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hi guys, just recently bought the new polo gti, and was thinking about changing the headlights over to xenons.
my last car had xenons (old polo gti) and you can really notice the difference when you go back to driving a car with normal headlights.
just wondering how easy are they to fit, and would it cause a problem in regards to the warenty?

i have a 6000k kit on mine, they took about 20 mins to fit, its finding the right place to mount the ballast! i had to slightly modify the fitting kit to make them go in... but once they are in they look mint...

pics...

yeah they look well cool mate, much brighter than the standard lights.
i can get a kit from hids4u for around £250, and the guy informs me that they are D.I.Y fit, really easy. Not sure if that is a good price or not, but it sounds quite reasonable to me.

Are HIDs not illegal without automatic levelling??

i got mine off ebay for £99.99 plus the p&p!

so far so good mate, got them from a shop that ive used before and recommended!

Im also considering these for the 9n, but how easy is it to un-install them when coming to sell the car?

piece o' p*** mate

because it uses the original clip that clips onto the bulb as a power source, all you need to physically do is take everything off, put a bulb back in and clip it on, takes 10 mins tops!

speedsix wrote:Im also considering these for the 9n, but how easy is it to un-install them when coming to sell the car?

Its easy, I dont think there permanent..BUT has any1 been stopped by the police for having them?? I really want them but I heard they were illegal?

abdnmoh wrote:

speedsix wrote:Im also considering these for the 9n, but how easy is it to un-install them when coming to sell the car?

Its easy, I dont think there permanent..BUT has any1 been stopped by the police for having them?? I really want them but I heard they were illegal?

its not a requirement in the MOT to check levellers and headlight washers.

kc wrote:piece o' p*** mate

because it uses the original clip that clips onto the bulb as a power source, all you need to physically do is take everything off, put a bulb back in and clip it on, takes 10 mins tops!

How come some people remove the front bumper to fit them though? Aye, also, have you had any problems from the police about them?

speedsix wrote:

kc wrote:piece o' p*** mate

because it uses the original clip that clips onto the bulb as a power source, all you need to physically do is take everything off, put a bulb back in and clip it on, takes 10 mins tops!

How come some people remove the front bumper to fit them though? Aye, also, have you had any problems from the police about them?

it depends where you mount the ballasts

carmadaaron wrote:

abdnmoh wrote:

speedsix wrote:Im also considering these for the 9n, but how easy is it to un-install them when coming to sell the car?

Its easy, I dont think there permanent..BUT has any1 been stopped by the police for having them?? I really want them but I heard they were illegal?

its not a requirement in the MOT to check levellers and headlight washers.

So does that mean u dont get stopped for them because its a grey area?

carmadaaron wrote:

speedsix wrote:

kc wrote:piece o' p*** mate

because it uses the original clip that clips onto the bulb as a power source, all you need to physically do is take everything off, put a bulb back in and clip it on, takes 10 mins tops!

How come some people remove the front bumper to fit them though? Aye, also, have you had any problems from the police about them?

it depends where you mount the ballasts

what he said ^ really...

i managed to mount my ballasts to the suspension tops, so its alright in there. i was thinking of removing the bumper to hide them in the supports, but not really worth the hassle

and touch wood *touches wood* i havent had any hassle from the police yet... but they think its standard xenon anyway as they are not stupid blue.

kc, any chance you could give me the phone number of the place where u got yours from?

£100 sounds a lot better than £250, would i need to cut any wires at all to fit them? (just a bit woried about the vw warenty being void if i start cutting wires etc)

These 6000K you have look a lot bluer than other 6000K a saw on the site. A was thinkin in gettin 8000K