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 Post subject: LED's
PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 1:16 pm 
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Cooper_Matrikon wrote:
Timbo wrote:
I used some of those LED replacement globes in my Moke for a while, but there were a couple of things I didn't like, firstly although they were brighter than old globes, the spread of the beam wasn't as good as an incandescent globe. They were OK from right behind, but were not very good out to the sides.
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+2, to make thinks worse the fittings on mini rear taillights don't point straight back either.

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 Post subject: Re: LED's
PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 2:07 pm 
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greyghost wrote:
Tim I wrote:
Whether they are ADR compliant or not has no relevance to use in vehicles manufactured prior to the adoption of the 3rd Edition ADR's on 1 July 1988. Prior to this, there was no ADR applicable to headlights in the 2nd Edition, and ADR's are not retrospective.

As the majority of our vehicles are pre-ADR anyway, it is the Vehicle Standards that dictate what equipment they must have and how it must perform.

With respect to headlights on cars... they must be fitted in pairs, show white light to the front, light the road a particular distance ahead on low and high beam, not dazzle oncoming drivers or reflect back into your own eyes, and be a certain height and distance in from the side of the car.

If you can fit LED or HID lights and still comply with the requirements, then you are good to go.



and to add to this HID's need to be self levelling and have lenses washing ability.


Only where installed in a vehicle to which the 3rd Edit ADR's apply. :-)

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 Post subject: Re: LED's
PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 2:57 pm 
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So the answer in short is we can just about do what we want

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