HID lights on the continent.

[comberjohn]

Since my last trip to France and Spain, I've fitted 50w HID bulbs to my high and dip headlights as supplied by hid50.com.
Great job and no probs at mot time but was wondering if anyone had been pulled for using them while abroad?
Can change them back for the trip, if necessary.

 

[Gardham67]

Just take your spare bulbs and your covered


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[stolzy]

I've had HIDs from Les for more than 10 years in France.

Never a problem.

Gendarmes have more important stuff to deal with.

Just take your spare bulbs and your covered

How so?

 

[Gardham67]

Take normal bulbs. Takes ten minutes to swap them over.


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[Deleted account 190920001]

Take normal bulbs. Takes ten minutes to swap them over.


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Unless you break the clip or it pops off the ball!

 

[oldnfat]

Never been a problem for me.

 

[Gardham67]

You need girls small hands like me


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[Martyn H]

Pack an ISIL flag in your luggage.
If you do get pulled over, the gendarmes won't look at your headlight...........

 

[Bounce]

Never had a problem with my HiD's in Europe.....

 

[Gardham67]

Just wheelie everywhere and they wont see your lights


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[Gardham67]

Been watching Long Way Round again and Charlie had his up all the time. I need to learn


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[sagalout]

I had similar worries acts having mine done a couple of years ago, but despite a few scare stories (mostly in Austria) I haven't had any issues at all, at least in France, Germany or The Netherlands

 

[Roymondo]

There (should be) no difference in dipped beam pattern if changing from H7 to HID in the standard headlamps, so reverting to standard bulbs won't make any difference as far as Les Flics are concerned - it will only reduce the brightness, not remove the "kick". TBH motorbike headlamps have relatively little "kick" in the dipped beams anyway (compared to ordinary car headlights). But if you wanted to be totally compliant you could simply stick an ordinary "beam convertor" mask on the dipped beam lamp, following the generic instructions in the pack. Or you could really pinch the pennies and DIY with a bit of masking tape.

 

[comberjohn]

That's what I thought after it passed the mot ok. BTW, mots in N Ireland are carried out by a government department rather than a dealer. So they tend to be a bit tighter on stuff. If they passed it should be ok. just wondered if anyone had been pulled.
I'll carry a spare H7 anyway.

 

[TLSgazza]

I've I've just ridden 4.200 miles through 15 countries saw police people in many of them and didn't have a problem anywhere.
Don't worry about it.

 

[Roymondo]

I've I've just ridden 4.200 miles through 15 countries saw police people in many of them and didn't have a problem anywhere.
Don't worry about it.

I daresay the majority of those miles were done in daylight - Riding at night would be more likely to raise issues regarding non-compliant lighting.

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[Bendy toy]

Driving on unlit roads with my OEM halogen bulbs was really not good. With the spots switched on I had too much foreground light with total blackness just beyond. Main beam is not shifted high enough above dip beam so almost useless. HID solved both issues.

 

[stolzy]

I daresay the majority of those miles were done in daylight - Riding at night would be more likely to raise issues regarding non-compliant lighting.

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So worry about it.
Who cares?

 

[younger06]

Pack an ISIL flag in your luggage.
If you do get pulled over, the gendarmes won't look at your headlight...........

Brilliant solution. (genuinely)

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[gerarddwatts]

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php/312410-€200-fine-for-HIDs-in-Austria