Im curious what the new legislation is/will be re xenons.
I read the mot manual today about them. It says along the lines of...
Headlight Washers or Self Levelling lights MAY be fitted.
Lists reasons for refusal as washers or levellers being clearly defective, or in operative. But als says you may not be able to test levellers.
No where did it say it MUST have them, or that both are required. Lists introduction as April / May.
Toyota (who i work for) are still selling cars, ie prius and avensis with xenons, with no washers, they may have levellers, never really checked. Though my bmw has them, and the lights move down and up when you first start up. So if Toyota has them, they dont work in the same way.
There is clearly a reason some manufacturers have been fitting washers with xenons for years. But there must be a reason Toyota arent.
They cant change the law on having to have washers, if there are thousands of cars sold already that dont have them.
Now an after market kit is a different story, as someone has willingly fitted it.
But whats someone meant to do when they buy a car that cant pass an MOT because of a law change / design oversight.
The bigger problem is HID kits in normal lights, without projector lenses. These are what blind people.