Hi Mathew. I have been down the same path as you but considering a change on my Lotus elan I drew the same conclusion as you and have fitted new led headlamp units The car has now been through 3 mot tests without comment. The units I used are sold by pnmparts.co.uk. The improvement is excellent. I have done considerable research and for once agree with the mot guidence. Fitting hid or led bulbs in old headlight units results inmuch light scatter. However I have found hid bulbs fitted to older projector lens units work very well I have fitted hid bulbs in a Alfa spider which has also passed several mots without question
On Sat, 22 Jul 2023, 17:51 mgaskin via Quantum Owners Group, < quantumowners@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > > > I’ve been doing some reading on the rules about headlights as for a long > time I’ve wanted to improve my 2+2’s headlights, which seem particularly > underwhelming after using my modern car. > > There’s a lot of conflicting guidance online, which seems to stem from > some changes to the MOT rules. So I started there, with the relevant part > seeming to be section 4.1.4: > https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-private-passenger-and-light-commercial-vehicles/ > > > > If I’ve understood it correctly, replacing your halogen bulbs with HID or > LED equivalents is forbidden for any car used after 1st April 1986, and > will lead to an automatic failure (‘light source and lamp not > compatible’). But the part that’s of interest to me, the amended rule, > seems to state that there is NOT an automatic failure if you have replaced > the **entire** headlamp unit with an LED or HID alternative. I’m > presuming that they would need to be CE/UK CA marked, or given an E number > but, again, that aspect seems to generate conflicting answers – and > imported Japan-only or USA-only models seem to be able to pass MOTs just > fine without those markings from what I’ve read. > > > > There seem to be loads of possible replacement headlight units out there > so I was wondering firstly if I’ve understood all of this correctly (anyone > know a tame MOT tester?) and secondly if any of you have replaced your Q’s > entire original halogen units with an LED or HID alternative. I’d be > fascinated to hear what you picked and how it played out. > > > > Hope you’re all having a great weekend. > > > > Matthew > > Q2-275 > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Quantum Owners Group" group. > To post to this group, send email to quantumowners@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > quantumowners-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en > > IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As > Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum > Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or > in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any > person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or > alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained > within this or related message(s). > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Quantum Owners Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to quantumowners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/quantumowners/009001d9bcbc%24ccf14de0%2466d3e9a0%24%40yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/quantumowners/009001d9bcbc%24ccf14de0%2466d3e9a0%24%40yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to quantumowners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to quantumowners-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related message(s). --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to quantumowners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/quantumowners/CAO7jnvsk128gXN%3DCTvg8V%3DSm764WJbxjbgAJGBt7%3DyQDsfv3yA%40mail.gmail.com.