What about the MOT as they require washers if you got xenon ?
What kind of heater gun did you got ? I would like to them by miself as well but don't know what gear i will need ?
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Dimitar, I'm not sure where you're based, but in the UK, you are legally required to have washers (spray/wiper) and sensors (on the suspension arms for Audi's) and then either automatically adjusting suspensions or automatically tilting headlight beam - which is why the OEM components are so much cheaper than the aftermarket ones where you just replace the bulb and add a ballast (even into a projector unit, it is still illegal).
It is also illegal to provide a service to fit these units or to sell a car with Xenons without the washing / AUTO-levelling and it is illegal to deactivate the auto-levelling / remove the washers (popular with some show'n'shine people who want a smoother look).
The MOT regs were changed in 2013 to partially reflect this: in the initial proposal in Sep-2012, ALL aftermarket kits would be immediate MOT fails unless they had OEM spec auto levelling and washers, this was subsequently toned right down because the MOT stations weren't kitted out to test washer systems (drain off) or run auto-levelling diagnostics so that only it was reworded so now the car will only fail it's MOT if those are fitted and "obviously defective", which perversely makes an illegal retrofit LESS likely to fail than a factory fitted setup.
Provided your beam is adjusted properly (i.e. should be raked with a left upward slant and dipped down on the right, NOT flat like the previous posts), you will probably pass your MOT each year for the next few years at least. Some old school MOT guys will fail it on principle, but you'll eventually find a testing station that is just looking to tick the boxes.
That said, a car can easily pass an MOT and not be road legal, especially if due to a modification. MOT just tests that wear and tear maintenance is being done, it is NOT a catch-all or any sort of confirmation that your car is road-legal.
If you are then in an accident (e.g. head-on collision) and the other driver claims that he was dazed by your headlights or (God forbid) is is in no state to make such claims, but the police investigation concludes that is the likely scenario, then your car will be declared illegally modified and your insurance company will deem your insurance invalid due to an illegal modification: leaving you to face prosecution (driving without insurance) AND pick up all the other person's insurance costs: car, medical and compensation.
That is a VERY unlikely scenario and you'd have to be very unlucky to end up down that route, BUT it is possible. You decide.
