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Why are my lights illegal?
Hi All, I'm hoping one of you guys can help me out here
When I collected my new orange toy I was informed by the dealer that the top roof lights had been disconnected as they were not road legal (in fact they were still connected but I guess that was just an oversight by them).
So, what makes my lights illegal?
Is it just the fact they are roof mounted. I assume not as you see many cars and lorries with roof lights
Is is because they are using a high rated bulb?
or is it the dealer just not knowing what they are talking about?
As far as I am aware they are for off road use only and would only be illegal if you were to use them on the roadPot Noodle Challenge Winner 2011
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25th Sep 2009 8:12 am
SJR
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Re: Why are my lights illegal?
flinty99 wrote:
So, what makes my lights illegal?
Is it just the fact they are roof mounted. I assume not as you see many cars and lorries with roof lights
Is is because they are using a high rated bulb?
or is it the dealer just not knowing what they are talking about?
Cheers,
Ian
If they are now illegal, it will no doubt be some EU arseaboutface legislation
If they are not using a higher rated bulb, i'm sure you could rectify that
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25th Sep 2009 8:14 am
simonsi
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Feed them by a separate switch and they are fine, if the dealer had them wired into high beam then that would, I think, be illegal - even though many lorries on the road have roof lights wired that way, guess not for the MoT Cheers
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25th Sep 2009 8:17 am
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Lights over a certain wattage (can't remember off hand whether its 55w or 65w) are illegal to use on the road but provided you can isolate them with a cabin switch you will comply with construction & use and lighting regs ....you don't have to have them disconnected 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
It's also part of the reason why LR fit a separate dash switch for the Driving lamps - so you can switch off Non-road legal lamps when on the road. The fact that most people simply forget to even switch them off is a different matter
As stated above, connect the roof-lights via a switch to stop them from always coming on with the high beam and you should be fine.LRs are a fond memory, apart from the maintenance.
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25th Sep 2009 8:22 am
flinty99
Member Since: 17 Mar 2008
Location: Northumberland
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Thanks all.
The lights are operated by a seperate switch on the dash, so by the sounds of things I should be fine
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25th Sep 2009 8:29 am
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I must have missed earlier posts about your new ride mate..... looks the mutts nutz
25th Sep 2009 9:12 am
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MrH wrote:
....It's also part of the reason why LR fit a separate dash switch for the Driving lamps - so you can switch off Non-road legal lamps when on the road.
Actually, I think you'll find that the wattage of the bulbs in LR driving lamps makes them road legal If you uprate the wattage of the bulbs the driving lamps melt ISTRClubs Mantec, Tasmods, LEDS, AT2s on 18s, Maxxis Bighorns on 17s, Remote FBH, BAS. ReMap, BSS., RLD Personalised SWP., Safari Snorkel, Faultmate, Three Musketeers & MUD
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