You still got the pod for the sykes for that? If so Pm me.

Ross

I wanted to fit HID's to my A4 but decided against it due to the new legislation.

Instead, I went for Osram night breakers which are better than standard but no where near as good as the HID's I had on the Coupe and the S3.

cheers Nigel. Tell me about it. It's been into Motormech loads of times now and its the same old problem. Various connectors have been re-assembled/cleaned. ECU reset etc. Can't imagine now how it'll pass this new MOT unless I get the ECU reset the day before and hope for the best.

Maybe common sense will prevail, in the future!

Hi all,

Just to bring this topic back up as i am considering upgrading to HID's....with all this talk of MOT's i decided to email VOSA directly to ask them about the changes to 2012 MOT's, and this was their reply:

"HiD and LED headlamp levelling and washing systems will only be tested where they are fitted. If they are found to be inoperative or otherwise obviously defective they will fail. In the case of headlamp levelling, the tester must be certain that the system is operative before failing, as on some of these systems it is not possible to readily determine that they work as intended.

The reason the test is this way is because not all HiD headlamps are legally required to be fitted with these systems. To be mandatory, the headlamp has to be over 2000 lumen. Generally, it is not possible for an MOT tester to determine whether this is the case, so the test is 'simplified' to take account of this.

DfT produce a factsheet on aftermarket HiD headlamps at http://www2.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/drs/hidheadlamps.html although this does not mention the 2000 lumen requirement.

I hope this information has assisted you with your enquiry, but if you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact us again."

Does this clear things up or have i asked the wrong questions? Apologies if i have...im not technical minded when it comes to cars!

Thanks.

Dan

Mine passed in December with HID's.

so did mine

The changes are not introduced until April 2012, so the testing parameters were different then.

what a crock..... have a new bonnet fitted last year after a blind old fool reversed into me and it now has head light wash jets in it...... and they are not plumbed in.....can somebody tell me how they are supposed to work lights off not working lights on working how they work is it when you wash the windscreen and has anybody got a European washer bottle

Wifey's V40 has wipers (not washers) on the headlights and they come on with the windscreen washers, so I assume that headlight washers should work the same?

Just returned after my coupe passed it's MOT with; HIB's, Chipped, airbag light on and blue side lights. I feel very lucky.

Fixed that for you!!

Ross

Yes but the new regs don't apply 'til April as per Pete's post ? - so i'll hold off putting HIDS on the black LE until after that I think, assuming people can still pass !

It's incredible what some people will do for a bag of Jelly beans!!

Just updating this to say my LE flew through the MoT today - no mention of HIDS (OK its pre April still!) or my cut down Number plates (12mm min border still).

Glad to see

I'm mot'in my car on sat which is the 31st to avoid the new regs.

Ross

My MOT's run out and my brake lines are in bits looks like mine might be the first to be tested under new regs next week. I'm going to give it a go with HID's in and see what happens

Just to repeat what I posted on an MOT thread a wee while back:-



You shouldn't be able to get a failure as there will be no "Reason for Refusal" text for the NT to select .

Baz

Mines having it's service & MOT 2nd weekend in April.
My dad will be doing these for me
But he's a fussy git so i better get my tyres sorted out.

Booked in for Monday, let's see (punn intended)

Mines in for an MOT today. I asked about the HID's and non-functioning headlamp levelers and was told that it will be ok this year, but next year will be a failure.

Will report back this afternoon.

Well she passed!

Well I'm quite surprised to read this.

I had a WOF (MOT) licence in New Zealand and practiced for over 10 years.

All of the items mentioned on the first link to this thread are indeed fail items since the early '00. Some like the chipped ECU and HID etc came in later. However HID kits would not pass in a reflector lamp under the old rules anyway. There is some onus on the owner/driver to ensure their car is legal. It is impractical to check for a modified ECU during an inspection. In NZ you can have almost any modification you want, only some need to be approved or certified.

Airbag and ABS warning lights are pretty standard. They are warning lights telling you there is something wrong at the end of the day. Both the lights need to operate correctly, i.e. turn on when the key is on and go out once the engine is started. Yes you can rewire these but it does not really happen.

I would have thought little old New Zealand would be rather relaxed compared to the mother country. Looks like I was wrong. However there is no emission requirements.