strictly speaking, HID kits are illegal for other reasons, its not because you dont have self leveling motors or headlight washers and they will pass their MOT. It would take some pretty anal police to pull you over for them and this is more likely to happen if you are driving round without the projector style lenses.

Ive got an HID kit on my newish BMW through standard projector lenses and it looks standard, so no worries there.