[Fn2newbie]

Interesting little article in this months LRO magazine, glad I removed the aftermarket HID kit now 👍🏻

 

[Wilmo]

It's what we've been saying on here for some time.
Just put these in and you'll get just as much light Osram Headlight Bulbs For Cars, Motorbikes and Vans

 

[Das]

That is a shame because cars with elliptical headlight lens are perfectly suitable for HID's and work the same as a factory HID headlight does. I wont give up my LED headlights, they are fantastic. Well its only a ten minute job to swap them out before a test anyway. Im surprised there are not actually better standards for halogen headlights tbh. The Vectra C Both pre and facelift versions were really bad, unsafe bad tbh. the Gen8 a bit better but not a lot. Yet the Peugeot Partner Mini Bus we have at work has great Halogens headlights.

 

[Kremmen]

They should put more checks into the MOT like darkened front windows, illegal number plates and overly noisy exhausts. All of which can be frequently seen and heard near me.

 

[Das]

They should put more checks into the MOT like darkened front windows

Certainly agree with this, the amount of cars going around with Limo black front windows is a joke.

 

[MrHicks]

Good on em IMHO - would be nice if the police pulled the dazzlers a little more often, and insisted they make their cars roadworthy - with a new test.

It should be a points offence to deliberately swap parts to non compliant items after an MOT - could come under current roadworthiness legislation ( the MOT is point in time check and all owners are legally required to ensure their vehicles are up to standard at ALL times)

 

[andyk134]

They should put more checks into the MOT like darkened front windows, illegal number plates and overly noisy exhausts. All of which can be frequently seen and heard near me.

And there are some cars that clearly didn’t pass their MOT but have a friendly tester to get though, smoky exhausts, wheels outside the arches, so low they can’t get over speed humps and de cats etc. And those who change back and forth at MOT time should be ashamed, if you don’t respect the law, why should others respect it towards you. Once we are all electric things will change for the better anyway and even more so when they drive themselves. We need to get the dangerous and the stupid off our roads.

 

[scaramanga]

number plates and after market hid's are allready a fail
nothing new there but led "lamps" well think thats a bit too far but some are bad as they dont have a beam just a bright light that leaves it to the cars headlight to fillter the beam

 

[Wilmo]

at least putting LED bulbs anywhere else is still "permitted"

 

[Das]

And those who change back and forth at MOT time should be ashamed

Nope.

at least putting LED bulbs anywhere else is still "permitted"

Well actually unless the bulbs are E marked they are illegal and should fail an MOT too. Reality, no MOT tester will spend the time removing bulbs to check.

 

[Wilmo]

Ah but does CE marking apply now we are "an independent third nation"?

 

[Das]

Ah but does CE marking apply now we are "an independent third nation"?

IIRC we adopted all the rules when we became free.

 

[Wilmo]

rules are there to be bent, ask Dominic Cummings & that MP of yours who got caught.

 

[Robbie]

IIRC we adopted all the rules when we became free.

Indeed. We have UKCA marking to replace CE marking where UK and EU diverge in requirements.