thunderace
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| posted on 16/2/08 at 10:34 AM |
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HEADLIGHT by HIGHWAY HAWK
are they uk road legal and could i use two on my kitcar ?
ebay Item number: 250184248218
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Miks15
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| posted on 16/2/08 at 10:37 AM |
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im no expert on the matter but they are e-marked so surely yes
but tht is for bikes but i doubt they are dimmer than car headlights so i doubt see why you couldnt
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Hammerhead
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| posted on 16/2/08 at 10:46 AM |
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I think some guys have passed with them and some have failed. The main problem is that bike lights dip up and down rather than down and to the left.
So the beam pattern may fail either sva or mot or both.
I am looking at using bike lights but i've takem them apart to trim the diffuser to make them dip to the left and hopefully shed the same beam
pattern as my road car.
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rayward
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| posted on 16/2/08 at 11:12 AM |
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I asked at my local MOT station, he said they would fail due to wrong beam pattern +not dipping to the left
hth
Ray
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RK
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| posted on 16/2/08 at 02:14 PM |
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Yes, but I read on here that you can turn the lens in the bucket so they do dip left for you guys on the wrong side of the road. It wasn't a
difficult job, apparently, but I haven't done it.
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rayward
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| posted on 16/2/08 at 04:28 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RK
Yes, but I read on here that you can turn the lens in the bucket so they do dip left for you guys on the wrong side of the road. It wasn't a
difficult job, apparently, but I haven't done it.
has worked for some people with round lights, impossible on this type
Ray
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iank
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| posted on 16/2/08 at 05:39 PM |
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An e mark on a motorbike light means it's legal for use on motorbikes. It doesn't mean you can assume they are legal on a car. If they
don't dip correctly they won't (or at least shouldn't) pass SVA or MOT and are technically illegal so your insurance is
theoretically invalid.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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tom_loughlin
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| posted on 16/2/08 at 07:48 PM |
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I had them on mine.
Apart from the fact they have no sidelights (unless you have external ones) they are still illegal due to the wrong dip pattern.
Not even sure if they're e-marked.
The dip pattern on mine was weeeeel out!
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