I woundered when someone would post the old letter up It's been on every car forum in the land and people still don't take a blind bit of noticeORIGINAL: matt643 [link=http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/drs/hidheadlamps]http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/drs/hidheadlamps[/link] Fact sheet: Aftermarket HID headlamps December 2006 In the Department's view it is not legal to sell or use after market HID lighting kits, for converting conventional Halogen headlamps to HID Xenon. If a customer wants to convert his vehicle to Xenon HID he must purchase completely new Xenon HID headlamps. The reason for this is that the existing lens and reflector are designed around a Halogen filament bulb, working to very precise tolerances. If one places a HID "burner" (bulb) in the headlamp, the beam pattern will not be correct, there will be glare in some places and not enough light in other places within the beam pattern. The following is the legal rationale: The Road Vehicle Lighting Regulations 1989 regulate the situation in the UK. Under these Regulations, HID/Gas Discharge/Xenon headlamps are not mentioned and therefore they are not permitted according to the strict letter of the law. However new vehicles have HID headlamps. This is because they comply to European type approval Regulations. The UK cannot refuse to register a vehicle with a European type approval. These are to ECE Regulation 98 (for the HID headlamps which are tested on a rig in a laboratory) and ECE Regulation 48 (Lighting Installation on the vehicle). For the after market, a used vehicle cannot obtain type approval because it is only applicable for new vehicles. However we feel that saying "HID is banned in the after market" would not be reasonable. Instead we should make analogies with new vehicles. It would be reasonable to require HID in the after market to meet the same safety standards as on new vehicles. The same level of safety should apply. Therefore a HID headlamp unit sold in the after market should: 1. be type approved to ECE Regulation 98 as a component. 2. when fitted to the vehicle should enable ECE Regulation 48 to be complied with (although no government inspection will take place). 3. Comply with RVLR as far as "use" is concerned. In practice this means: 1. The headlamp unit (outer lens, reflector, bulb) shall be type approved to ECE 98 and be "e-marked" to demonstrate this. That can only be done by the headlamp supplier - Hella, Valeo etc. who must test the headlamp in an independent laboratory. 2. Once fitted to the vehicle it must have headlamp cleaning and self-levelling (which can be for the headlamp or can be in the vehicle suspension - some expensive estate cars have "self-levelling suspension" and that is adequate). Also the dipped beam must stay on with the main beam. 3. The headlamp must be maintained in good working order, kept clean, and aligned/adjusted correctly like any other headlamp. Under the Road Traffic Act 1988 it is an offence to supply, fit or use vehicle parts which are not legal. In summary it is not permitted to convert an existing halogen headlamp unit for use with HID bulbs. The entire headlamp unit must be replaced with one designed and approved for use with HID bulbs and it must be installed in accordance with the rules stated above. If you require any further information regarding the regulations covered by this fact sheet, please contact the DfT at the address below: Transport Technology and Standards 6 Department for Transport Zone 2/04 Great Minster House 76 Marsham Street London SW1P 4DR Telephone: 020 7944 2078 Fax: 020 7944 2196 Email: TTS.enquiries@dft.gsi.gov.uk
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H I D lighting
- Thread starter barrie nunn
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barrie nunn
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well there always somthing so what i did i took my car to a friends mot station not telling him about the HID kit being fitted and asked him to test the lights... he said not a problem with the lights and thought they were factory fitted zennons and would walk an mot
See if you can tell the difference:
The projector style lens is autoleveling and designed to control exactly the light generated by the HiD lamp, the reflector in the top picture is exactly that, a reflector. Designed to reflect light from a halogen lamp. Bear in mind that although a good number of MOT stations appear to be turning a blind eye (good choice of words) the vehicle is technically illegal without the correct lamps fitted. That means that if you get a switched on plod in a bad mood stopping you for some other Porsche owning type reason your car is going home on transporter! Oh, and I guess you told your insurance company you are now driving a modified car with lights only suitable for off road use?
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who needs friends!!lolORIGINAL: barrie nunn well there always somthing so what i did i took my car to a friends mot station not telling him about the HID kit being fitted and asked him to test the lights... he said not a problem with the lights and thought they were factory fitted zennons and would walk an mot
barrie nunn
New member
lets hope your not a judge then lol
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