Sunday, November 22, 2015 - 01:06 pm, by: Trevor Marsh(Tma7)
Hi guys
I want to connect a pair of daytime running lights to a live point on my TT so that these lights are on whenever the ignition is on (so, basically, whenever I'm actually driving). Can anyone advise me the easiest way to do this?
Also, does anyone know if there is a legal height requirement for positioning these lights? Obviously they are designed with safety in mind (and in my experience from noticing cars with these lights standing out compared to cars without them) but I don't want to p*ss Plod off. I could, I suppose, go and actually ask Plod but I find the ones around where I live, not the most helpful.
Sunday, November 22, 2015 - 01:26 pm, by: Trevor Marsh(Tma7)
Just to continue, this is what I've read (online)so far;
Daytime running lights are now appearing on the market (look for kits complying with ADR 76/00 or ECE R87) but these too must conform to strict rules. Queensland’s Traffic Road Use Management – Vehicle Standards and Safety Regulation 2012 states:
A pair of daytime running lights may be fitted to a motor vehicle; A pair of daytime running lights fitted to a motor vehicle with 4 or more wheels must be fitted with the centre of each light: (a) at least 600mm from the centre of the other light; and (b) not over 510mm from the nearer side of the vehicle; However, a pair of daytime running lights fitted to a motor vehicle under 1300mm wide may be fitted with the centre of each light not under 400mm from the centre of the other light; When on, a daytime running light must: (a) show a white or yellow light visible from the front of the vehicle; and (b) not use over 25W; and Daytime running lights must be wired so they are off when a headlight, other than a headlight being used as a flashing signal, is on.
So I need to find a way of having the daytime lights come on when I'm driving but go off when I have my headlights on.
I haven't found any stipulation regarding the height of the daytime lights above the road.
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