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Posted: Sun Jun 6th, 2010 08:41 am

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Thanks for the info, I took the car for it's MOT and it passed without any problems.

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Posted: Fri May 28th, 2010 05:45 pm

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You right, not hard to find in book, and some gray cells did flag it up, but some cells are long dead!!

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Posted: Fri May 28th, 2010 05:39 pm

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kit1958 wrote: Cheers stealth, i coudnt remeber if old Triumph Herald was fitted with dim dip or not, thank for finding info. to quote from manual
Not too hard to find kit - it's (nearly) all in the old grey matter.

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Posted: Fri May 28th, 2010 05:37 pm

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Cheers stealth, i coudnt remeber if old Triumph Herald was fitted with dim dip or not, thank for finding info. to quote from manual

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Posted: Fri May 28th, 2010 05:30 pm

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The MOT Inspection Manual section 1.1 - Information column.........

On vehicles fitted with dim-dip headlamp systems, the front position lamps must be checked for operation with the ignition switched off. This may involve the operation of a separate switch.

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Posted: Fri May 28th, 2010 05:24 pm

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Hi spads,

Stealth is a very wise & advisor on all matters regarding testing & regs, i think that you are talkng about what is known as "dim dip" headlamps that are designed to operate with the sidelights, with the engine running or ignition on, so both sidelights must work with the engine/ignition off. I belive, and will no dout be corrected, that all lights should be checked with engine running, as ther is no requirment for parking lights.

Hope that is correct and easy to undersand

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Posted: Fri May 28th, 2010 04:30 pm

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Hi sapads

Welcome to the forum.

Do the sidelights work with the ignition switched off - if so then it's a pass.

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Posted: Thu May 27th, 2010 06:05 pm

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I have a Triumph Herald which when I switch the side lights on it automatically switches on the head lights. Will this fail the MOT?

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