Matt_75 |
22nd February 2023 20:54 |
The way I interpreted the rules is that modifying halogen units to fit HID or LED bulbs should result in an MoT test fail. Swapping the headlight units out for proper unmodified Xenon units should pass.
Extract from MoT manual: "Existing halogen headlamp units on vehicles first used on or after 1 April 1986 must not be converted to be used with high intensity discharge (HID) or light emitting diode (LED) bulbs. If such a conversion has been done, you must fail the headlamp for light source and lamp not compatible.
This does not refer to complete replacement headlamp units which may be constructed with HID or LED light sources.
If a complete headlamp unit has been replaced with a unit that was manufactured with HID or LED light sources, it must not be failed for ‘Light source and lamp not compatible’ but it must meet all other requirements detailed in section 4 of this manual specific to the type fitted at the time of test."
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-insp...#section-4-1-4
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