Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Yeah i had a chat to my boss, and he says his rule is as stated, once the covers are on a switched being able to isolate off the highbeams only, is no dramas, We fit a few of these to many vehicles. over 10yrs boss has been doing it and said never has he been told otherwise!!!

disconnection lead would also be a good idea to help prove there carnt be a problem on road.

bushy555 wrote:A mate went to local RTA this morning and asked about his Rallye 2000's on his roll bar. They replied "over 1.6 metres?, then it is illegal"

Old mate then rang NSW RTA technical services at 9:30am 8/Feb.
They asked "over 1.2 metres?"
He replied yes
They replied "illegal".

Old mate then went to cop shop station and asked copper. He said 'dunno, but go ask that bloke over there'. Other bloke said 'yes'.

If it is brand new Hilux then he obviously hasn't read the latest ADRs, I have spoken to the manger at the RTA Reg. office in the city and he said there legal as long as they have a sperate switch so there not on all the time your high beams are.

He also said that it hasn't be made public because of the confusion it will bring between cops, RTA and vechile inspectors.

Nick

Seems there is contradiction after contradiction here in NSW.

Here is an email I received from the RTA (OK it is a little old)



Ricky,

Following are the current requirements in NSW regarding main beam (driving lamps) on motor vehicles.

1: Must not be placed wider than the low beam headlamps.
2: At the front of the vehicle.
3: Be white in colour.
4: Wired through the 'High Beam' circuit so they can only be operated when high beam is 'ON'.

There are no maximum height requirements for a vehicle built from 1989.
For vehicles built prior to 1989, the driving lamps must be no more than 1.4m from the ground and no lower than 500mm to the ground.

There's no requirement for the lamps to be covered and the location isn't effected by fitting covers.

Should you require further information please don't hesitate to reply or contact Technical Enquiries on 1300 137 302.
Regards

Colin Lambert

RTA

Technical Enquiries

On Tue, 3 Aug 2004 17:09:01 +1000 (EST) you wrote:

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>IS IT LEGAL TO HAVE ROOF MOUNTED DRIVING LIGHTS ON TOP OF A 4WD
VEHICLE AND ARE THERE ANY HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS ON THE MOUNTING OF DRIVING LIGHTS.




After I got this email and forwarded it to my mechanic as described earlier in this thread, my Mechanic contacted the guy that sent the email and he confirmed it. The only thing he added was although legal to register a cop might still book you for having more than 6 forward facing lights.

Mine are switched for working with the highbeam and working by themselves or off. So if I am pulled over...... they are non working lights...... just for the look

Lets just lock our cars up in the garage and that way we will never get booked.



Ricky

rixrunner wrote: Lets just lock our cars up in the garage and that way we will never get booked.


Ricky

would make harold happy

blackmav wrote:

Tiny wrote:simple answer




NO

Its a jeep, it should be illegal anyway !

i work for an auto elec place in my local area.and any spot light is illegal with out a seperate switch.and roof lights are allowed i think as long as they are on a switch

cheers adam