What Is The Laws On Headlight And There Bulbs

[Shizzle]

I currently have HID'S fitted soon to be removed what are the laws on headlight i got told HID'S are illigal yet my 2 mot guys told me its a pass for an mot diy fit hids.

Then i was looking on eBay for bulbs and found yellow ones in the listing it says they are road legal and there low beam bulbs i have seen people with these they don't blind and give a old school look.

Has any one encountered any problems with bulb not being legal ect ect.

[Diamond Hell]

my 2 mot guys told me its a pass for an mot diy fit hids.

You should check if they are capable of consistently and competently identifying their own arses and elbows.

Here is Govt guidelines:

http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120606172804/http://assets.dft.gov.uk/publications/dft-information-sheets/aftermarket-hid-headlamps.pdf

Here is a useful bit of information about HIDs in response to a FOI request:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/205920/13_013.pdf

Just put good quality standard bulbs in, with a relay controlled feed - you will be legal. 

[Shizzle]

Relay controlled feed???
Thanks for all the info .

[Diamond Hell]

Yes, the original feed to the dip and full beam becomes the switch feed on the relay and you feed directly from a good feed to the actual relay power.

I'm guessing you don't have access to Google to get the above information?

[Shizzle]

I haven't had a chance to look yet Google doesn't always win over general knowledge sometimes.

[Bellend]

Thing is, HIDs aren't directly illegal.

They're just c*ntish in standard lights, MK4's especially.

[Shizzle]

that's why i want the yellow bulbs they look different and after research legal and will pass an mot as long a direction is correct and colour is the same both sides same as any light.

Want to remove HID ASAP don't have any standard bulbs atm.

[hobbiniho]

if your buying yellow bulbs off ebay dont buy the 100w ones they melt headlights 

[Shizzle]

I will look around lol that's not good.
Is that because of the poor headlight wiring or the dodgy bulbs.

[Screech16v]

That is/was perfectly good wiring, that's not designed to carry the extra load of 100w bulbs and I doubt they would have been any brighter, 55w is the max you should use.