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| Jammer600 Member Since: 27 Feb 2011 Location: Bath/Warminster Posts: 306   
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An spots be wired to work the same as your main headlights ie dipp and full beam?
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12th Dec 2011 9:12pm |
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| RFT Member Since: 13 Nov 2010 Location: Cheshire Posts: 690 
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No spots can only work on main beam, illegal to have them on on dip or dim dip. 130 Puma HCPU with an Artica 240LR Demountable Camper
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12th Dec 2011 9:51pm |
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| Jammer600 Member Since: 27 Feb 2011 Location: Bath/Warminster Posts: 306
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Whys that?
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12th Dec 2011 10:36pm |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731  
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High beams just light up everything, including the eyes of other drivers, as do spots (to some extent). They shouldn't be used with oncoming traffic. Dipped beams are directed down and away from oncoming cars (an important MOT check). No other lights can interfere with this. Hence spots should not be used with dips  Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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12th Dec 2011 10:43pm |
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| Jammer600 Member Since: 27 Feb 2011 Location: Bath/Warminster Posts: 306
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So doesn't common sense tell us to point spots at the same place as dipp then?
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13th Dec 2011 9:07am |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731
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I suppose it all depends what you want to use them for. In any event, the law has to cover all vehicles, including those of "spotty" boy racers whose "common sense" may be somewhat lacking  Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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13th Dec 2011 9:36am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17733 
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As far as I am aware you can have auxiliary lights which are on with dip beam as long as they do not and cannot dazzle oncoming drivers and their centres are a minimum of 600mm (used to be 2 feet) from the ground (if lower than this they are considered fog lights and can only be used in fog, falling snow, or nowadays other conditions of seriously reduced visibilty). A spot beam auxiliary light probably doesn't make a lot of sense if it is fitted with the beam directed downwards sufficiently to ensure that it doesn't and cannot dazzle oncoming drivers, so doesn't tend to happen. I have, on several Land-Rovers I have run in the past (including my Disco2) fitted good quality aftermarket fog lights positioned with care to be just over 600mm from the ground. They are still low enough to work well as fog lights (better than LR headlights anyway) and with flat low beams they do not dazzle drivers. They are excellent for illuminating puddles/floods etc, and very useful on unmetalled roads for spotting holes etc. They are - as far as I can determine - fully legal to use either with or instead of dip beam. The only trouble I have found using them is ignorant oncoming drivers assume, if you have dip plus aux lights on, that they are for lights and give you a blast of main beam, same as they might if you really were using fogs inappropriately. They do not dazzle oncoming drivers, but some oncoming drivers just hate you anyway! |
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13th Dec 2011 9:53am |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731
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Conclusion
i.e. spot + dip = barely legal, hardly useful and likely to get you flashed a lot (you may also have to explain the law to Plod if he stops you  ) Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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13th Dec 2011 10:07am |
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| Grockle Member Since: 24 Nov 2008 Location: Peak District National Park Posts: 2266 
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cheers Lm 100,just ordered a pair 2.4 90 XS
1968 1/32 scale Britains 109 Pick up. |
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13th Dec 2011 6:23pm |
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| rusty66 Member Since: 22 Jun 2010 Location: Rhineland Posts: 60
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Hi, have you got the Landrover Parts Number for that? They say in their Ebay auction that it is a genuine part ... |
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13th Dec 2011 7:33pm |
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| Jammer600 Member Since: 27 Feb 2011 Location: Bath/Warminster Posts: 306
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I spose I'd have to explain alot of things in that event!! |
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14th Dec 2011 8:33pm |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731
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 Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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14th Dec 2011 8:54pm |
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| Lorryman100 Member Since: 01 Oct 2010 Location: Here Posts: 2686 |
Boris, check your email |
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14th Dec 2011 10:46pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17733
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What was the answer to this question (BoB listing this as a "Genuine Part" in "original Landrover packaging")? |
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