Thread: Novel bracket for Light Bar to the new D4

Originally Posted by BMKal

He must have taken a dislike to you Brett, or was just looking for an excuse to put a sticker on a Disco ..............

The number of vehicles I see every day of the week in Perth with a single LED bar on them suggests that this is not normally something that they worry about over here.

I had a 40" LED bar up under the roofrack for over a year (until some lowlife mungrel decided that he wanted it more than I did) - and it never rated even a look by the constabulary, even though I'd been pulled over plenty of times for the usual random breath tests / warnings about the speed I travel at etc.

I'll get another one soon when I figure out a more secure mounting method - at least the mungrel who got the last one left the wiring and plug intact up on the roofrack.

I remember a few years ago getting pulled up and chatted about the roof mounted spotlights on my work Prado in Kalgoorlie. They were going to put a sticker on it until I pointed out a very well known Falcon ute with a row of roof mounted spotties which just happened to drive past while they had me pulled up ..................... it was owned and driven to work (Kalgoorlie Police Station) daily ............................. by their Sergeant.

I agree, youd have to be a fairly bored copper to pick on driving lights. Im sure theres better things to waste time worring about rather than if a light bar has a bit of tape to "split" the light into two

Bracket installed


Close up of bolt system


Grill back on


Side view with grill on


Light FITTED!!!


Side profile of light

Originally Posted by Tombie

Be careful - it will block a significant amount of air through the radiator with a light bar there...

Haha - compared to two 200mm spoties? I think not!

for anyone Interested, attached is the ADR change for light bars in QLD, most states are now the same.
single LED bars are now fine.

the two attachments i believe should help clarify the mounts and use of a single light bar (in QLD at least)

Leroy.

Originally Posted by Leroy_Riding

for anyone Interested, attached is the ADR change for light bars in QLD, most states are now the same.
single LED bars are now fine.

the two attachments i believe should help clarify the mounts and use of a single light bar (in QLD at least)

Leroy.

I don't have the link to the legislation at the moment but Qld Government recently changed their rules to allow a single LED bar to be fitted to the front of the vehicle as long as it is centrally located. Meaning no black electrical tape or otherwise down the middle!! I also believe but can not confirm that South Australia is about to or have changed to allow a centrally located LED bar.

Originally Posted by Hatchy

I don't have the link to the legislation at the moment but Qld Government recently changed their rules to allow a single LED bar to be fitted to the front of the vehicle as long as it is centrally located. Meaning no black electrical tape or otherwise down the middle!! I also believe but can not confirm that South Australia is about to or have changed to allow a centrally located LED bar.

im pretty sure that is what I posted, unless I posted the wrong one? the PDF attached should state the change in legislation to allow the single lightbar as fitted to the car without the need to split the lightbar with tape/brackets.

Leroy.

any chance of seeing those photos? they are not showing in the post.

thanks

Originally Posted by jonesy63

Haha - compared to two 200mm spoties? I think not!

Actually it's a bit yes and no..

Spot light profile creates a different flow... And in this case the light bar is close to the grill. Reducing flow in the bottom 2 rows.

In the case of (my) 2 x 200mm driving lights - they are substantially further forward and therefore different flow characteristics.