Thread: Led light bar

Hi George have a look at this It might help

Driving Light Number Plate Mounting Bracket

Gary

Hi guys - just thought you may be interested in an experience that I had yesterday - I was coming out of Bairnsdale (headed back to Melb) and got flagged down into the weigh bridge area by a VicRoads guy and then they checked my vehicle over - had a few other 4WDs & trucks there as well - the VicRoads guy said they are having a blitz on 4WDs with oversize tyres and lights mounted on roof-racks etc etc - and they had a very good look at my bull bar ... mine was O.K. and I was able to continue with my journey but a young guy with giant "muddies" on his Toyota was in deep discussion with the "officials" and I don't think he was having a very good day..... it would appear "we" are in their sights !!!

Can anyone illuminate us on the regulations on driving lights as to how they apply to LED light bars? AFAIK the regs for road use allow only for extra 2 driving lights which have a max height limit (ie, cannot be on the roof for use on the road). Under these regs LED lights might be illegal for road use even if on the front bar, as there's more than two lights. Of course, the "cat whisker" LEDs that come with our vehicles are multiple LEDs, so there may be some allowance for LEDs. A big LED light bar would be about as effective a means of blinding an oncoming driver as can be imagined, so even if legal, we need to be careful.

I think the driving lights need to be below the drivers eye level. You need to be able to see the other vehicles lights before they see yours. If above your line of site you could be blinding an oncoming vehicle without knowing it.

So how did Jeep get away with ADR compliance on the Cherokee models that had driving lights built into the roof? Seems at odds with the general consensus? Or is an additional isolation switch considered sufficient?

Cheers,

Gordon

You are allowed them but for off road use only I think.
So not illegal to fit but illegal to use on road.

No higher than the existing headlights, must have a separate 'kill" switch and only white to front. Anything else higher, off road only. Use them on road and get caught, suffer the consequences and it is similar penalties for those people who insist on using their fog lamps along with headlights. I would have loved a dollar for everyone I booked many years ago for that one.

Originally Posted by mervwho

No higher than the existing headlights, must have a separate 'kill" switch and only white to front. Anything else higher, off road only. Use them on road and get caught, suffer the consequences and it is similar penalties for those people who insist on using their fog lamps along with headlights. I would have loved a dollar for everyone I booked many years ago for that one.

I don't believe so (height aspect) - I can recall somewhere that they can be legal but have heavy restrictions ie - no other lights but cannot remember the details but can be use on road.

As Gordon mentioned above there is an earlier version of the Jeep Cherokee that has them on the roof as standard. Also I believe Mike_S had no issues getting his RRS G4 registered in Vic after being just imported from the UK with lights on the roof rack.

Garry