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Legal stuff re "Driving" lamps

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muddyweb:
Those sort of lights normally have a second, 5 Watt lamp in them wired to the sidelight circuit.

I believe you are only allowed to have lamps with a 5w maximum as vehicle markers.

Frankie-Boy:
Chris,

They have small sidelight bulbs built in to them, I've got two of them as spotlights on my disco, when the sidelights are on you get a little glow, about 3 or 5 watts, then when you engage main beam it fires the main 100 watt bulb, there is a striking difference.

I got them from LRO, Peterborough the year before last, £20 the pair.

George the Disco:
Cheers guys. When I've some spare cash thats what I'll be buying. IMHO I think that having 4 spots on the roof all lit up at night might look rather good  :D

One other thing; has anyone else thought of fitting a fog/ work light to the side of their vehicles so as to give light out from the sides of the car? Obviously not a legal issue unless you really want to annoy someone beside you on the motorway  :twisted:  but extremely practical none the less; especially when changing a tyre in the dark, assuming you can lower the beam.

Chris

ChrisW:
Like this sort of thing Chris?
http://www.lrm.co.uk/archive/Discovery/AirportDisco.html

One of the projects on the list is something like that but hopefully somehow tucked into the roofrack so they can hinge out for side illumination.

Moose:

--- Quote ---I can't really as my washer jets are not on the bonnet so no point really  

Got to ask though, how are they powered  
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Electric  :!:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

although I beleive you can get gas powered ones for series motors  :lol:

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