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Tue 24 Jul 2007 17:13

Motorcycle headlamp repair - Nick Field

My Honda Africa Twin motorcycle has twin headlights. Both have dip and main. One has had a small hole (1.5cm) punched in it by a stone. I have used a repair kit on the hole and also installed clear acrylic protectors. There is no effect on the illumination from the light. Will this fail an MOT?

Many thanks

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Tue 24 Jul 2007 19:53

Motorcycle headlamp repair - martint123

Providing the front plastic isn't a lens and the beam is defined by the reflector you should be ok.
I had an old Renault 5 that had a stone hole filled with araldite and it always got through the MOT

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Tue 24 Jul 2007 23:34

Motorcycle headlamp repair - mss1tw

Winner's bikes they are :^D

Check out www.xrv.org.uk (Be sure not to type in .com at work like I did at work once by mistake........)

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Wed 25 Jul 2007 10:48

Motorcycle headlamp repair - Nick Field

Thanks for the replies. As an aside and for interest - its actually a French import that I bought new in 1998, consequently the lights dip the wrong way and its never failed any of its 6 MOTs so far! (It has not been tested by the same place it got the bike)

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