LED Sidelights...Will they pass an MOT?

[Supercharged Junkie 0]

Hi

 

Does anyone know if LED sidelights will pass a MOT?

Got them fitted to my C, only thing is they seem to produce a white/blueist tint...A little bit worried about the blue bit of that thou :oops:

 

All i can find out about sidelights is they must produce a white or yellow light ?

 

Do you think i`ll get away with white with a bit blue tint?

 

 

Ian

[Phil K 0]

There's one way to find out for sure :wink:

 

My headlight bulbs failed on the test before the current one for having a slight blue tint! However they passed no problems this time - I guess it all depends on who does your test at the end of the day...

 

Do what I did and just have a pair of the correct 'legal' bulbs in the glovebox and be perfectly honest with the tester... you can always do a quick swop over before the test if they're not keen!

 

Good luck anyway 8)

[lottysvdub 0]

depending on the tester and how much of a blue tint there is most decent testers would pass and advise on such a trivial item , ive been testing for 15 years and thats how i would play it , the rule is only white and orange lights at the front , if its any other colour then it fails but you say a slight tint of blue really you should ok just look at most xeon lights they have a nice blue tint admittedly there supposed to , like phil k said take a pair of clears along with you just incase you get a very stricked tester . hope this is some help :D

[flusted 0]

my bmw halos went through and they are like blue flourescent tubes

[Supercharged Junkie 0]

Just an quick update, Had the car MOT`d today and it passed with the LED sidelights in :-)

Well happy!

[dub envy 0]

Mine passed it's MOT yesterday with only one sidelight bulb working and the side repeater bulb down in the inner wing!!

 

It got an advisory for having a bonnet catch that wouldnt open, yet they didnt care that I have no rear view mirror.

 

To$$er dented my sump though as he took it off the brake test rollers. :evil:

[Guest]

I tinted a spare pair I had, but have kept the orange originals just for the MOT

[bcstudent 0]

Mine passed it's MOT yesterday with only one sidelight bulb working and the side repeater bulb down in the inner wing!!

 

It got an advisory for having a bonnet catch that wouldnt open, yet they didnt care that I have no rear view mirror.

 

To$$er dented my sump though as he took it off the brake test rollers. :evil:

:shock:

 

I'm not a big fan of the MOT, don't get me wrong, but they're really pushing their luck passing stuff like that.

[Supercharged Junkie 0]

Yeah i was a bit shocked when my passed, he said he didn`t do the emission test and said something about he didn`t put it on the rollers because my RS4 bumper was a bit low ?

[ben16v 0]

what bulb code do i need when buying a set of led side lights???

 

thanks

[Supercharged Junkie 0]

These are the one`s you want mate: Clicky