MOT: smoked lights ok?

[Stewby]

Hello.

I have just purchased these smoked sequential indicators from VeeDub Transporters.

T5 Smoked Dynamic LED Side Repeaters x 2 - Vee Dub Transporters

T5 Smoked Dynamic LED Side Repeaters x 2 Looking for an amazing little upgrade for your T5? Our Smoked Dynamic Side Repeaters will do the job perfectly! They will make a huge difference to the appearance of your van by adding stunning sequential side lighting! Direct replacement for the...

www.veedubtransporters.co.uk

They are lovely and I was looking forward to fitting them but then my Dad suggested that they might not be MOT legal (so they are road legal but would fail an MOT as too dark). Does anyone know if they are??

The reason why I am interested is because I want to get the rear smoked lights to match but obviously, there is no point in spending money to just have them in the shed. These are the rear lights (currently out of stock but hope they will come back in soon).

VW T5 Smoked LED Rear Lights - Tailgate

12 MONTH WARRANTY

www.veedubtransporters.co.uk

Thank you very much for your time.

 

[BognorMotors]

You need rear reflectors for the MOT - these are in the bumper.
The lights can be smoked as long as they are bright enough and the correct colour.

 

[Stewby]

You need rear reflectors for the MOT - these are in the bumper.
The lights can be smoked as long as they are bright enough and the correct colour.

Thank you so much for your quick reply. I love this forum for everyone being so helpful.

Hooray for my new lights!!

 

[SKippy307]

I would like to get these rear lights and also wondered if they are road legal/ e marked? It doesn’t say but does fit the side repeaters?

 

[DXX]

Smoked lights, fantastic invention. I had a bike wrecked by a driver pulling out from a lay-by on a sunny day with smoked indicators.
What’s the attraction?

 

[Ads_Essex]

Smoked lights, fantastic invention. I had a bike wrecked by a driver pulling out from a lay-by on a sunny day with smoked indicators.
What’s the attraction?

Errr, they look cool.

Clearly someone’s not a subscriber to Max Power…

 

[DXX]

I used to subscribe to Custom Car, fat tyres, V8’s, then I left school.

 

[SKippy307]

For me it’s purely aesthetic like any mod people make to their vehicles. Your experience of poor smoked lenses is exactly why I want to know if these are E marked/road legal. I too have had close calls and I want to make sure these are deemed bright enough. Too many people use tinted wrap or in the old days spray.

 

[Ads_Essex]

or in the old days..

Tights

 

[SKippy307]

Tights

oh yes!

 

[dubber36]

or in the old days...

Black pin strip like VW did on the Scirocco Scala (except that was white)

 

[DXX]

Car with cataracts

 

[JOG]

Black pin strip like VW did on the Scirocco Scala (except that was white)

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Gave it an extra 10bhp

 

[DaveD]

Black pin strip like VW did on the Scirocco Scala (except that was white)

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Not a fan of the rear lights but that's a very cool car.