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By civictyper45
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Type R Fan wrote:
Stevo M81 wrote:
Type R Fan wrote:thanks...won't be doing this then! [smilie=karls_thumb.gif]
I bought some philips crystal vision and they give of a nice crisp white light, compared to the yellow OEM look. Now there not going to be as bright as HiD bulbs, but they will pass the MOT. I will take a pic of them later and post up a pic.
Yes Please Stevo.

The way I read the AA Link is that it says manufacturers "must" fit cleaning and self levelling systems...implying that these things are necessary for HIDs. I am sure some people are getting through the test without these devices fitted but I also bet that there are plenty that are being failed.

Think I will stick with changing the bulbs for now.
exactly mate just because some cars pass it doesn't make them legal as people are trying to pick at the rules to justify having ebay hids fitted to there car bottom line that i have read on many occasions is
1:self cleaning
2:self leveling
3:not in the oem housing....

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