Right have a few questions regarding MOT's:

1 - If i have baby blue led sidelights will this fail the mot?

2 - if one side of the bulbs line of sight is higher than the others will this fail?

Ive looked around and seen that these will so looks like i will have to change my HOD's with my existing ones aswell as the sidelights.

But want an MOT testers thoughts (STash)

Thanks

Evening mate.

1. How blue are they mate? If they obviousley emit blue light, it's a fail. If it's more a white light with a tint of blue, it's testers discretion. If I were you, I'd put ordinary bulbs in for the test and then swap them back afterwards.

2. It doesn't matter if one is higher than the other mate. So long as the beam line is within the legal requirements on both sides, it will pass. If they are not within the requirements, the tester will (Normally) adjust them for you.

They arent extremely blue, more of a baby blue but you can see white in them, ill take a picture and then post it up to show you.

The old man said he would adjust if one is higher so hopefully wont have to grab original bulbs from looey, but we shall see when it starts to get dark.

Give me a few minutes and i shall take a picture and upload it.

if the packet for the lights says there legal then thats okay (y)

Heres a pic of the sidelights, emits a baby blue light, but will prob fail.

If i havent or lost my original sidelights where can i get a set of 501s from?

The packet says legal but knowing s**t fit they will fail me just to rake in money. But i want to be on the safe side anyway.

If they are E3 marked your ok, if not a potential fail

The sidelights are these:

http://www.alltronix.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=38

Prob a fail!

So need to know a place i can get some original 501s from tomorrow intime for my MOT tuesday.

halfrauds?

Wilkinsons do a cheap set just for the mot anyway and 501s and only £1.38 so bargain

I had led sidelights in my old standard headlights that were the same colour as these and it went through no problem

Im going to s**t fit so probably will fail just so they can make money!

I want to leave them there but ill buy a standard pair just incase.

Surely if it does fail don't they just put the bulbs in and pass it? My old cars side repeater bulb literally failed just before it had the mot and they only charged me 48p for a new bulb and passed it. And if they don't I'm pretty sure they give you a certain amount of time to get it fixed and then do a retest for free? That's what they do at my local garage

Yeh a local garage might do but this is s**t fit and they will prob charge an arm and a leg anyway.

Best bet is get a set of sidelights from halfrauds or willkos then fit them. I dont want any excuse from the garage to fail my car

Oh fair enough! Why are you taking it to them? They're rip off merchants!

Only place i could book an mot for, as i needed one before 31st so im a few days late, tried ringing my local garage but im guessing they were closed over the xmas holidays, also tried another place but no joy also so then looked online and kwik-fit had bookings so i booked one and at £35 not bad.......until they fail my car then ends up being £350 i have to spend hahaha

Then ill tell them to shove it then get one at my local garage who wont rip me off.

them bulb should pass nath.

Ive brought some standard ones anyway just to be on the safe side.

They would pass mate. If they failed them, you could appeal and they'd be in serious trouble.

Don't worry about your headlights. Should they need adjusting, they should do this for free mate.

Car passed with no advisories.

Happy days

I told you it would man!

Great news.