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About “E” Marks on lights.

Chances are, if your light has an E mark, your VOSA tester will not get too involved seeing if it complies to some obscure Brussels rule – he will merely assume it does because it has an E mark. That said, he reserves the right to check something himself if he is not happy with it. My experience suggests they look for an E mark, and when they find it, they say, “Ahh, thats OK then”.

S197 Mustang Headlights

What they don’t have is an integral sidelight, and you need a white sidelight for UK/EU lighting regulations. Your choice here is either to drill and insert a small white LED or 1.5w bulb and holder beside the existing headlamp bulb, or buy a pair of BMW style ‘Angel Eye’ headlamps as pictured below.