Landy Headlight conversion .?

[Mozza]

HID kits arent legal tho chaps, Just thought id tell you, Not that that ever stopped me putting them on a car i had a couple of years ago, There are amazingly bright and look cool as .... but any by the book MOT garage would fail them, Luckily i knew mine very well

[tommer9]

The standard halogen conversion is a straight swap on a defender, and takes no time at all for a big difference. Well worth doing mate.

[niftysteve]

HID kits arent legal tho chaps, Just thought id tell you, Not that that ever stopped me putting them on a car i had a couple of years ago, There are amazingly bright and look cool as .... but any by the book MOT garage would fail them, Luckily i knew mine very well

 

fitted them in a mates morris minor and it went straight through the MOT

[Mozza]

fitted them in a mates morris minor and it went straight through the MOT

 

I know a few people that have used them and a few that have passed mot's but, by the letter of the law there not legal, like i say tho, it never stopped me and i think the mot place would have to be really anal to fail.

[Ian Leach]

I converted mine before the mot and it was fine just needed to be adjusted, think i got them for £20 from some landrover place.

[White Noise]

Cheers for all advice .

 

Tommer & Mr Leach Thanks will get new lights this week . Glad its like for like .

[Treewolf]

I converted my '54 Series 1 to halogen years ago - well worth doing. Quick, cheap, and much better light. For some reason I usd "Z" beam Cibie conversions not the more usual "H" beam, if I was doing it again I would use "H" beam.

 

As already posted HID conversions are generally not legal unless several conditions are met. The main conditions are that the whole light unit must be changed so the reflector and lense are right for the light source, the dip beam (arc) must stay on when the main beam comes on (so wiring changed are needed) and there must be some form of self-levelling mechanism either on the lights or suspension (this must be automatic, not a manual knob on the dash). In effect the vehcile after conversion must be the same as it would be if these lights had been fitted from new. This means that it is probably not legal to fit them to the majority of arb vehicles.

 

Link to DfT factsheet here:-

 

Aftermarket HID (Xenon) headlamps

[Tom D]

Get the conversion and then go to halfords and get the "extreme brilliance" bulbs, 2 for 1 at the moment and well worth the extra cash. They claim to be 90% brighter which I thought was probably bollocks but they really are miles better.

[White Noise]

Thanks for all the help guys . Just fitted the halogen lights loads brighter . After the next MOT I might fit those look at those naughty ones

[Ian Leach]

Got my bulbs from halford they are very bright think mine are tinted blue:001_smile: