SteveC1975
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Simple question I take it that bumber A bars and lights are road legal ? Thanx
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The lights may or may not be road legal!
Additional/optional driving lights have to be type approved and wired through the main beam switch to be road legal.
However it is legal to have non type approved optional lights fitted, also to have type approved optional lights not wired through the main beam however not legal to use them on public roads.
Brendan
Additional/optional driving lights have to be type approved and wired through the main beam switch to be road legal.
However it is legal to have non type approved optional lights fitted, also to have type approved optional lights not wired through the main beam however not legal to use them on public roads.
Brendan
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a bar may or not be legal as it depends on the age of your vehicle and material of the A bar.
It would have to be a pretty extreme A bar to be illegal wouldn't it? I guess if you wrapped barbed wire around it it might be...
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aye your right - im thinking of bullbars....
although there are cases of Insurance loading policys with heavy levys for bull bars / aframes / winch bumpers.
although there are cases of Insurance loading policys with heavy levys for bull bars / aframes / winch bumpers.
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A point to bear in mind is that if you decide to fit auxilliary lamps for road use, they will need to be no more than 60 watt maximum. They must be wired so that they operate only when the main beam is on and through a switch which allows them to be switched off independent of the main beam. IE, when your headlights are working on main beam, the lamps can be switched off. when switched on, the switch must also illuminate indicating that they are operating.
They will also need to be no more than 1200mm off the ground. I would usually fit them no higher than the original headlights.
If you intend to use them only for off road, disregard all of this. The above only applies to road use.
Lighting regs are a nightmare and this is only a very rough guide. They are other regs stating that they must be fitted in pairs and can only be a certain distance from the side of the vehicle etc. I tend to stick with the above
They will also need to be no more than 1200mm off the ground. I would usually fit them no higher than the original headlights.
If you intend to use them only for off road, disregard all of this. The above only applies to road use.
Lighting regs are a nightmare and this is only a very rough guide. They are other regs stating that they must be fitted in pairs and can only be a certain distance from the side of the vehicle etc. I tend to stick with the above
Vehicle Lighting Regulations Schedule 5, Part 1 no 8 for headlights or optional headlights for vehicles after 1st April 1986 states NO wattage requirements.
Vehicle Lighting Regulations Schedule 5, Part 1 no 2c for headlights or optional headlights for vehicles after 1st April 1986 states no requirements for vertical position.
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I,m not saying your wrong but reading what youve printed, there is no way that you are allowed anything brighter than a 60watt main beam. If that was the case, we'd all have 100 watts fitted and as far as no reqiuirement for vertical position, that would mean we can fit lamps at any height, ie on the roof which is a no no for road use. It would also depend if the lights fitted were the only lights fitted on the vehicle, ie, no headlights on the vehicle were they would normally be beside the grille and replaced by roof mounted light units.
Roof lights are allowed on Lorries/ commercial vehicles but they are governed by different regulations.
I think I,ll take my chances with my previous post.
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This comes up so often!
No wattage limit but must be approved for road use (almost the same thing). No vertical height limit so long as they're switched to main beam only.
It's been checked, checked and checked again
No wattage limit but must be approved for road use (almost the same thing). No vertical height limit so long as they're switched to main beam only.
It's been checked, checked and checked again
Wattage has nothing to do with type approval.
Also vehicle lighting regulations has not kept up up to date with improvements/development on vehicle lights.
For instance modern LED lights have a wattage of less then 40 watts but a light output several times that of traditional filament headlights which have a higher wattage.
However the over riding law is that you must not dazzle oncoming traffic.
Brendan
Also vehicle lighting regulations has not kept up up to date with improvements/development on vehicle lights.
For instance modern LED lights have a wattage of less then 40 watts but a light output several times that of traditional filament headlights which have a higher wattage.
However the over riding law is that you must not dazzle oncoming traffic.
Brendan
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Which is why supplementary lights must only be switched with main beam. They can point wherever you like so long as it's forwards
