Thread: Where to fit Driving lights.

Just thinking about where to fit my Driving lights,
Roof rack, not an option in my case
In front of grill, I.e. Traditional
Above bull bar,aka, above bonnet line.

In Qld, from a quick google:
Must be inside the line of main headlights, (oops to lots of rack mounts)
No Hight restriction
Symmetrical, although an exemption now exists for LED bars
May be legal in Qld does not mean they are legal interstate.
if not turned on you can be pinged if incorrect

In front of grill
Possible air flow problem
Protected by surrounding bar work
Looks better, personally

Above bonnet line
Better light spread
Less risk of damage
Potential annoying intrusion into line of vision
Looks like a pair of dog knackers
Is this illegal in any state? (The location not dog knackers)
Can I say knackers? Oh bugger!



Thoughts?

High mounted lights (roofrack etc) have the drawback that they illuminate the dust (or rain, haze, mist insects etc) immediately in front of the driver's line of vision, and hence in many circumstances reduce vision. They also mask the shadows from irregularities in the road, so the road surface is less easy to distinguish. Overall, these drawbacks mean I would not put them there (again - been there, and know these problems first hand!).

Putting them on the bonnet will almost certainly result in infringements due to "obstructing driver's vision" in most states, although you would probably get away with light bars.

This pretty much leaves between the headlights on the bar. While this will to some extent restrict airflow, unless you are operating in extreme conditions or have cooling system faults it should not create a problem - after all, the cooling system should be able to cope with a heavy towed load on steep hills at very low speed in fifty degree temperatures. Unless the lights are unusually large or combined with other obstructions or unusually close to the grille, I would not worry too much.

John