Self levelling Xenon lights DIS warning

[HPsauce]

Originally Posted by Night Train

HP's must be really really late 98 (mine's August)

October 98, one of the very last PF's I believe.
But I have seen the levelling sensors myself and had a garage techie tell me what they are.

[Adrian E]

The changing requirements for MOT result from changes to minimum standards for EU Directives regarding roadworthiness inspection

The requirement for factory fit systems is that if fitted with self levelling and washers at manufacture they should function and not produce a fault code.

Where it's less clear is whether just having HID bulbs fitted in filament compatible headlights will mean an automatic fail without levelling/wash or not, if the beam pattern isn't too horrific (most are)

The AA cover it in simple form:
http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice...nges-2012.html

C&U regs haven't been updated in over 20 years, bar a few minor amendments, and for construction purposes are now entirely redundant as any ECWVTA approved vehicle must be accepted for use in the UK under the Vienna Convention in any case. For use, they're the lowest standard a vehicle that can be used on UK roads must meet. Obviously there is then an enforcement issue and for the most part we've not had substantial change to the annual test since the introduction of emissions testing until this year. Generally you were OK to do what you like unless the catch-all section of C&U about causing danger to other road users could be applied - it was a pretty wide definition!

[Dezzy]

Originally Posted by Adrian E

The AA cover it in simple form:
http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice...nges-2012.html

Is that for all vehicles or just after a certain date? My Land8 will struggle with some of those and to be fair would have from new, like:

Visible wiring that is insecure, inadequately supported or likely to cause a short will also result in a failure as will wires bared by damaged insulation.

Seats
It must be possible to secure the driver's seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism in two or three different positions. On electric seats the motors must move the seat fore and aft.

Doors must be easy to open and close – hinges, catches and pillars will be inspected.

[Adrian E]

I think there's an element of common sense supposed to be applied for vehicles built in a different era - this is about stuff that shouldn't go unfixed rather than things that left the factory in a 1970s British leyland style of build quality lol

[Nollywood]

My pre-facelift S8 (March '98) had HID (dipped only) and self-levelling. My father-in-law's '97 BMW 530i (E39) has HID (dipped only) and definitely has self-levelling too.

[Dezzy]

Originally Posted by Adrian E

I think there's an element of common sense supposed to be applied for vehicles built in a different era - this is about stuff that shouldn't go unfixed rather than things that left the factory in a 1970s British leyland style of build quality lol

1965 Adrian and i'm sure BL never had the "that'll do" attitude

You're right about the common sense thing too or discretion of the tester the but that works both ways especially if the tester is an idiot. I have had the Landy fail on middle seat belt missing and passenger door not opening
The fix was to pick up the middle seat cushion to find belt that was there all the time and to unlock the passenger door because a 45 year old Land Rover doesn't have central locking
Then wanted me to pay for a retest. I told him that wouldn't be happening but all this done was seemingly put an extra couple of inches on the end of his penis as he said (after breathing in and pushing his chest out) "Well you won't be leaving here with an MOT then mate"
Needless to say i don't use them anymore, and have found someone that does have common sense.

So when you're dealing with a retarded monkey these common sense things go right out the window.

[Adrian E]

Know where you're coming from - I had a Mk2 Cortina fail an MOT for having 'a worn steering rack' - to which I asked him to point out where there might be a steering rack fitted.......for those that don't know, they had a steering box which had about 3" of play in it at the steering wheel when it left the factory!