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LED Light bars - road legal?


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The only real problem is its intended usage , you cant have it lit on the road in place of dipped headlights , and you can only have two of those , other than with fog lights in relevant conditions. Main beam ? is it suitable for that ? eg adequate range . You can have as many lights on the vehicle as you want .

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My research (as a previous seller of roof lights) found that you can fit what you like. If it's switched off - it's effectively just luggage!

You can connect it to your main beam - to come on with your headlight main beams, but it must have an isolator switch so your headlamps can be used on their own.

Si

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I think it would fall into the same criteria as high wattage spot lights. They are normally sold "for off road use only", so what you do with it is up to you, but the product is not sold with any suggestion that it might be legal to use on the public highway.

As Si said, having them bolted to the car is not an issue. However if you choose to blind an oncoming traffic or a cop car I would expect to find yourself in trouble.

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However if you choose to blind an oncoming traffic or a cop car I would expect to find yourself in trouble.

Unless it happens to be one of the BMW drivers who has not figured out that you CAN drive on low beam - or indeed what the indicators are for! Then you get a medal! ;)

Si

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I have a 42" unit mounted above the windscreen on the roofrack, compliant with New South Wales (Australia) regs. it will only operate with the headlights on high beam and with one exception I've only ever used it when I've been off road.

That one exception .... coming up a steepish hill I was blinded by a similar bar light on a facing vehicle, "right, smart arse, I thought" and hit my high beam and flicked on the LED bar light and fully illuminated a highway patrol cop booking a wayword motorist ........ megga ooops killed the light and hit the go fast peddle :blush:

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