Archive from the MBC Forum5

Readers you should enjoy the thoughts of this person called Spinal. It is not too eloquent but brings out some relevant points I will answer in the epilogue.

If you think Xenons particularly legal 6000k Xenons resemble Blues and Twos then I respectfully suggest you may have uncorrected vison and a visit to Specsavers may be in order. As to the corsa boys with blue or near purple lights then I agree get them off the road and crush them, but again these no way resemble strobes, LED's or halogen blues used by the emergency services. Also as a biker I have no problem with Xenons, people that do usually have illegal tinted visors, scratched visors or poor vision.Now there is some dispute as to whether these kits are legal or not, the first ruling clearly states they are, but the kits have moved on and are designed in the same bulb shape and same beam pattern as the original halogens, so where the problem? Distorting the beam with dirt on the lens is just B******t same would apply with halogens but to a lesser extent. Time for a review if it's not been done already me thinks. As for plod checking for aftermarket headlights, half of them could not be ar**d and the other half would not have a clue if they were aftermarket or not. There is only a minority of traffic officers that are usually petrolheads themselves that would know the difference, unless the car was impounded and inspected of course. (No offence to our serving members)Has anyone actually contacted VOSA or their insurance company for an up to date statement on Xenon Kits rather than rely on the outdated information thats been presented so far?Think we should deal in fact and not fiction, although some people do have difficulty in telling the two apart.

Spinal

Epilogue

Firstly when I research drivers a common thread is that the over-bright xenon lights look like police cars in rear view mirror.

The kits to upgrade are often, in fact mostly are fitted poorly. They dazzle and blind us on a nightly basis.

He is absolutely right about the Police as they have too much other work. Although I have met many good officers since starting this campaign Spinal is totally right that many officers do not have a clue. We need to help them improve their understanding.

I have contacted VOSA and rather than acknowledge me properly they sit on the fence.

If you know of anyone who may have had an accident or near miss please post a reply. I am in the UK but it does not matter if you come from anywhere around the globe as I believe this light problem is truly global and has gone un-noticed because the bright lights look sexier.

It is my opinion that a far stricter MOT is needed for the Bi-xenon headlamp. Why do the Manufacturers and Government ignore us? It would be appreciated if you vote to change the current regulation with the link below. Thanks


Petition to: revise the RVLR 1989 regulation

If you live in the USA and many other places around the World and have the more sensitive eyes that find Daytime Running Lights distract making added dangers for you go to the DaDRL and vote:-

DaDRL UK Vote against Daytime Running Lights