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[Bland450]

ive read the new mot checks they do on the hid lights and to me it reads that they only fail if the wash and levelers are defective or inoperative (not that you have to have them?

[tiger99]

I forgot about the levellers, but they are equally essential, possibly even more so than the washers. If they are not there, the MOT will treat them as not working, and the result can only be a fail. In any case there will be an offence under the Construction and Use Regulations for causing dazzle.

[joeyfinneran]

Sorry for double post

Edited by joeyfinneran, 17 November 2012 - 07:57 PM.

[joeyfinneran]

I hate hids
They may give the driver good light but for oncomming traffic there f**ked faceing up into the sky even when there self leveling

Iv met and been infront of mams 2011 a4 and iv had to pull in and let her pass me out

Anything i see boyracers in the civics telzas on go the head lights !

If you could have hid headlights and standard dipped that would be grand

[Bland450]

What about vehicles that had hid lights on but no levellers or washers on from new there must be thousands of pre 2010 cars manufactured without

[Bland450]

This is the section of the mot book that covers hid it does not say its they have to be fitted only if fitted
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[the.stroker]

What about vehicles that had hid lights on but no levellers or washers on from new there must be thousands of pre 2010 cars manufactured without

My 2001 Vectra GSI has HID lights factory fitted,with self leveling and a wash system

[Bland450]

Sorry I wasn't saying every car before 2010 didn't have washers just that there are a lot fitted without these features (doesn't even effect me don't know why I'm debating it )

[the.stroker]

"In Europe and the many non-European countries applying ECE Regulations, even HID headlamps designed as such must be equipped with lens cleaning and automatic self-leveling systems, except on motorcycles. ^[33] These systems are usually absent on vehicles not originally equipped with HID lamps."

Taken from the following link,is a good read.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headlamp

[shabir]

from reading that it would seem that HID lights cab be fitted

[mini-luke]

MOT changes as of this year

Headlight requirements are updated to take account of the particular characteristics of High Intensity Discharge (HID) lamps.


HID headlights can cause dazzle if they are dirty or aimed too high so car manufacturers must fit headlamp cleaning and levelling systems. A car will fail if a mandatory headlamp cleaning or levelling system is missing, doesn't work or is obviously defective.


Vehicles fitted with aftermarket HID systems must also be fitted with properly working washer and levelling systems.

Edited by mini-luke, 18 November 2012 - 05:42 PM.