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>>they wanted to fail me on the annual inspection because "a car which came with halogen lights cannot have LED lights". Sounds like the tester was trying to b
by gambiting 2y ago
>>they wanted to fail me on the annual inspection because "a car which came with halogen lights cannot have LED lights".
Sounds like the tester was trying to be clever - afaik in most places the test is checking if your beam pattern is correct using a machine that measures it in front of the headlamp. What is inside the headlamp shouldn't matter to them in the slightest - either the beam is correct or it isn't. But I don't know where you live so I can't comment on the law in your specific country.
- jeffbee 2y agoIn a TÜV inspection in Germany, for example, they know what kind of lamps came with your car, or what retrofit lamps are type-approved for your car, and will fail you if you have another kind. How does TÜV SÜD know what lamps are approved for your car? They are also the organization that does the type approvals. They also will fail you for having polished or otherwise refurbished the lenses instead of replacing them. Basically they are gigantic hardasses about headlights.