How are LED strips classified under the law?

[bikaholic]

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Uh... Hinny, if you wouldn't mind keeping this thread on topic?

I'm now reading the consolidation of the Vehicle Lighting 2004... rather interesting and now I'm intrigued by work lamps...

Apparently somewhere is a rule that if equipment is OE and unmodified, then it automatically complies etc. I've found some stuff hinting at that, but nothing definitive just yet.

The rear lighting columns on honda CRVs and ford focus on the pillars were higher than allowed at the time. The law was changed to allow them legally. Makes a mockery of previous issues with lights be no higher than 700mm or thereabouts.

[Gremlin]

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The rear lighting columns on honda CRVs and ford focus on the pillars were higher than allowed at the time. The law was changed to allow them legally. Makes a mockery of previous issues with lights be no higher than 700mm or thereabouts.

Interesting. Guess that's why the current limit is 1.5m, but if the bodywork doesn't lend itself to that, you can go up to 2.1m. My GSA headlight is probably around the 1m mark, higher than most vehicles.

[scumdog]

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The rear lighting columns on honda CRVs and ford focus on the pillars were higher than allowed at the time. The law was changed to allow them legally. Makes a mockery of previous issues with lights be no higher than 700mm or thereabouts.

Can anybody explain the amount of SUV/4X4 type vehicles getting around that are fitted with scuzzy looking lights mounted in their bumper - while they are already have factory fitted body mounted tail-lights that don't function??

[Berg]

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Can anybody explain the amount of SUV/4X4 type vehicles getting around that are fitted with scuzzy looking lights mounted in their bumper - while they are already have factory fitted body mounted tail-lights that don't function??

That's to do with getting the proper angles of vision with 4x4s with the spare Tyre attached on the rear. The normal lights do not often comply with the 45° requirement so the lower bumper lights are fitted.

Spoke to somebody at NZTA about bike lights today. Hopefully they will be back to me later in the week.

[scumdog]

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That's to do with getting the proper angles of vision with 4x4s with the spare Tyre attached on the rear. The normal lights do not often comply with the 45° requirement so the lower bumper lights are fitted.

Spoke to somebody at NZTA about bike lights today. Hopefully they will be back to me later in the week.

I thought that too - but I've seen the same set-up on vehicles without a spare-tyre mount on the rear-end.

[Gremlin]

Paging Berg to the thread... paging Berg?

Got any update from your contact?