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Spot lights as dipped driving lights?

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StrenuousRelaxer:
Does anyone know the law regarding use of spotlights in combination with dipped headlights?  I have a standard bumper mounted "A" frame designed to hold spots at the same height as [but inside] the normal headlights.  I know most people use the spots in conjunction with main beam.  But I want to use them to augment the dipped position.  Does anyone know if this is legal if I aim the spots to only illuminate the same area of road that the dipped lights cover?

I'd be grateful for any relevant advice. :help:

SteveGoodz:
You are only legally allowed to have a single pair of dipped head lights illuminated. Spots mounted close to the centre of the vehicle (like on an A-frame) will almost certainly not meet the positioning requirements for dipped headlights either.

Sorry  :(

Range Rover Blues:
Spot lights and fog lights for that matter do not have the correct beam pattern or cut-out to be used a dipped headlamps either.

But if you want a decent pair of "off-road work lamps" take one pair of good quality fog lamps (Hella for example) and file new cut-outs in the bulb so that it rotates 90 degrees, not mount above your bumper for a good beam pattern with nice spread and depth.  Not really legal though other than off-road or with the main beam.

Boddle:
The only set of lights usable with dip beam are fog lamp which have to be mount so low that you may have difficulties mounting them within regulation on a Defender but they can only be used for conditions where clear visibility is than 100 metres (that also would include there use on greenlanes as they are classified as highway)

Range Rover Blues:
There is no maximum height requirement for fog lights that I'm aware of other than something to do with how they are wired up :-k

What you will find is that if you mount them really high they only produce a pencil thin beam of light across the road, which is why I modified the bulbs in mine.

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