Reverse lights

[ted44]

hi, can anyone tell me if it is against the law to have two reverse lights on the back of your defender, I can see reasons why it may be but what are the rules ADR style? thanks ted

[130man]

Hi Ted, since almost all modern motor vehicles have two reversing lights, I can't see why the ADRs would single out Defenders as an exception, so it is quite OK to have two in my opinion. Go for it. 130man.

[JDNSW]

No.

John

[rangieman]

Could depend on state laws as in what sort of light / s . But what ever you use as long as it or they work when reverse is selected i dont see a prob ;)
My old defer i added a bombadore fog light with a relay that worked when reverse was selected brilliantly:D

[BathurstTom]

The only limitation that I used to know of (if it still applies) is that it can not be more powerful than the combined wattage of the rear parking lights. That is in NSW, but I don't know if it still applies.


Tom.

[schuy1]

Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 1/00 - Reversing Lamps) 2005 (http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2005L03873)

http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/motor/design/pdf/01.pdf

These are a couple I found that may answer it. Remember Google is your enemy ,eerrr friend! :D in all things

Cheers Scott

[Rurover]

Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 1/00 - Reversing Lamps) 2005 (http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2005L03873)

http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/motor/design/pdf/01.pdf

These are a couple I found that may answer it. Remember Google is your enemy ,eerrr friend! :D in all things

Cheers Scott
Scott,

Gets a bit complicated when using LED lights which can be low wattage, but MUCH MUCH brighter than the equivalent incandescent tail lights!
I've added a 15W supplementary reversing light to enhance safety when reversing and as it's an LED mini-flood,it gives heaps of light. Which I'm pretty happy about.
It's mounted high on the rear of my Defender wagon and I'v also added an extra switch feeding 12v to the light, so I can turn it on as a rear flood light when camping.
It's also fed via a relay from the 12v of the standard reversing light,so when you select reverse, both lights come on.

On reflection, if I replaced the incandescent globe in the standard reverse light with an LED globe, I could have done all this without the relay as the combined wattage of both lights would be way below the capacity of the wire feeding the reversing light.
Hope all this makes sense!!

PS: In the Puma you can get a live feed for the add-on rear flood light by tapping into the cigarette lighter socket located on the RH speaker box just above the rear wheel well.

Alan

Alan

[dullbird]

Your puma has an aux lighter socket in the rear??

Is this a new addition or did you buy a secondhand defender? because my 110 never had that

[austastar]

Hi,
hmmm, tried to read and understand the ADRs, must be too late at night.

I have two work light LEDs paralleled off the rear light set under the ute tray.

The LED reverse lights are brilliant, but perhaps I should have another switch in the circuit to keep them from operating unless I need them.

cheers

[n plus one]

Your puma has an aux lighter socket in the rear??

Is this a new addition or did you buy a secondhand defender? because my 110 never had that

Pretty sure he's talking about the purple feed plug behind the right rear speaker - they've all got it, it's just buried out of sight.

[Rurover]

Dullbird,

Yes bought my 2013 Puma second hand, so maybe the previous owner installed the accessory plug.

Sorry for any confusion!

[schuy1]

Hi,
hmmm, tried to read and understand the ADRs, must be too late at night.

I have two work light LEDs paralleled off the rear light set under the ute tray.

The LED reverse lights are brilliant, but perhaps I should have another switch in the circuit to keep them from operating unless I need them.

cheers

Not sure about Tassie, But this cropped up some years ago with a lot of heavy vehicles (And some not so heavy :D) having small spots fitted that came on with reversing lights to aid with night work. There was a crack down with the notice being that reversing lights could not have spot type beams or be of greater wattage than the originals. If they were fitted they had to be wired separately as then they were classed as "Work lights"and not have spot beams, eg flood only.
Cheers Scott