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Author: Subject: how far from the front of the vehicle are you allowed to have your headlights?
smart51

posted on 7/6/10 at 11:19 AM Reply With Quote
how far from the front of the vehicle are you allowed to have your headlights?

If you can maintain the 45° viewing angle, how far back are you allowed to mount your headlights?






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Stott

posted on 7/6/10 at 11:44 AM Reply With Quote
I don't think this is clearly defined in the manual (distance toward rear) but the viewing angle is 45 deg inward but 80 deg outward unless you are using side marker lamps to supplement them, which reduces the outward angle requirement to 45 deg IIRC

( was a fail point on an IVA I went to last week)



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A1

posted on 7/6/10 at 01:13 PM Reply With Quote
as far as im aware you could have them at the rear, as long as they meet the illumination tests...
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mad4x4

posted on 7/6/10 at 04:12 PM Reply With Quote
Look at the Hideous Multipla (Fiat) it had lamps under the winscreen at the back of the bonnet





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Nash

posted on 7/6/10 at 04:16 PM Reply With Quote
Its to do with the angle of projection and where you can see them from in front of the vehicle.

IVA manual will tell you but my examiner stood to the left and right of the car and made sure he could see the beam and it wasn't being overly obstructed.

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A1

posted on 8/6/10 at 10:50 AM Reply With Quote
whats wrong with the multipla...its gorgeous
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Guinness

posted on 8/6/10 at 11:30 AM Reply With Quote
I think the Atom splits the functions, of positional / side lamps at the front and main headlights at the scuttle:-









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coozer

posted on 8/6/10 at 03:03 PM Reply With Quote
So, in theory you can mount them way back and high enough above the bonnet line to not cause any obstruction...





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