tony tt Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Just been stopped by the traffic police i wasnt doing anything wrong they stopped me firstly to tell me it was a lovely car . After they had a good nosey around the car one of them asked me to pop the bonnet and he then told me my HID kit was illegal as of Jan 1st apparently all HID kits wont pass an MOT! Is this right? I know this has been covered before and my car passed an mot no problem last October. He then said if the car isnt fitted with self leveling suspension or the headlight adjustment switch on the dash then it's not legal. They never fined me as he was actually quite good about it he just said for my information that i could get fined with them in future. Anyones MOT due soon thats got HID's? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Thats awesome dude. He prob used the HID to have a nosey at your motor. Ive seen various people adding washer jets and other bits to make HID's legal. Mine popped and I have re-newed the warrenty as I can't be asked with the hassle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony tt Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 Thats awesome dude. He prob used the HID to have a nosey at your motor. Ive seen various people adding washer jets and other bits to make HID's legal. Mine popped and I have re-newed the warrenty as I can't be asked with the hassle. Probably haha! If mine let go ill go with just go with normal bulbs or so it's not worth gettin stopped over and i'm not payin the £30 all the time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbuddy Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 HID's are so awesome though ... the other bulbs suck horse muck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbm Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 HID's are so awesome though ... the other bulbs suck horse sh1t Easy Tiger (see what I did there) You've managed to blend sweary stuff and text speak into one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbuddy Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Easy Tiger (see what I did there) You've managed to blend sweary stuff and text speak into one. ahh sorry. My bad about the video aswell, remove it if you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbm Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 ahh sorry. My bad about the video aswell, remove it if you like. No problem Oh and I've just moved your Tiger V Cow destruction video into NWS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobUK Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 I passed my mot only 2 months ago and I have hids... Without switch on dash etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmaw Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 HIDs are only awesome if you're the one using them For every other road user they suck dogs eggs Sorry, is that swearing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbm Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 HIDs are only awesome if you're the one using them For every other road user they suck dogs eggs Sorry, is that swearing? Get well soon Gerald Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra joe Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Is there a way around it ? Did any supra come with headlight adjustment ? And what's with fitting washer jets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbm Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 I think as with the cat/decat situation, a friendly MOT place may assist. I'll probably revert back to normal bulbs if it becomes impossible to get HIDs through without installing some Wallace & Gromit self levelling contraption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st3ven1 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Is there a way around it ? Did any supra come with headlight adjustment ? And what's with fitting washer jets. UK specs had both headlight adjustment and washer jets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbryant_knight Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 I thought HIDs were fine and legal if they are used on projector lenses like ours and my zed. They are illegal if used on say a corsa with an open beam arrangement. Peter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mplavery Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 I thought HIDs were fine and legal if they are used on projector lenses like ours and my zed. They are illegal if used on say a corsa with an open beam arrangement. Peter. I think that's the issue, cars without the projector lens don't really have much beam pattern and are just a blur for oncoming drivers.... In fact I got blinded today from a idoit Polo driver with aftermarket HID's as the beam pattern was just everywhere , he might of well drove with his hi beam on So there probably going to ban ALL Aftermarket HID's from that I have spoke to a few MOT testers at work and that not aware of any such rule so if you have a good beam pattern I'm sure it will go through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boge Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Does this mean all the jap imports are now illegal as they dont come with headlight adjustment?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony tt Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 I did mention projector lenses and he still said it would fail. Ill wait and see if i get stopped again. cheers for the replys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony tt Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 Does this mean all the jap imports are now illegal as they dont come with headlight adjustment?? Only if its fitted with HID's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike33 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 I had a mot last month and I have HIDs fitted and it passed no problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
listy Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 i asked this very same question a couple of months ago. IIRC HID's are fine so long as the self levelling and headlight washers fitted as standard are in working condition. If the self levelling and headlight washers do not work, then it is a fail. Now the good bit......If the car is NOT fitted with self levelling and headlight washers, then the HID's can NOT fail MOT, as what is not there can't work. Make sense? So.....if you have a UK Spec, with washers and self levelling, it HAS to be in working order for the HID's to be an MOT pass. If you have an IMPORT, which hasn't got self levelling or washers, HID's are still fine Hope this helps. I'll try and find the previous thread for a clearer answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
listy Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Originally posted by AndrewOW in another thread HERE I think I can clear this up now. I've just spoken to my local MOT garage, and I read the rules for myself. They state that if the car already has self-levelling and/or headlamp washers, then they must work (if you have HIDs). Ancient cars like ours that don't have self-levelling and/or headlamp washers (UK Supras with headlamp washers will have to make sure they work though) aren't included. In summary, if you have a newer car with self-levelling and/or headlamp washers, then convert it to HIDs, the original factory fitted equipment must work, otherwise it's a failure. I'll be making sure I take my car to this garage for the MOT anyway! So, just to be clear......if we have HID's on a JSpec its NOT an MOT fail, as it doesnt have self levelling or headlamp washars as standard? Correctamundo. I have a JSpec, and have also had my existing HIDs adjusted by the very same garage. The MOT tester I asked did the adjustment for me. UK Supras with HIDs have to make sure their headlamp washers work, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra Gaz Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 This is exactly what i used to do when i was in traffic, provided i had a decent reason to stop them (speeding a bit etc), check out the car, have a nice chat with a fellow petrolhead and carry on with your day. Good times. Shame it all changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross C Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 i asked this very same question a couple of months ago. IIRC HID's are fine so long as the self levelling and headlight washers fitted as standard are in working condition. If the self levelling and headlight washers do not work, then it is a fail. Now the good bit......If the car is NOT fitted with self levelling and headlight washers, then the HID's can NOT fail MOT, as what is not there can't work. Make sense? So.....if you have a UK Spec, with washers and self levelling, it HAS to be in working order for the HID's to be an MOT pass. If you have an IMPORT, which hasn't got self levelling or washers, HID's are still fine Hope this helps. I'll try and find the previous thread for a clearer answer This is exactly what my MOT tester told me when I enquired about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony tt Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 It seems a grey area to be honest as the law has different views and are in the thinking that they are illegal and will be handing out fines. I might get an mot done shortly so its passed after this new law came in Jan 1st. If its passed an mot by law its legal. As long as the headlights are at the proper level on the mot test there shouldnt be an issue. It's hard not to get a fine though if they want to issue a ticket they will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross C Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 It seems a grey area to be honest as the law has different views and are in the thinking that they are illegal and will be handing out fines. I might get an mot done shortly so its passed after this new law came in Jan 1st. If its passed an mot by law its legal. As long as the headlights are at the proper level on the mot test there shouldnt be an issue. It's hard not to get a fine though if they want to issue a ticket they will. Thats a good idea tbh Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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