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That's a really silly price though.

Thanks for posting the vid Joleyp. Was great to see our Z pasting the floor with the uglier more modern version :)

Yeah, very easy. :)

Happy birthday. :donatello:

Happy birthday. :ninja:

Happy birthday. :clap:

I remember that episode. Very nice to see the z on top gear. :)

Got them all hooked up and thanks for all the help. They come on super bright then dim slightly? Is that normal? Also, how long do the bulbs last? Is it longer than regular bulbs?

Happy b day June. If it wasn't there on the banner I'd have never believed you're 50.

I've been using both Tesco regular unleaded and more recently Momentum and not seen any change really. Only reason i started with the higher octane fuel was because the stalling at roundabouts issue returned and it got cured last time by putting better fuel in.

To be honest i don't think i can really tell the difference what i use.

Yeah, cheers. I always hold the bulbs in tissue. :) Doub't i'll get it done today now anyway. don't look like the rain is gonna let up at all.

Great looking specimen there. I'm definately a dog person :)

Just gotta wait for the rain to stop now. bah.

So if i do connect it wrong it'll not blow the bulb or anything?

Since i don't own a multimeter i'll have a look for that first lol. Cheers :)

That's what i thought. I was baffled by the spade connectors as i was looking for an actual plug. So how are you supposed to tell which one is positive and which one is negative then? is there a trick to it?

Got the fill kit mate including ballasts. from what i can tell (and i'm probably wrong), all i have to do is stick the 2 spade connectors (red and black) into the end ot the original lighting socket? is that right?

Ok, got my HID's and am a little cofused with the wiring. Has connector for original lights but also has a positive and Negative wire coming out of it? Says this is power for the ballast. I thought it was a straight swap? Do i need to connect these wires. If so, do they just connect straight to the battery or where? Cheers Peter

Happy Birthday :clap:

you can chrome plastic but i don't know whats involved.

Numper plate not of correct size and format :(

No, any plate in the window is illegal. A plate must be mounted to the front of the vehicle. Also, Motorcycle plates are smaller than the plates jap cars are allowed and you will get fined. I've just finished a battle with the police and they insisted that i pay the £60 fine. i sent them the guidance and asked for proof that the plate was illegal and they still said i had to pay the fine. I then requested a court date instead and they dropped the case saying they have "reviewed the evidence"

The one in the window is illegal. I had one in my Trans Am for years and was never pulled though. The font you can have on your plate must be UK size if the car was first registered in the UK. If it was first registered in Japan and then imported you can use smaller font. Here is the DVLA Guidance: The Road Vehicles ( Display of Registration Marks) (Amendment) regulations 2002 SI no. 2687 came into force in November 2002. These amendment regulations introduce a new regulation 14A, making special provision in relation to the size and spacing of characters in the registration number of some imported vehicles. These regulations also include the display of motorcycle sizes number plates on imported vehicles. The provision only applies to vehicles imported into the UK which do not have European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval, and are so constructed, that the area available for the fixing of the registration plate precludes the display on the plate of a registration number in conformity with the requirements of regulation 14. Also contained is an amendment to regulation 3, to prohibit the use of a number plate on which the background is patterned or textured, or gives that appearance. Where a vehicle has been allocated a UK registration number, the number plate must comply with the specification and standards laid out in the Road Vehicles ( Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001, as amended. Certain imported vehicles may be permitted to display numberplates with smaller characters if the vehicle does not have European Community Vehicle Type Approval and the vehicle's construction/design cannot accommodate standard size numberplates. The dimensions for the smaller sized plate are: • each character in the registration number must be 64mm high the width of each character of the number, other than the letter 'I' and the figure '1' must be 44mm • the width of every part of the stroke forming a character in a number must be 10mm the spacing between any two characters within a group must be 10mm • the vertical spacing between groups of characters must be 5mm • the width of a margin between the number and the top and lateral sides of the numberplate must be not less than 5mm • the space between the bottom of the number/character and the bottom of the plate must not be less than 13mm, but within that space, the space between the bottom of the number and the top of the name and postcode of the person the plate was supplied must not be less than 5mm.

I'm not even a fan of the SWB but even i want one of them. :w00t: I'd love the car too :gunsmilie: