Advice needed for upgrade road-legal headlights

[sheffieldyorky]

Hey there guys & gals
I have a problem which I sincerely hope a UK member will be able to help me out.
I have an Audi A3 1.9Tdi 2009 3-door hatchback making it an 8P1.
I need some advice on an upgrade for my headlights that will meet the current U.K M.O.T testing standards as laid down by the D.V.S.A.
This is their link
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Aftermarket HID Headlamps - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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I have LED headlights and main beam in at the moment but they fail because the M.O.T tester can NOT get a pattern.
The tester has told me that I only need to change the headlight bulbs the LED main beams are O.K.

[sheffieldyorky]

Panic over I have just found out the price of the new type, plus the MOT etc. etc. so I am going to re-fit my old bulbs

[Dr G]

Halogens? Osram Nightbreaker Plus bulbs are what you want.

As you've discovered, the cheap aftermarket conversions are bad news.

[sheffieldyorky]

Hi there
Many thanks for your response.
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Just one question, once installed WILL they pass an M.O.T
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The M.O.T tester is looking for a pattern
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Regards
Tony

[Dr G]

Yup; no rules broken, but a significant upgrade from crappy standard bulbs.

We've had them in a MK5 Golf for 6 years and never found them lacking. Frankly a lot of OE Xenon/LED headlamps are made down to a price and quite poor.

[sheffieldyorky]

Dr G said:

Yup; no rules broken, but a significant upgrade from crappy standard bulbs.

We've had them in a MK5 Golf for 6 years and never found them lacking. Frankly a lot of OE Xenon/LED headlamps are made down to a price and quite poor.

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Hi there Dr
Many thanks for hopefully getting me out of this predicament.
I will appraise you of the outcome.
Tony