What bulbs have you got?
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What bulbs have you got?
What bulbs are you guys using?
Silly question, there are 2 bulb holes in the crytals, one for H4's whats the other??? Excuse my laziness, but its dark and raining outside! :wink:
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Rob
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yeha said
Halfords do a 100/80 with a blue/white tint that's very good for the crappy nights we're having at the moment.
Take them out before the MOT (depending on relationship with garage) If you want to stay legal OSRAM Silverstars are brilliant. I used to work for OSRAM and test a batch, they do give a better and longer throw of light without question.
The key however is to remember filament bulbs degrade over time. From the moment you first turn them on they start the process of failing. After one season of use they will be noticeably dimmer than when first fitted.
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It's up to you!
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I did this last year after getting fed up with eye strain, really makes a difference on the golf and you can stay legal. Tian is right, 55w is the maxmum allowed for britsh roads. If the police think your dazzling they will stop you and fine! A chap at work got fined for having is front fogs on, when it wasn't poor visabilty
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That's because both of these are illegal.If the police think your dazzling they will stop you and fine! A chap at work got fined for having is front fogs on, when it wasn't poor visabilty.
I was wrong about the date of E marking implementation which is 1st April 1986.
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Yeha, looks like you have a bit of a light fetish going on judging by the front of your golf!
Thanks again
Rob
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yeha said
OK. Here's the law. Feel free to read it and then tell your mates, the 'expert' MOT inspector, police, etc, that they are wrong.
That's because both of these are illegal.If the police think your dazzling they will stop you and fine! A chap at work got fined for having is front fogs on, when it wasn't poor visabilty.
I was wrong about the date of E marking implementation which is 1st April 1986.
I'm going to assume that you are the 'expert' you refer to in your previous post.
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The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989
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1989 No. 1796
ROAD TRAFFIC
The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989
Made 28th September 1989
Laid before Parliament 11th October 1989
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ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS
PART I
Preliminary
1. Commencement, citation and revocation
2. Statement under section 43(3) of the Road Traffic Act 1988
3. Interpretation
4. Exemptions?General
5. ?Temporarily imported vehicles and vehicles proceeding to a port for export
6. ?Vehicles towing or being towed
7. ?Military vehicles
8. ?Invalid carriages
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10. Provision as respects the Trade Descriptions Act 1968
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11. Colour of light shown by lamps and reflectors
12. Movement of lamps and reflectors
13. Lamps to show a steady light
14. Filament lamps
15. General requirements for electrical connections
16. Restrictions on fitting blue warning beacons, special warning lamps and similar devices
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18. Obligatory lamps, reflectors, rear markings and devices
19. Restrictions on the obscuration of certain lamps and reflectors
20. Optional lamps, reflectors, rear markings and devices
21. Projecting trailers and vehicles carrying overhanging or projecting loads or equipment
22. Additional side marker lamps
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23. Maintenance of lamps, reflectors, rear markings and devices
24. Requirements about the use of front and rear position lamps, rear registration plate lamps, side marker lamps and end-outline marker lamps
25. Requirements about the use of headlamps and front fog lamps
26. Requirements about the use of warning beacons
27. Restrictions on the use of lamps other than those to which regulation 24 refers
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28. Testing and inspection of lighting equipment and reflectors
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2. Front position lamps
3. Dim-dip devices and running lamps
4. Dipped-beam headlamps
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7. Direction indicators
8. Hazard warning signal devices
9. Side marker lamps
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11. Rear fog lamps
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14. Reversing lamps
15. Rear registration plate lamps
16. Warning beacons
17. Side retro reflectors
18. Rear retro reflectors
19. Rear markings
20. Pedal retro reflectors
21. Front retro reflectors
22. Diagram showing where unlit parking is not permitted near a junction
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So you'd rather listen to armchair experts than actually found out what you are allowed to do?
I didn't call anyone a liar, put anybody down, just tried to tell you what the law says.
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Joking aside, is there anywhere in that document it actually says you can specifically run or not run 100w lamps?
I did genuinely try to read through it all and picked up on the bit where it says that parking lamps are illegal. And the spacings of lights and degrees etc.
Can you copy and paste the relevant bit, not trying to start a silly forum argument as after all I only wanted to find out what the best lights are as I drive down country lanes to work and back and would like to see the deer and horses before they make a mess of my car!
Sorry if it caused offence.
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There is not a definite restriction in place as Yeha stated. Although I think I will stick with 55's.
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yeha said
Yawn?
So you'd rather listen to armchair experts than actually found out what you are allowed to do?
I didn't call anyone a liar, put anybody down, just tried to tell you what the law says.
Wow, I'll have to make sure I have all that with me when I fit my own replica Wembley Stadium to the front of my Mk1. I'm sure the Police would just love it. Or just stick to 55Watts and get my eyes tested regularly!
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Restrictions on the use of lamps other than those to which regulation 24 refers
27. No person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road any vehicle on which any lamp, hazard warning signal device or warning beacon of a type specified in an item in column 2 of the Table below is used in a manner specified in that item in column 3.
TABLE(1) (2) (3)
Item No. Type of lamp, hazard warning signal device or warning beacon Manner of use prohibited
1 Headlamp
(a) Used so as to cause undue dazzle or discomfort to other persons using the road.
(b) Used so as to be lit when a vehicle is parked.
2 Front fog lamp
(a) Used so as to cause undue dazzle or discomfort to other persons using the road.
(b) Used so as to be lit at any time other than in conditions of seriously reduced visibility.
© Used so as to be lit when a vehicle is parked.
so if an officer of the law believes u are dazzling or causing discomfort to other persons , your nicked son!
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cabriaulait said
(a) Used so as to cause undue dazzle or discomfort to other persons using the road.
so if an officer of the law believes u are dazzling or causing discomfort to other persons , your nicked son!
That's the last time I flash someone out of a junction.
Seriously though. Why anyone needs more light than the standard 55Watts is beyond me. I don't do personal digs I just don't get it. Even on unlit country roads if your bulbs are relatively new and the wiring is upto scratch you have to ask why you can't see well enough to drive? Is it confidence or poor vision? Everyone else copes okay!
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i nearly had a m8 who was walkin home the other night, i wasnt drivin too quick but he was dressed in dark clothes, there was no light apart from my full beam and he just didnt stand out, had to swerve to avoid him at the last moment, it was a narrow road , if someone was on the other side they would of copped it tbh.
no streetlamps, narrow roads, highhedges and a pedestrian in dark clothes, mmmm scary
and no tian they dont cope ok, more people are killed on rural roads at night than any other time
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