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Id be interested to know if anyone has fitted de cats and an XYZ HFC pipe and passed a legit MOT.

[quote name='Arran' timestamp='1452364965' post='1572191'] I know many lol [/quote]Ok im listening!! hahaha....NO!! Dont post any names lol

[quote name='davey_83' timestamp='1452365090' post='1572193'] Still running a risk with HFC though...…. [/quote]Hmmm. What to do, What to do!!

[quote name='Jetpilot' timestamp='1452365233' post='1572196'] Strictly speaking, any vehicle where a catalytic converter is missing where one was fitted as standard will fail the test, so my understanding would be, 2 are fitted as standard so one cat would fail, there is a couple of testers on here so maybe they will chip in. [/quote]Hmmmm thanks for that. Interesting. Hopefully theyll see this post haha!! Either that or ill just use my Art pipes and replace when i need to!

[quote name='Arran' timestamp='1452364450' post='1572189'] Just get a friendly mot tester [/quote]Theyre pretty hard to find these days!!

Hi all, im fitting Motordyne Art Pipes to my zed, so to make it legal, do i need to purchase an XYZ HFC pipe to make it legal for mot purposes?

I think you can send your lights to the place in scotland

Need to be T20's I think

Hi all, does anyone know where I can find these? T20 I presume. I bought some silvatec ones which look identical as in fitment but they are too tight to push all the way in!! Maybe I got the wrong ones? So I'm looking into the Phillips route if poss!! Thanks

It's a blitz rear spoiler. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Nice!!!

Nice!! Whats the rear spoiler??

Hi all, Like a lot of peeps, ive been trying to get my head round what i can do with my 05 headlights...can i use leds, which bulbs, what fitments etc etc. So i thought id post this...i found it very informative and thought you guys and girls may do also. Hope this helps...

I may be able to help buddy, message me what you want as i may be able to make them up for you!

How did you coat them? As in spray? Brush?Ive sourced a conformable optically clear vinyl which has a life of about 7 years, with a UV protection. I cant sell it for a fiver but can do it for around £20 i recon plus postage. When applied, you would not know it was there.

Thanks for your post, ill get more details and post here. Maybe ill add a video too.

2k clear is UV resistant Good idea zippy not sure about ease of application though. well i do know its conformable but gonna give it a try and judge how easy it would be for a novice to fit. Ive used it on wraps before as a protective film overlay for digitally printed car wraps.

I'd be interested to see what you can come up with. In my opinion you need to focus on how long it'll last when applied, ease and cost of application and that'll determine the interest in any final product, I think. Stu, I'm planning on trying Gyeon CanCoat on mine this time round. Hopefully by the time that dies off I'll have had my wheels done and cracked the C5 open for next time they need doing. Well usually the material has a 5-7 year life and is easily replaceable but ill do some digging and post the results.

Well im going to look into the UV vinyl (has to be optically clear) option and ill get back to you, im in the wrapping trade so can get a good deal, ill get a sample, do my lights with it and post the results.

Would be interested to see the results!!

Hmmm i see. Im thinking i can produce these quite cheaply but all depends on the cost of a uv lacquer i suppose!!

Im just thinking that this works for a period of time but it soon goes back to yellow again, so i was thinking of a more permanant solution. But thanks for your post.

So how do you apply the 'uv hardcoat'? Can you tell its been coated at all?

Ok, Im interested to know how many on here suffer from headlight yellowing and also what causes it. Its either UV rays, heat from the bulbs...or both. Ive got an idea to solve this problem...if its UV related. Im looking into producing an 'optically clear uv protective headlight wrap' which can be placed over the headlight face to protect it from future yellowing. Obviously you'd need to polish your headlights before fitting. So, just wondering if anyone would be interested? It will depend on whether it is a UV problem though as if it is a heat related issue then im not sure this will work. Any input on this would be appreciated!!

...and remember, wrapping is about doing it the best way possible, sometimes you will find you need to join the wrap so really, there is nothing wrong with wrapping your mirror in 2 halves as long as you can hide the join somewhere, let one piece overlap by a couple of mill. When im wrapping, sometimes id rather use a join knowing it wont fail somewhere done the line rather than taking a chance and having the customer return unhappy...which, so far has never happened i might add!! Just remember, post heat post heat post heat...if you dont do this, it WILL fail around tight curves and areas where you have stretched the vinyl. Sorry to say that there are a lot of wrappers out there that cut corners, dont post heat enough and also cut on the car...hence why the trade has a bad name, especially on forums.

If youre wrapping a mirror then id cut off a 500mm x 500mm square of material leaving you plenty to play around with. I wrap for a living so you need plenty of excess to allow you to stretch the material around the mirror without having to over stretch it which will put stress on the vinyl and give it more chance of failing.Use a good vinyl. We always try to use Avery Supreme material, head and shoulders over the rest such as 3M and Hexis. In fact for me, Hexis is a no go. Any probs or questions feel free to ask!