chadman09Paul Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Can you people tell me, is it a failure if the main beam bulbs appear to be blue when not illuminated.The upgraded bulbs in the Gen 6 have a Blue coating on them and in the past i have had to change them back to standard to get the ticket. Is this correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tctech Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 it is not a failure .the only failure for forward facing lamps is for sidelamps being a colour other than white, or the wrong colour indicators ,if your car fails for blue headlamps ask the tester to show you the failure in the testing manual ,he cant cos its not in there , i am not talking out of my hat here ,this very subject came up on the vosa mot refresher course that i attended last week .if it turned up at my station it would pass ,,,hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhadley2k Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 I have had blue bulbs in my main beams for years and its never failed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 It shouldn't make any difference when they're not illuminated, unless the car obvioulsy resembles a Police car in which case they might get twitchy about it. Not an MoT point, though.. However, when they're turned on, the Regs say they have to show only either a white or yellow beam (The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989, Schedule 4, Part 1), with this colour restriction applying to full-beam lights too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Red Celica Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 Both my Corolla and Celica have headlight bulbs that have a Blue coating over them, both pass with no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadman09Paul Posted August 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 Thanks everyone, perhaps i just keep getting the company twat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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