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The head lights on my fiesta are awful, can anyone recommend a decent LED set i could fit to it, just plug and play. Thanks 🙂

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    UK - MOT

    For most post-1986 cars, an LED bulb conversion in a halogen headlamp unit will cause a failure, as the original unit is not designed for an LED. However, some recent changes allow motorcycles (Class 1 and 2) and pre-1986 vehicles to have LED conversions without failing the MOT, provided the beam pattern is correct. For cars, factory-fitted LED headlights are legal and will pass, but after-market LED bulbs in halogen housings are generally illegal and will fail. 

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    Hello and Welcome to the Forum. :thumbsup:

    As above, retrofitting LED or HID bulbs to cars makes the car not road legal and will probably fail an MOT. So your best bet is to buy better quality halogen bulbs.  I'd buy Osram or Philips ones with a high percentage light output. If you want a much whiter light (xenon/LED look) then buy blue coated ones, but be aware some very blue ones may not be road legal.  

     

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    I use OSRAM Night Breaker 220 h7. You can get a pair for under £20. Make sure you raise your beam angle to take advantage of the increased light output. Mine is set to -0.5° so as not to dazzle people. 

     

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    6 minutes ago, cjay1 said:

    I use OSRAM Night Breaker 220 h7. You can get a pair for under £20.

    Yes they make the text much bigger 🤣

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