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13-05-2015, 01:52 PM | #1 | ||
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I usually take a walk, either late in the afternoon or early evening and have noted of late a late model BMW (don’t know the model) and a late model Chrysler 300C having amber running lights (parking lights) on the front. Possibly the same spec as the US models. I thought it was illegal in OZ to have anything but white light at the front. Many years ago I had a 71 HQ two door which had the blinker and parker light (white) in the front bumper, 72 or73 the parker light went into the headlight and the blinker lens became amber. I among many used to put the later model lens in the early model blinker housing and have amber running lights at night, looked cool but the boys in blue threatened to defect if I didn’t rectify the lights back to normal.
Last night after my latest walk (all right I’m getting old) I looked closely and could not see a vehicle like the BMW or the Hemi as noted above, any thoughts? |
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13-05-2015, 01:54 PM | #2 | ||
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Amber is fog lights from memory.
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13-05-2015, 02:05 PM | #3 | ||
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Thanks Dash, but these lights are small and not bright, just like parkers but amber?
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13-05-2015, 02:13 PM | #4 | ||
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Trucks are allowed orange or white lights facing forward. But red only to the rear.
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13-05-2015, 02:22 PM | #5 | ||
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Yeah I think you are allowed to use yellow as any kind of fog light but may depend on state.
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13-05-2015, 02:43 PM | #6 | ||
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On the Chrysler they are on the side. Well the one I owned had them on the side. Not sure about new ones. But I thought they were considered marker or clearance lights and were allowed on vehicles over a certain size. I never had any problems with cops.
Ford Raptor has 3 orange lights on the grill. |
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13-05-2015, 02:44 PM | #7 | ||
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I know in NZ amber and white are fine.
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13-05-2015, 04:28 PM | #8 | ||
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Orange or white at the front is fine.
It's red & blue that will get you into serious trouble. Those colours being reserved for emergency vehicles and of course the police themselves. .
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13-05-2015, 06:18 PM | #9 | ||
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Yes,I saw a late model Jeep Wrangler the other day and it had what looked to be round orange park lights which I thought was odd.
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13-05-2015, 08:02 PM | #11 | ||
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And the Raptor was required to have them due to it being so damn wide.
3 in the grill and 1 at each of the outer extremities, plus amber parkers.
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13-05-2015, 09:26 PM | #12 | ||
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14-05-2015, 08:25 AM | #13 | ||
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14-05-2015, 09:19 AM | #14 | ||
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Do you have a link to that?
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14-05-2015, 11:03 AM | #15 | ||
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Correct, as per ADR 13 park lights must be white - but they can be amber if the light is reciporically incorporated with an indcator light.
i.e. the indicator bulb and park lights have separate bulbs, but they share a light lens and lamp body.
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14-05-2015, 12:54 PM | #16 | ||
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^ I think 6k headlights are illegal too btw..
Damn they come up with some stupid rules, no wonder people ignore them. If I read correctly that would cover the majority of cars made in the last 20 years or so though wouldn't it?
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Have a read of this topic, (http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11436415) it might explain to you why 6k lights are illegal with good reasons. ADR does have valid reasons. Last edited by Itsme; 14-05-2015 at 01:46 PM. |
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14-05-2015, 04:10 PM | #18 | |||
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BTW saw a late model Range Rover last night with these lights, expect to see more in the future I suppose |
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14-05-2015, 09:36 PM | #20 | ||
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Reading WHYs reply made me think
back in 1968 I had a Mk2 Zephyr (I wish I still had it ) anyway it had a red light in the rear screen with the letters STOP on it I was pulled up by the cops and told to remove it as you were not allowed to have an odd number of stop lights 20 years on its all OK also I had to remove the single quartz hallogen spot light from the front for the same reason having an odd number of lights |
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14-05-2015, 10:33 PM | #21 | ||
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And just remember its illegal to have them on unless its foggy or the weather is rainy and poor light.
Youll cop a fine.
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14-05-2015, 10:40 PM | #22 | ||
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15-05-2015, 02:21 PM | #25 | ||
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It's an American thing, US built focus ST
German built focus ST
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15-05-2015, 03:28 PM | #26 | |||
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And yeah ADR occasionally do have valid reasons.
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