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Originally Posted by Tatsfield
....Eventually I bit the bullet and installed after market xenon gas discharge bulbs which produced a perfect light. These bulbs meet the legal requirement for projector lamp housing.....
So my attitude is that if you consider the lighting on your car to fall below safe standards, you should fit better lighting and deal with MoT and servicing issues as and when they arise.
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Not so I'm afraid, the MOT testers manual describes how to read the markings on the front lens of the headlamp to see what type of lamp should be fitted and how to identify HID/LED over Halogen lamps. It says "Existing halogen headlamp units should not be converted to be used with HID bulbs. If such a conversion has been done, you must fail the headlamp...."
I do agree with you though that carefully installed HID upgrades with satisfactory beam pattern make for a much safer car than those with weak halogen lamps.