Stone chips in headlights - MOT rules...

[Slowdown]

Bugger. I've a stone chip about a third of the way out from the centre on the dipped beam side. The chip's not cracked the glass, but it's chipped about the size of a small pea out of the surface.


is it an MOT failure??? I don't *think* it's affected the beam pattern but googleing forums gives mixed advice.... So I thought I'd ask again....

 

[roddy]

as far as I'm aware, as long as it doesn't change the beam pattern or make the light structure unsound, you should be okay.

I had one on my 1100GS a few years back and the chip had fallen inside th elamp so I glued in back in position, pointed it out the the MOT guy and he said it would have been okay as long as it met the above criteria

HTH

 

[Slowdown]

Ta! I'll risk it I think - I'd rather spend the cash on tyres at the moment...

 

[cookie]

as far as I'm aware, as long as it doesn't change the beam pattern or make the light structure unsound, you should be okay.

i think you're right.

 

[Keith Chapman]

My GS has a crack right across my dip beam glass, been like it for the last 4 MOTs, passed OK each time. But I do go to a good MOT station.