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Originally Posted by czechplastik
From the DFT (Dept. for transport)...
It is not acceptable to convert a head lamp unit approved for use with a halogen filament bulb to use a Xenon ( HID) gas discharge bulb. The only acceptable way of converting is to replace the headlight unit with one approved for gas discharge bulbs. Such headlights will be approved to UNECE regulation 98 and 'E' marked. If headlamps approved to UNECE regulation 98 are retro-fitted they must be self levelling (as part of the headlamp system, or via self-levelling suspension), and headlamp washers must be installed. Under the Road Traffic Order 1998, it is an offence to fit or use parts which are not legal (construction and use act).
Basically unless the headlamp unit is fully converted its illegal, will fail and MOT and leave you liable for prosecution. Seems like a very expensive conversion, probably not worth it. Fitting HID bulbs into a headlamp unit intended for halogen bulbs is illegal. |
Who's right?
http://www.h-i-d.co.uk/index.shtml
LEGALITY NOTES ON ROAD LEGALITY AND QUALITY OF OUR HID :- Both versions of our HID systems are DOT approved, MOT approved and fully E-compliant in all safety, E.M. emmission and performance specifications. As far as we are aware these are the only HID kits on the market that meet all these requirements.
- This makes our kits ROAD LEGAL ; there is a lot of misinformation regarding the legality of HID systems fitted to cars without headlamp power wash and rear axle self levelling ...these are only an E.U. legal requirement on Xenon systems fitted to NEW cars AT THE FACTORY PRODUCTION STAGE .
- HID systems fitted as aftermarket accessory DO NOT REQUIRE the car to have power wash or self levelling ; even the DOT get this wrong sometimes .... our expensive lawyers did not !
Here you can clerly see the DOT approval on our ballast.