Thread: Light Bar for my RRC

Looks interesting.... Hope you like being pulled over a lot

Lots of lights but the question begs WHy?

They are no good in the bush due to branches, car parks in the city and being totally illegal is another.

Buy a good set of Light Force 240's or better still same in HID and you be laughing and legal.
How good would that be.
My tiler has Hilux with 20inch rims and ultra low profile tyres with lights and crap every where.
It looks ridiculas but hey--Beauty is in the eye of the Beer-holder.

Originally Posted by big guy

Lots of lights but the question begs WHy?

They are no good in the bush due to branches, car parks in the city and being totally illegal is another.

Buy a good set of Light Force 240's or better still same in HID and you be laughing and legal.
How good would that be.
My tiler has Hilux with 20inch rims and ultra low profile tyres with lights and crap every where.
It looks ridiculas but hey--Beauty is in the eye of the Beer-holder.

Hey Mr Guy this fellow has clearly put a lot of work into this project inc posting pics etc so non productive, illinformed, lazy or quick posted comments are hardly helpfull.

His setup is legal if properly switched. Maybe he spends more time on open highway and beachs etc and not on the bush tracks or carparks. Finally he has a 20 year old RV8 (that is hard to keep cool at the best of times) and if he following your tip of putting a bunch of LF 240's on his front bar maybe he would look forward to a cooked donk.

...a bit of thought and tolerance before posting please

Thanks Cockie55 - you are right on a number of counts there - I do a lot of highway & freeway driving at night, never go into the city (Why would you???) and don't do a heap of off road work - mostly just into the bush camping. I believe you can have 6 main beams, switched by the hi/low switch, and able to be isolated, so meets all these requirements, so I believe they are legal.

Indeed beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I quite like them - I have seen plenty of stuff on this forum that I don't personally like the look of, but I hold my tongue, or try to be constructive. Not sure why Rangier Rover things I will get pulled over a lot - I have had a similar set up before on a ute & my old Suburu wagon - never been hastled before for this sort of thing - maybe in the city this is frowned upon?? and it is heaps more common now than it used to be 20 years ago...

Having said all that - I am happy to listen to anyones opinions or comments - I have a thick skin, and it takes a lot more than a few comments to get to me - The world would be a boring place if we all liked the same thing. Also a set of Light force 240's with HID's would come to a lot more that the $150 bucks this lot cost me - and as Cockie55 mentoned, with those mounted up front, that wouldn't help in keeping the old girl cool...

Keep the comments coming - if what I have done here isn't your cup of tea, you will probably hate some of the other ideas I have in mind for her... I'll keep postin' 'em - you keep knocking 'em..

Cheers - Gav.

Well Gav....

I like it

And as long as you wire it right it's legal

I loved my roof lights, used correctly they are a great safety feature. And bloody handy.

Cheers Tombie - anyone who has used a roof mounted light bar would appreciate how good they are. They will be wired legally so I don't see an issue.

Once they are up and running I'll take some night shots and post them.

Cheers - Gav

Originally Posted by cockie55

Hey Mr Guy this fellow has clearly put a lot of work into this project inc posting pics etc so non productive, illinformed, lazy or quick posted comments are hardly helpfull.

His setup is legal if properly switched. Maybe he spends more time on open highway and beachs etc and not on the bush tracks or carparks. Finally he has a 20 year old RV8 (that is hard to keep cool at the best of times) and if he following your tip of putting a bunch of LF 240's on his front bar maybe he would look forward to a cooked donk.

...a bit of thought and tolerance before posting please

Well, lazy and ill informed is probably not a good way of descibing me but as you don't know me I let it slide.

In Sa, the ADR states that more than 4 forward facing headlights are in fact illegal. None to be mounted any higher than the centre line of your head lights.
O.K its possibly legal in your state, I have not checked.

A bunch of 240"s, No, 2 is plenty and they will give out more light than you anyone could possiblt wish for. So much so I now have the 170's as they are plenty and yes they do give more airflow to the radiator.

A light bar on the roof---Come on though be real!!!
Perhaps I should keep some thoughts to myself but some times I just can't help myslef.

FYI this is what I found on this site:

http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/5f...orvehicles.pdf

Specific (Driving lamps)
• Two additional pairs of driving lamps may be fitted to a motor
vehicle.
• The driving lamps must be mounted symmetrically on the vehicle.
• The light emitted must not cause the driver discomfort either
directly or indirectly through the rear view mirror and/or other
reflecting surfaces of the motor vehicle.
• Driving lamps must not be placed wider than the dipped beam
headlamps.
• The colour of light emitted from driving lamps must be white.
• Additional driving lamps must only operate in conjunction with the
high beam circuit and must be fitted with an independent on/off
switch.
• There is no individual height specification for the fitting of driving
lamps.
General comment
Section 219 of the Transport Operations (Road Use Management – Road
Rules) Regulation 1999 requires lights not to be used to dazzle other
road users and states:
"A driver must not use, or allow to be used, any light fitted to or in the
driver’s vehicle to dazzle, or in a way that is likely to dazzle, another road
user".
Additionally, Section 57 (Schedule 1, Part 7, Division 1) of the Transport
Operations (Road Use Management – Vehicle Standards and Safety)
Regulation 1999 requires:
"A light, other than a high-beam headlight, fitted to a vehicle must be built
and adjusted to provide the necessary amount of light, without dazzling
the driver of another vehicle approaching, or being approached by, the
vehicle".

So it appears to be legal in Queensland at least. Probably elsewhere too. Importantly the rules for auxiliary headlamps are not the same as for the original lamps specified by the ADR's.