Joga
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Good research. As off-topic, and for the EMCnerd, I would just add that the latest UN ECE R10 is now 6, ie R 10.06, rather than 5 as mentioned in that reply.I did ask for, and got, his permission to "publish"
Mac.
Good research. As off-topic, and for the EMCnerd, I would just add that the latest UN ECE R10 is now 6, ie R 10.06, rather than 5 as mentioned in that reply.I did ask for, and got, his permission to "publish"
Mac.
Forget LEDs for Main and Dipped. The design of the reflector is only optically correct for a genuine filament lamp, because the focal point is very small, as is the filament light source, not so an LED array. Upgrade to Osram Night Breaker or Phillips Race Vision. Pretty good (imo).
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Not a recommendation, make up your own mind.
Mac.
I thought tinted lenses that aren’t too extreme are legal in the UK?Not just LED but HID also as @spike has already shown. So if you have fitted either replace them now with standard halogen bulbs. Also NOT a good idea to have LED brake lights. The brake circuit interacts with the ABS, traction control EDL and cruise control. The last thing you want is an LED bulb to cause issues with these systems.
Then you get the idiots that tint their light lenses and then need brighter bulbs to shine through, and then they complain they have failed the
MOT or stopped by the police. Tinted lenses are illegal to start with as the do not conform to the CoC certification held on that car.
If you must have LEDs then stick to indicators ( with modified flasher unit ) and front side lights (possibly front fogs), but for the rear as it would be impossible to see if it were tail lights or brake lights that were on best to avoid and to check the MOT requirements. I believe zenon bulbs are also going to be outlawed unless the whole light unit was designed to have them and OEM parts.
Not any moreI thought tinted lenses that aren’t too extreme are legal in the UK?