HID Conversion kits
- Thread starter Johnny C
- Start date
Perhaps you need to get them adjusted. There is quite a diagonal (well, sloping at about 20 degrees) line at the top of both beams. This needs to be there to shield on coming drivers - but it is there with the normal halogen bulbs too. I made a point of drawing the pattern of my old halogen beams on the wall in front of my car before I started the change over, then I checked the new HIDs had the line in the same place on the wall - although the MOT guy did not agree and adjusted one of them further down.
thirteeneast
New member
I reckon with the additional MOT checks as of next year, they might get funny about non factory HID installs.
They have already said extra light checks are going to be performed?.
They have already said extra light checks are going to be performed?.
I would not worry to much about that, as long as your lights are not to high on the kelvin scale, ie too blue, especially a non porsche garage, they wont know if they are factory lights or not , normally more intrest in failing for stuff they can make money from, like rusty copper brake pipes, em cos copper is well known for rusting lol
thirteeneast
New member
At the moment,
Next year that's going to change.
Next year that's going to change.
From VOSA Testng Directive, Changes to Vehicle Testing: Lighting
"...downside of this extra brightness is the potential to cause excessive dazzle to oncoming
traffic. To combat this, HID headlamps often have advanced electronics that control the shape of the headlamp beam to avoid dazzle when the car climbs or descends hills and likewise when the vehicle is accelerating or braking.
Dazzle can also be caused if the lamps are dirty or aimed too high due to, for example, carrying rear seat passengers and/or heavy items in the boot. Vehicles with HID headlamps are therefore required to have a headlamp washing system (a wiper is not required) and be self levelling, which may be achieved either by the use of either headlamp or suspension levelling systems.
The presence and operation of these headlamp cleaning and levelling devices has been
added to the test. Therefore, if a mandatory headlamp levelling or cleaning device is missing, inoperative or otherwise obviously defective, the vehicle will fail.
This raises the question of whether these checks apply to vehicles fitted with after-market HID lighting kits. These kits convert conventional halogen headlamps to HID Xenon and they are widely sold and fitted to vehicles used on the road. The Department for Transport considers that after-market systems should be required to meet the same safety standards as that applied in respect of these lamps at vehicle Type Approval. Therefore, in order to pass the MOT test, vehicles fitted with after-market HID systems would also need to be fitted with headlamp cleaning and self-levelling systems. Some high specification estate cars are fitted with a selflevelling suspension system and this would be considered as adequate for the purpose.
It is also worthy of note that a few high performance vehicles fitted with HID headlamps that
have barely any luggage space and stiff suspension do not require a self-levelling system."
So - Turbo owners (fitted with Lictronics as standard I think) do your cars have auto-leveling headlights?
[/quote]
So - Turbo owners (fitted with Lictronics as standard I think) do your cars have auto-leveling headlights?
[/quote]
Nope, litronics are not standard on Turbos. However, litronics when fitted as a factory option do have a self levelling system.
So - Turbo owners (fitted with Lictronics as standard I think) do your cars have auto-leveling headlights?
[/quote]
Nope, litronics are not standard on Turbos. However, litronics when fitted as a factory option do have a self levelling system.
Posts made and opinions expressed are those of the individual forum members
Use of the Forum is subject to the Terms and Conditions
