If you want to switch to LED, find something that has a small dot-shaped LED or the same size as the halogen spiral filament. It is a criminal offence to display a red light at the front of a vehicle (including a reflector) and a white light at the rear, unless reversed. These breaches are dealt with by a fixed non-endorseable penalty notice of £50. It does not matter whether the lights are mounted inside or outside the vehicle, only that the light can be seen from the outside. This can also include neon lights mounted under or to the side of a vehicle and red LED windshield washer nozzles. Green traffic lights can only be attached to doctors` vehicles. This is usually due to the manual leveling of the driver`s headlights. In most modern vehicles, a small dial can be set to increase or lower the bright image of your headlights. When vehicles above the ground adjust this setting, it can often dazzle other road users.
Angel eyes, also known as „halos“, are accessory lights that are installed or integrated into the set of headlights of a vehicle to surround low beams or high beams. They do not replace the headlight or other lights, they are simply accessory lights, for cosmetic purposes or for use as daytime running lights. My Jaguar X type uses the same headlight for the halogen configuration and the factory Zenon configuration, making it compliant with H1 and D2S standards. Double compliance indeed! In the UK, the law strictly limits the colour of headlights. Bulbs should be white or yellow. This means that bulbs that produce blue light are not approved for road traffic. Some xenon HID with color temperatures up to 6000K are considered legal on the street. OK, I understand what you`re trying to say, but what you`re describing is exactly what`s wrong with the law. They simply focus on „Is it legal?“, which is clearly not the case.
I`d rather everyone (including legislators) focus on „Why is it (it)legal?“ Because at present, there are many high-quality LED headlights that create the right light pattern, do not dazzle oncoming traffic, etc. You simply cannot get European approval because the laws have never taken LED lights into account! Having traveled a good distance on the main roads at night, I know how unpleasant and dangerous it is to get into a vehicle that approaches on the high beams (you literally can not see where you are going) of vehicles driven by negligent people, of which there is unfortunately no shortage, I dip my headlights for all road users, driving, horseback riding or walking and everyone should do the same. As you may have guessed, these types of headlights are extremely expensive. If for some reason you have a mistake or a breakup, your bank balance could get into trouble! The halogen headlights of my 52-year-old MG were upgraded to LED in April 2017 by a very reputable classic car restorer. Since then, I have driven thousands of miles at night and there has been no problem dazzling other road users, but my vision has been greatly improved. I mounted LED lamps around my Freelander 2003. Headlights, turn signals, side lights, fog, reverse all now LED. Passed the TÜV no problem at all. LED lights work better than standard lights. New cars have them, so why isn`t it okay to adapt to older cars. It`s security, after all. Illuminate the street better.
It is a business fact that technology tends to evolve faster than regulation can catch up. When it comes to car accessories, this is certainly the case. A number of innovative products and components developed by automakers and aftermarket specialists are not available in the U.S. due to slow regulatory changes. In addition, it is not legal to use certain aftermarket accessories when driving on public roads. Benjamin is right. Using LED lamps in the reflector housing is not only illegal, but downright dangerous and makes your insurance invalid. Projectors designed for HID lamps should really be legal for LEDs, but the law is outdated. Let`s start with the short answer: technically, LED upgrade lights are not approved for road traffic. Excellent article! I, too, am fascinated by this subject, I installed LED upgrades in my 2006 Volvo S40, which comes standard with projector headlights with halogen lamps. I also installed LEDs in the front parking lights and fog lights. I feel like I shouldn`t have any problems with the TÜV as long as the radiation image through the projectors is correct? But I`m not sure, they look great with uniform and precise patterns on a flat floor on a wall.
Retrofit occurs when you replace a standard lamp with an LED version. At the moment, it is completely legal for you to replace an internal bulb with an LED lamp. However, there is no legislation that covers the modernization of outward-facing light sources, and therefore OUTDOOR LED lamps are not approved for road traffic. Hi, I bought new headlights that still use my halogen headlights, but there is an LED projector beam or something outside, could it be a TÜV error? They`re pretty much the same flagship as the new Minis.