MK5 Golf GTI

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Title: xenon
Post by: dave mc on October 01, 2014, 01:41:01 pm
Thinking of putting oem xenon on my gti do i need headlight washers and levelling system to pass the mot? I live in northern ireland.
Title: Re: xenon
Post by: xjay1337 on October 01, 2014, 01:41:29 pm
No.
Title: Re: xenon
Post by: K9 on October 01, 2014, 04:27:35 pm
here in finland we need to pass with retrofitted xenons, but if you pay enough at the MOT you pass it without
Title: Re: xenon
Post by: Shoduchi on October 01, 2014, 04:44:51 pm
here in finland we need to pass with retrofitted xenons, but if you pay enough at the MOT you pass it without
Here in Portugal is the same in some MOT. :signLOL:

But any police officer can fine you for having xenons without washers and send the car to a special and more complete MOT. The auto-levers aren't so easy to detect just by looking at a passing by vehicle.
Title: Re: xenon
Post by: xjay1337 on October 01, 2014, 04:48:06 pm
Here in the UK (where the OP is) such systems must work if they are fitted.
If they are not fitted then there's nothing to test.
No-one has been failed for anything other than having an incorrect beam pattern.... (to my knowledge of course)  :happy2:
Title: Re: xenon
Post by: Rossimac on October 01, 2014, 06:10:35 pm
Are mainland GB MOT rules the same as ours over here in NI?

Also, what's your plan for getting Xenons? Are you thinking OEM or projectors with a HID kit?
Title: Re: xenon
Post by: coolhandluke on October 01, 2014, 09:32:50 pm
Thinking of putting oem xenon on my gti do i need headlight washers and levelling system to pass the mot? I live in northern ireland.
Im over here myself,there was a set for sale on here few days ago,go Back a few days and you will see them £400 i think.
would Love a set myself,let me Know how you get on.
Title: Re: xenon
Post by: dave mc on October 01, 2014, 10:54:16 pm
Are mainland GB MOT rules the same as ours over here in NI?

Also, what's your plan for getting Xenons? Are you thinking OEM or projectors with a HID kit?
getting oem ones if I can.
Title: Re: xenon
Post by: Rossimac on October 01, 2014, 11:12:34 pm
Thinking of putting oem xenon on my gti do i need headlight washers and levelling system to pass the mot? I live in northern ireland.
Im over here myself,there was a set for sale on here few days ago,go Back a few days and you will see them £400 i think.
would Love a set myself,let me Know how you get on.

There is a set for £500 at the minute with no work required and a set with one of the headlamps cut in 2 (to repaint the inners to black) going for £350.