Psycho Warren

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HID's without washers and levelling will soon result in MoT failure. previously it wasnt a specific point on the test but the revisions theyve bought in this year make it a specific point that HID's must have working wash and self levelling.

The changes to the MoT are currently advisories but will come into force fully once VOSA has sorted out thier legal shit.

It was supposed to be failable earlier this year but it was delayed.

same with airbag lights being a failure, missing airbag and a few other wildcards that might catch out the modified car driver.

Thrush

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Well, far as I know, my car has self levelling headlights, and I know it definitely has working washer jets. So we'll see if it passes. If it doesn't, it takes less than 5 mins to swap out the HID bulbs to the regular halogen bulbs, so either way, it's not really an issue

Psycho Warren

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from Mot Manual:
Vehicles equipped with High Intensity Discharge (HID) or LED dipped beam headlamps may be fitted with headlamp washers and a suspension or headlamp self levelling system. Where such systems are fitted, they must work; however, it is accepted that it may not be possible to readily determine the functioning of self levelling systems. In such cases, the benefit of the doubt must be given. Headlamp washers may work in conjunction with the windscreen washers (when the dipped beam headlamps are switched on) or by a separate switch.

JFB Tech

The key word in this is MAY, they don't have to have either and can still have HIDs. If self levelling headlights are fitted, they must work and if self levelling suspension is fitted it must also work. Neither of these systems can be checked by the MOT tester as they require the vehicle to be loaded and unloaded to check them. In the case of Nivomat self levelling suspension as fitted to Sierras and Granadas, the self levelling suspension relies on the compression and expansion of the shock absorbers as the vehicle is moving along to operate the pump for the self levelling system. There's no way a tester can check that, so he would have to give the benefit of the doubt.

Lovely new rule which is completely pointless.

Thrush

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Perfect. So the only thing I have to worry about is getting through the beam scatter then

tsutton

What's your best price on Part No.: 481770227 ?

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RichieST

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That was what a hid kit I had a few years ago failed the MOT because of, the beam was all over the shop. They did chuck out a lot of light, but as most of it was pointing into space they were pretty useless lol

rutts

look on piaa site i have there bulbs bit pricey but had mine in 4 years no problems

Thrush

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Mine are a massive improvement over the stock bulbs - the on the road surface light is easily double, if not more, than before. I have been flashed a few times though, so I'm sure there is some scatter there. I find if I adjust the beam angle with the little dial inside (1>5 half steps), and have it on 1 or 1.5 instead of 0, then I don't get flashed as often. I've never been flashed with it on 2, but it does cut the distance projection down a bit going to 2 and above.

BigChuck

just to update this, i got some h7r's for my astra van, and they worked spot on, all you have to do is rotate the bulb to the correct position and it will match the beam pattern of the standard bulb with no light scatter.

so they might be an option for other non projector lights

GUZZLER

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What about the LED bulbs, are they any good in headlights?