DRIVING LIGHTS

**lewy** · 20th July 2011, 12:22 PM

but there is more for nt only,sent an email to the MVR.29 minutes later had this reply.
http://www.nt.gov.au/transport/mvr/v...tins/ibv14.pdf

**drivesafe** · 20th July 2011, 12:28 PM

Hi again Gav, a shinny surface is actually better than a matt surface.

If you have some black material, like a black T shirt, lay it on your bonnet and turn your lights on.

The black material turns yellow.

I experimented with all sorts of remedies and the best fix, which will not suit some set ups, is to move the lights back down the roof till they no longer shine on the bonnet.

If you do this, you also have to make sure they are in towards the centre of the roof or they will then light up your side mirrors.

BTW, that loco was on the head end of a NASA special train. You could say it sure as hell took off.

**PAT303** · 20th July 2011, 12:53 PM

Originally Posted by drivesafe

Hi Pat, are you fitting a roof cage on the Puma?

Tim,a light bar on the windscreen gutter and a dolium wind cheater rack. Pat

**Homestar** · 21st July 2011, 08:06 PM

Originally Posted by drivesafe

Hi again Gav, a shinny surface is actually better than a matt surface.

If you have some black material, like a black T shirt, lay it on your bonnet and turn your lights on.

The black material turns yellow.

I experimented with all sorts of remedies and the best fix, which will not suit some set ups, is to move the lights back down the roof till they no longer shine on the bonnet.

If you do this, you also have to make sure they are in towards the centre of the roof or they will then light up your side mirrors.

BTW, that loco was on the head end of a NASA special train. You could say it sure as hell took off.

Well, that is interesting. Just tried the lights with part of the bonnet covered in one of SWMBO's black cardigans, and you're spot on - it goes yellow! I will have to have a play with moving them back a bit, see how it goes. Thanks for the tips. Now I just have to explain why the missus's cardie has Wombat SF mud all over it...

Cheers - Gav.

**Sprint** · 22nd July 2011, 06:53 PM

talked to one of the local Queensland transport inspectors today, he said that there was nothing in the Queensland rulebook prohibiting them, but the ADR's stated that they must be fitted to the front of the vehicle..... "Not that we enforce it, its not worth the hassle"

**Iain_B** · 23rd July 2011, 10:12 PM

I drive a lot at night and agree that you can never have too much light. Two nights ago at 9:00pm on a backroad to the west of Ayr, I could clearly see a huge grey cow standing right in the middle of the road about 500m back and stopped easily. I have fitted the Philips +80 H4 globes to the normal lights but most of the light comes from the two Hella Rallye 4000's with 55w HID globes on the bullbar.

I also have two Hella Rallye 1000 and two Hella 140 on the roof rack - I only used them when driving on dirt roads or the beach at night - the two Rallye 1000's are angled down so that they light up around 20-30m in front of the car, the two 140's are angled outwards to light up the what is on the side of the track - very useful on the beach, as you can see the waves coming in.

I would not recommend using roof lights on road where there is a lot of other traffic - you will not see the other vehicle's lights but your roof lights will be blinding them for a while.

When I drive at night on the beach ( or on a dirt road), using only the bull bar mounted light - I can't see the washouts and deep holes - the high mounted light give me a much better chance of seeing them.

In regards the legallity of them - I fit the plastic covers on the roof lights when not in use. Not sure how the police could say they can be classified as lights - with the covers on they are just really decoration.

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