Has anyone else heard about this? Anyone know if there is any truth to it?

http://wrecks2riches.co.uk/2010/10/2011-changes-to-mot/

It talks about aftermarket HIDs being specifically examined for (and failed), as well as chipped ECUs (how will they establish that?)

Air bag light, was that aimed only for the coupè...

even if it is, and i would imagine so, easy to see if a car has been chipped, why would that be a mot fail?

I reckon it might be rubbish. The airbag light has always been a fail and HID's are already a fail.

Airbag is not a fail. Hids is a grey area and will fail if no auto adjuster IIRC.

I passed my mot with the airbag light on

(Oh its not a fail if its on, there's me thinking I found a mot guy who's slighty blind)

Airbag warning is now going to be a MOT failure.

i'm doomed ... although as this safety 'feature' isn't on all cars, I don't see how a car can fail a MOT just because it isn't working. How would they know if you just took the warning bulb out.

nah dont worry duncan, just get yourself some black insulation tape and...

This seriously annoys me

Guess we will see in Dec 2011 exactly what happens.

Damn italian electrics

I call BS

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=926254&d=11267.72427&nmt=

So what's the point in having an option to turn your airbag off then? Seeing as some coupe models have a key in the glove box to turn the passenger side off.

I hope this is BS!

I have hids in mine,thinking i should change back for the mot. Shame as they work great in the coupe. Has anyone passed an mot with hids recently,or been stopped?

No-ones failed an MOT with HIDs are far as I know

*waits to be proved wrong*!

I've had my coop MOT'd with HIDS in, no problem, even though it is technically illegal (I think?!) due to no washers/adjustment or something nanny-state gibberish.

What's worse is the retro fitted HIDs done in reflector headlights, they do dazzle. The coop has projector style so not a issue.

mine passed with Ebay "specials" that I had disconnected the height adjuster for.

I've since fitted better ones (the old ones died) and have reconnected the height adjuster with no issues so far.

Surely if the headlights are adjusted properly so as to stop dazzling other drivers there is no issue?
Or is that common sense failing in the eye of the beaurocrat? (sp?)

Paul

Looks like a load of old b*ll**ks to me. MOT fail for chipping the ECU. Is it April fool's yet?

Looks like any modded Coupe will have to be reverted to standard at MOT time... keep the original bits safe !

Never heard any of those changes mentioned but I've got a seminar coming up in February so I'll see what VOSA brings up then.

The only things I have read is that the battery is coming into the test and they're looking at reading the ECU's for emission data (which won't affect us due to our cars being too old ) .

Baz

so if they do bring in this rule about reading the ecu, would thid mean chiping/live map a newer car illegal?

Asked my old man who is a qualified MOT Tester and he hasnt heard anything about this either....

Unless it comes from VOSA its just BS IMO

I do hope it is BS ... since, by definition, the ECU in my Westie is chipped


That Pistonheads thread makes interesting reading though. It does look like there might be something on their radar (in terms of trying to align European rules)

Headlamp bulb and unit incompatibility would scupper hids for coupes, nobody's going to get a headlamp certified for a 15 yr old car

I only got hids the other day too, still, will maybe get a years use out of them before I'm forced back to night breakers.

Might even persuade me to buy new headlight units

my mot is due in feburary if this does come into play i will have to remove my hid's

Nope, because it's not due to come in until Sept/Oct 2011 at least.

I have my own views on this, unfortunately to safeguard my pension, I'd better keep my gob shut, but some of it won't affect us, the ECU stuff for example, but the HiDs, well, just think about the already illegal decats......

Wooosh! What was that? Oh, that was my pension being pulled from underneath me!

Doh!

I got an MOT last week with HIDs, they are still fine.
I wonder if there will be a new failure "Inactive Ballast lurking suspiciously close to the headlight area"

ah good so thats atleast one more year of being able to see in the dark. hmmmm but wont hid's be easier to spot than decats??

Not if you are using an exhaust gas analyser, which of course the MOT tester should be....

Damn it - I'm going to fit my HIDs (which have been sitting boxed up in the boot for weeks) regardless. Picking my son up from school and driving home down the country lanes is hazardous with the OE lamps . I will fit my Night Breakers in the main beams as well.

May try to get an MOT next week first though ,

Tim

Here is the FULL Article
Make your own minds up



I think they need to define Illegal Chippin before we jump to conclusions. Otherwise what they are saying is a ban on Modified Cars... which realistically isnt going to happen!

Thanks Mario

From that it sounds like they've still got a lot of work to do before deciding how to implement the new Directive. Hopefully it'll cause no problems, but it is something we need to keep our eyes on.