Hi guys so took my 2007 2.2 civic for mot and it’s failed due to the light beam not having the correct pattern , the tester says that the bulbs are not correct as they need are HID and they need to be standard but I have tried to explain that the car Came factory fitted with them but he has said he will not pass the car with them in ? Is he correct or not ? Any ideas how I can sort out the image issue ? Thanks
Hi it’s the EX CDTI ? As far as I can see they come as standard ? And i don’t think there in bad condition but will give them a polish , is there anyway of checking the pattern without going back to test station ? Thanks for your reply
Any chance of a close up picture of one of the headlights and front end?
If it is an EX it should have factory HID's and washers, it is not uncommon that it could of been previously repaired with parts from a lower spec model.
They should work when the headlights are on and you wash the windscreen, if they don't then that's something else you'll have to fix as that will be another MOT fail.
I’ll check that tomorrow ! Thanks a lot for your help , think I will polish them up and try again and if not I will
Go to Honda to get proof that they are factory fitted
the law did change last year
but that is only for aftermarket hid's
factory fit are still legal and the guy in the garage needs to understend that
I had argument about it with a local garage as he kept saying my car was gonna fail and he was looking forward to failing all cars that went in as he hated hid lights
needless to say once he re read the new updates he had to admit he was wrong
but my car never went there for mot anyway
I argued with him about the bulbs as he tried telling me that he will never pass it due to the bulbs ? But I’ll polish the lens and check the bulbs are in correct and go back and see what they say and if I get no joy I’ll try another garage
might be worth checking whether the burners (bulbs) have ever been replaced and, if so that they are properly inserted and the securing screws tightened up. either could mean a misalignment that would be affecting the beam pattern.
Having said that the OE HID's in the civic don't have a particularly defined pattern anyway (and aren't actually that good) as they are reflector housings and not the more normal projector units that most HID lights have (that latter point might be why your MOT tester is suggesting they are a failure if he's not familiar with Civics).
They said they don’t deal with HID so I don’t think they know tbh and yeah I replaced the bulbs last year ? Was a horrible job to get in so maybe there not in 100% ? Is there an easy wat to get in to them ? Thavks again
On the cheap hid bulbs the lens pattern markers burn off, its like a black finish on the glass hid lamp, my guess this has burned off causing the mot failure. Just buy a new set of cheap lamps or better quality lamps
Had them out and pattern markers seem fine refitted them and polished the outside ? Gonna take it back see what they say and if not I’ll take to Honda and see wat they say ? Can’t see anything wrong with it or different to last year ? Thanks for your help
Report the guy to the testing garage. He obviously has a personal issue with HID and that needs to addressed by the testing station. Threaten to report them to VOSA if they don't take some action to correct his behaviour.
Also, I'd ask for a refund of any re-test charge and for petrol / diesel in having to re-turn. You probably won't get the petrol, but it doesn't hurt to ask. Also, the more hassle you cause, the more likely they are to have a word with the bad tester.
im sure it was just a idiot who didn't understand they were factory fit and fully legal
but the beam pattern thing could have been discoloured lens
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