LED sidelights

Farmer_Johnson

Deleted_User wrote: »

So it would be fine to put them on say a 1 year old Audi?

No, it’d still be ludicrous, but slightly less so.

[Deleted User]

Farmer_Johnson wrote: »

No, it’d still be ludicrous, but slightly less so.

So you're just a car snob then.

AdrianC

sevenhills wrote: »

[SIZE=+1]The European Commission prosecuted the UK in the European Court of Justice in 1988; which resulted in the dim-dip headlight system to be dropped.
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Yes... and no.

The ECJ ruled that the UK was out of order in making dim-dip compulsory. That's very different from banning it.
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A61986CJ0060

Dim-dip was fitted to many new cars in the UK for a long while after 88 - I've had it on mid-late 90s cars. I always disable it - not just because it's pointless if you're using your lights correctly, but because it's a great way to kill dip bulbs.



And the regulatory environment is different now...
https://webstroke.co.uk/law/cases/case-7086-commission-v-uk-dim-dip-headlights-1988


If the legal principle applied as a simple blanket, then how would several European countries be able to legally require permanently-on headlights, blanket headlight washers, and compulsory winter tyre fitment?

sevenhills

AdrianC wrote: »

Yes... and no.

If the legal principle applied as a simple blanket, then how would several European countries be able to legally require permanently-on headlights, blanket headlight washers, and compulsory winter tyre fitment?

I dont like to be wrong, so yes and no is ok


I do find it revealing what different countries do, I am surprised you say some countries mandate headlights on.
I have just this week sent away for the Australian Highway Code, to see their rules.

AdrianC

Australian Design Rules used to be quite separate, which was a right PITA for those looking to do personal imports - but they are pretty much synchronised with UNECE now - they already use Euro emissions standards, as do most of the non-NA/non-Far East world.

Many countries require drivers to have lights on all the time - a lot of central European and Balkan countries, as well as Scandinavian countries - which (as a generalisation) requires them to be automatic with the ignition, and which also requires headlamp washing, even on non-HIDs.

consumers_revenge

The answer is the bike passed yesterday with a LED parker.

JustAnotherSaver

Farmer_Johnson wrote: »

Do you use your fog lights when there is no fog, “for the looks”?

I just can’t see how increasing the brightness of a rear number plate on a ten year-old diesel 205 is going to make it look like anything other than what it is, an ageing runabout.

:rotfl::rotfl:
See you COULD'VE said "on a 10 year old Peugeot". That's what most people would've said.


But you've clearly played your stalker hand by basically telling everyone you've done a little search on it and have determined it's a diesel.



Shame you missed out on the hat-trick by calling it a 205 though. Do you know of any 10 year old 205s? I've seen some that are at least 10 years old but not just 10 years old :T

Farmer_Johnson

Deleted_User wrote: »

So you're just a car snob then.

You don’t have to be a car snob to laugh at someone who thinks it’s worthwhile to dazzle other users with the excuse that they have tarted up a ten year old 205 diesel.

I love cars, just about all of them, I’d even love yours, but you have, in effect, rolled a turd in glitter and thought it was a good idea. You have to expect to be mildly mocked for that.

Retrogamer

I run LED number plate bulbs as well and it's a 12 year old Fabia vRS.
They're not really much brighter than the standard ones but the main reason i wanted them was the same reason i went for LED sidelights and the Xenon headlights. I find the yellowish colour from the standard bulbs fine, but quite old and aged looking.
The whiter output from the LEDs makes things little a little more modern and cleaner they but certainly don't blind or dazzle anyone.

AdrianC

Retrogamer wrote: »

I run LED number plate bulbs as well...
They're not really much brighter than the standard ones

They typically emit 10x as much light. <points up to linked specs>