UK owners be aware of LED lights

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steviem
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UK owners be aware of LED lights

Post by steviem » Sat Mar 13, 2021 3:03 am

An update to the MOT inspection manual now means classic car owners who have had LED bulbs fitted to their vehicles will fail their test. The new clarification will apply to modern classic vehicles and those who still opt to get their car checked despite already being exempt as a historic vehicle.



The MOT inspection manual states halogen units "should not be converted" to use HID or LED bulbs.

LED lights cannot be fitted anywhere else on your historic vehicle unless the bulbs meet ECE standard 128 and ECE standard 148.

However, few bulbs available on the market meet this standard making them illegal on UK vehicles.

The manual said: "Existing halogen headlamp units should not be converted to be used with high-intensity discharge (HID) or light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs.


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Re: UK owners be aware of LED lights

Post by Paul Galpin » Sun Apr 10, 2022 5:47 am

But the original Headlights were not Halogen or HID, so that does not apply!
They were sealed Tungsten filament lights.

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