coozer
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 01:39 PM |
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Strip Fog Light?
Will a nice thin strip of say, a high level brake light be OK for MOT?
Chunky thing I have hanging down at the back is going to get in the way of the diffusing I'm knocking up.
If I leave about a 40~50mm gap between the bottom of the body and the diffuser (lets a bit air flow round the diff) would be ok to fill with a strip
of stop leds?
http://www.cbsonline.co.uk/product/28_LED_High_Level_Brake_Light_LEDST1
Ta,
Steve
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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steve m
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 04:20 PM |
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I have a very similar one to that under my rear no plate, and have it wired up as a 3rd brake light
i have to put a proper fog light on for the mot, that i remove, and have a switch in he boot that turns off the 3rd brake light and makes it a fog,
just for the plod really !
steve
[Edited on 16/4/12 by steve m]
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coozer
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 04:24 PM |
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Looks good, is the strip light under the plate no good for MOT? What does the tester require?
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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steve m
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 04:30 PM |
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My MOT guy, who is VERY HELPFULL at mot time, insists that this light will not pass the mot rules, i think on light intensity, even though 36
Led's seem a good deal brighter than one 21w bulb, so to pacify him, and placate any other more valid reasons to get an mot,
so i add that horrible thing on the offside, and have passed 2 mots like that, and hopefully another one next week!
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blakep82
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 04:34 PM |
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not sure how they check it for MOT, think its just a case of making sure there is one, and its bright enough (similar brightness to a brake light)
IVA would be checking if its got an F marking on it. and would be making sure a 3rd brake light is no lower than the 2 normal brake lights. also, a
fog light must not be able to act as a brake light.
I can't remember where i got mine from, but i'm using a led fog lamp from a manufacturer called LED autolamps. prices seem to be around
the £30 mark though... i'm sure i paid about £25 inc delivery, but i can't remember where from...
this is it anyhow
LED Autolamps 135FME Rear trailer, truck fog light | eBay
might as well do it properly!
[Edited on 16/4/12 by blakep82]
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IVA manual link http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?type=RESOURCES&itemId=1081997083
don't write OT on a new thread title, you're creating the topic, everything you write is very much ON topic!
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coozer
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 05:37 PM |
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Thanks Blake, found it for £28, just the job. Sorted now thanks.
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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snowy2
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 05:44 PM |
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This is what the law says....
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1796/schedule/11/made
there is a requirement that there must not be any possibility of the brakes and fogs to be connected....
sometimes you are the pigeon, most of the time the statue.
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Proby
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 08:36 PM |
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What's a fog light? 
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