[SierraDan]

[pezz]

the old law stated that lights must be in pairs, but it wouldnt pass as no light was to be mounted that high anyway..
but sometimes it can help if you look like your trying

kinda like putting mudflaps and flares on to cover illegal tyres

every little bit helps

[bakerboy]

thats it pezz, adrs will change soon enough though

[atari4x4]

are they looking at changing the rules?

going back a few years jeep managed to get the roof lights on the Cherokee approved along with nissan getting the roof lights on the xtrail through.

[Chop]

This was on the SA Police news site on the 5th of May.

Police have also received questions regarding the recent introduction of LED Light bars.
It has recently been agreed by the Australian Motor Vehicle Certification Board that the Australian Design Rule will be amended to allow the fitment of LED Light Bars.
All headlights and additional driving lights must be at the front of the vehicle.
Fitting driving lights (spotlights) on the roof of the vehicle is still prohibited and the vehicle can be defected if they have been installed.

Which is kinda funny as I'll see cars with round spotlights on roofs everyday anyway.

[bakerboy]

The grape vine says ADRs will change by the end of the year

[Scrawny]

There is no height restriction for aux. lights in Qld and single lights, symmetrically mounted around the centre, are also allowed

[Jim_Aus]

i actually like the idea of the bonnet. my front bar is all haggard and i dont have a basket yet..... i might just have to trial an error.... being a 33 inch bar i will just have to see what works.....

thanks for the pics too......

[bakerboy]

Can we have a night pic of the bonnet bar?

[Jim_Aus]

+1

[Dan85]

I've got two 12 inches on the roof similar to ZN. When i was called into a booz bus setup the only question was whether they were switched independent of the spotlights on the bar and if they only worked on high beam. Both answers satisfied him and on I went. Seems either the police themselves don't know the rules or this guy was just a decent bloke who had bigger fish to fry.

[Jim_Aus]

light bar is here according to Aus post, ill post pics tomorrow of different locations let the people decide hahahaha

[bakerboy]

ah yeah not quite, there's several ways they can be interpreted here in WA, 99% of the fitments don't meet that requirement.

[Jim_Aus]

the bar has its own switch and is likely to slot in the front bar some where. too thin and tall to go on the bonnet..... ill post pics on tuesday, off to the steel shop at lunch to get supplies.....

[jake84]

i have mine ones connected to the main battery and the other to my aux
should ever one battery give up

Sydney cops might not like my lights
but the most important thing is i do

Work to live, don't live to work.

[bakerboy]

can you not put it between the roof and the basket? Also still hoping to see those bonnet mounted night pics...

[jake84]

Work to live, don't live to work.

[jake84]

ive mounted it that high because
1 i was able to weld the mounting plats directly to the basket
2 the height stops any reflection

[bakerboy]

jake84 wrote:

ive mounted it that high because
1 i was able to weld the mounting plats directly to the basket
2 the height stops any reflection

1. Fair enough, ease of install is always nice
2. Um, okay

[31zook]

2-no it doesn't

[jake84]

I feel it dose I don't have a problem with glare should I say lol


Work to live, don't live to work.

[bakerboy]

You'll find it's robbing a lot of your vision further down the road, drop it down and back a bit

[jake84]

I'll have a play around with it I'm always open for suggestions thanks dude I'll let you know how it go's


Work to live, don't live to work.

[Reubs]

bakerboy wrote:

You'll find it's robbing a lot of your vision further down the road, drop it down and back a bit

X2.

Also, while you're at it, both of you wrap some matte black tape around your chrome/white antennas/bases.

These reflective surfaces will cause so much glare back at you that you have effectively removed any advantage by having extra lights fitted in the first place!!!

[jake84]

Good point


Work to live, don't live to work.

[bakerboy]

there's near on 35000lm from that bar, even matt black reflects

[Jim_Aus]

so ive decided to mount it in the front bar..... ill probably build a basket later and chuck it up there.....

[jake84]

Just put another one on top and leave the other one on the bar lol


Work to live, don't live to work.

[DarkHorse]

Setup:


Mounting:




Lit:


Everything on - hi-beams, HIDs and LED bar (this is before the short one on the bullbar was installed):

[Chop]

Yep that's the way Darky, the roof one is practically the same as mine. Set back and lower, it doesn't hit the bonnet at all.