Driving in France with an HID Conversion kit
Discussion
I am by no means an expert on the subject but I can share my understanding of the rules .If the car is UK registered then UK rules apply . You should use beam deflectors on headlights for a start .
Hid is only legal with the correct projector lenses , meaning standard halogen lenses cannot legally be converted and in any case all the info I have read on the subject suggests the beam pattern is a mess and will glare in the eyes of other road users .
All HID headlights should have a leveling device . Some vehicles have auto leveling otherwise the manual turn wheel on the dashboard which adjusts vertical aim will be legal .
As from January 2012 the MOT test will require all vehicles fitted with HID headlamps to have headlamp washers functioning ( a real desperate measure could be a sqeezy bottle attached to a hose ).
Here are a couple of links with info .
http://www2.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/drs/hidheadl...
http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_170.htm
Hid is only legal with the correct projector lenses , meaning standard halogen lenses cannot legally be converted and in any case all the info I have read on the subject suggests the beam pattern is a mess and will glare in the eyes of other road users .
All HID headlights should have a leveling device . Some vehicles have auto leveling otherwise the manual turn wheel on the dashboard which adjusts vertical aim will be legal .
As from January 2012 the MOT test will require all vehicles fitted with HID headlamps to have headlamp washers functioning ( a real desperate measure could be a sqeezy bottle attached to a hose ).
Here are a couple of links with info .
http://www2.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/drs/hidheadl...
http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_170.htm
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