MOT Question

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Fri 19 May 2006 17:35
MOT Question - Chirpy99
HI my mot is due soon and I have a stone chip in the passanger headlamp, so i went to a spares place to ask about a new headlamp glass , and the chap said that if the chip didnt affect the beam pattern it woulndnt fail the mot is this right?

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Fri 19 May 2006 18:07
MOT QUESTION - local yokel
Is the glass intact - ie is there a hole in the glass? Hole = fail (or has for me), no hole = pass, unless the beam is affected.
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Fri 19 May 2006 19:18
MOT QUESTION - bell boy
it will only fail if it affects the beam pattern,suggest you fill hole with clear silicone,if it then looks untidy get your mot and then source your headlight at your pleasure rather than as a distress purchase.
You dont say what make vehicle but many headlights are very cheap at the dealers these days (it is so the car keeps a lower insurance weighting if bumped and is therefore more attractive to punters)
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