DrFfybes wrote:Do HIDs still require headlight washers?
And I thought Landy headlights were there to enable the Allies to see you coming whilst not ruining your night vision for scanning the distance.
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There is no requirement for them that I am aware of in the Construction And Use regulations. Normal halogen type headlamps are just a minor (advisory) if washers don't work, however LED and HID headlamps
do require working headlamp washers
if fitted to vehicles first used after 1 September 2009, section 4.1.6 of the manual:
4.1.6. Headlamp cleaning devices
You must inspect vehicles first used on or after 1 September 2009 equipped with headlamp washers.
You can identify HID headlamps from:
‘DCR’ mark on the headlamp lens or body
an igniter module or inverter behind the headlamp
taking a few seconds to reach full intensity
a bluish tinge to the light
HID headlamps use high voltage. You should take care when inspecting these headlamps.
Defect Category
(a) Headlamp cleaning device:
(i) inoperative Minor
(ii) inoperative in the case of LED or gas discharge systems (HID) MajorMoTMork
Land Rover headlamps are designed to allow our allies to identify "friend or foe"
MilitaryBratMork