Legality of Spot bars?

[kazam401]

Anyone know if roof mounted 55w spotlights are legal on road ?

Are there any regulations regarding positioning of spot lights ?

[Vagrant No2]

Anyone know if roof mounted 55w spotlights are legal on road ?

Are there any regulations regarding positioning of spot lights ?

Rob
This is only part of the regs mate :

The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989
Made 28th September 1989
Laid before Parliament 11th October 1989
Coming into force 1st November 1989

Part 1 Schedule 5 (regulation 18 & 20) Requirements relating to obligatory main-beam headlamps and to optional main-beam headlamps to the extent specified in part 2
1. Number- a) Two
2. Position- a) Longitudinal: No requirement
b) Lateral- i)Where two main headlamps are required to be fitted-
(A)Maximum distance from the side of the vehicle: The outer edges of the illuminated areas must in no case be closer to the side of the vehicle than the outer edges of the illuminated areas of the obligatory dipped-beam headlamps.
c) Vertical: No requirement
5. Markings- a) An approval mark or a British Standard mark
7. Colour: White or Yellow
8. Wattage- a) No requirement
10. Electrical connections- a) Every main-beam headlamp shall be so constructed that the light emitted therefrom
i) can be deflected at the will of the driver to become a dipped beam or,
ii) can be extinguished by the operation of a device which at the same time either-
A) causes the lamp to emit a dipped beam, or
B) causes another lamp to emit a dipped beam.
12. Other requirements- a) Every main-beam headlamp shall be so constructed that the direction of the beam of light emitted therefrom can be adjusted whilst the vehicle is stationary.

Part 2 Schedule 6 (regulation 20) Requirements relating to optional front fog lamps
1. Number- a) No requirement
2. Position- a) Longitudinal: No requirement
b) Lateral-
i) Where a pair of front fog lamps is used in conditions of seriously reduced visibility in place of the obligatory dipped beam headlamps-
Maximum distance from side of vehicle: 400mm
ii) In all other cases: No requirement
c) Vertical-
i) Maximum height above the ground-
A) 1200mm
ii) Minimum height above the ground: No requirement
4. Alignment: To the front and so aimed that the upper edge of the beam is, as near as practicable, 3 per cent below the horizontal when the vehicle is at its kerbside weight and has a weight of 75 kg on the driver's seat
7. Colour: White or yellow (12/99)



Rick

[kazam401]

So what does that mean legal or not

[kazam401]

I suppose they can't be illegal if they ain't switched on "on-road"

[rusty]

I used to have them on the roof of my F12 - you can have them but the law states you cannot use them on road - if you install them make sure you have them on a separate switch (even if you wire them to the main beam) so you can ensure that if spot-checked/MOT'd they won't come on with your main beam unless you flick the additional switch. I had mine wired this way and got spot-checked by the Ministry and they were satisfied that the lights were for "off-road" (ie factory sites etc) only.

[Delboy]

Totally illegal! Yeeeehaw!

[JimL]

IMHO powerful spots really light up reflective roadsigns and I found myself knocking them off just for that

[Rob]

....got spot-checked....

lol, nice pun

[kitesurf_phil]

Totally illegal! Yeeeehaw!

Had any airliners try to land on you?

[Delboy]

No, but a few rather large boats have docked inmy back yard!

[slydog]

mmmmmmmm

yep totally ileagle here as well 130 watts so far blinding lol lol

[Planty]

if you look at the nissan X-sport, they come with lights fitted to the front of the roof bars .......as standard, so there must be something that they know.......... know what i mean........???



see ya'll
Planty

[marky]

check this link out for roofbar spotlights & how to fit them etc http://www.showmesome.info/hilux/workshop/light_bar.htm