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Old Aug 14th, 2018, 22:34   #7
T5R92011
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Personally I wouldn't bother with HID's unless you've got the SKBOWE PWM filter units running alongside them.

It's a gamble that has been ok for some people, but a huge pain for others, me being one of them.

About 3 months after installation, both of my HID bulbs suddenly just started flickering and then simultaneously died. "Power system service urgent". I was very fortunate that it did this about 2 minutes away from joining an unlit stretch of Motorway, during heavy rain.

Uninstalling that failed HID kit at the side of the road, at night, in the rain and miles from home was lesson enough for me to stick with Halogens onwards of that.

Perhaps higher quality HID kits last longer when installed in P1 cars, but it's not a risk I'd want to take again without the HIDs running through SKBOWE PWM filters.
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