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<blockquote data-quote="vwvanmanjs" data-source="post: 534280" data-attributes="member: 22120"><p>Thanks rlepecha</p><p></p><p>You're right, they do have to be fitted to new cars with HID lights. They don't have to be added when doing a retro-fit. DoT actually issued a fact sheet on this a while ago. What they really hate (and state as being illegal) is HID bulbs fitted into reflectors designed for Halogen bulbs, this is because the beam is fragmented and dazzles other drivers. In the same fact sheet they say that if HID lights are retro-fitted then a reflector designed for HID bulbs must be used. My lights use a reflector specifically designed for HID bulbs.</p><p></p><p>The other thing to think about is the MOT. The current MOT manual says that if a car has HID lights and it has headlight washers and a self levelling system then both must work. It's not mandatory to have them.</p><p></p><p>It is really important to keep the lenses clean or you will dazzle other drivers as the dirt can cause the beam to scatter.</p><p></p><p>If these are properly adjusted, as there is almost no light above the dip-beam cut off, the chance of dazzling other people is actually less. You do have to careful using them to flash people when saying 'thank you' though, as it can blind them <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Jem</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vwvanmanjs, post: 534280, member: 22120"] Thanks rlepecha You're right, they do have to be fitted to new cars with HID lights. They don't have to be added when doing a retro-fit. DoT actually issued a fact sheet on this a while ago. What they really hate (and state as being illegal) is HID bulbs fitted into reflectors designed for Halogen bulbs, this is because the beam is fragmented and dazzles other drivers. In the same fact sheet they say that if HID lights are retro-fitted then a reflector designed for HID bulbs must be used. My lights use a reflector specifically designed for HID bulbs. The other thing to think about is the MOT. The current MOT manual says that if a car has HID lights and it has headlight washers and a self levelling system then both must work. It's not mandatory to have them. It is really important to keep the lenses clean or you will dazzle other drivers as the dirt can cause the beam to scatter. If these are properly adjusted, as there is almost no light above the dip-beam cut off, the chance of dazzling other people is actually less. You do have to careful using them to flash people when saying 'thank you' though, as it can blind them ;) Jem [/QUOTE]
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