Hi Team,
Can somebody explain to me how many extra lights I can have fitted?
I think I can add 2x high beam spots and 2x foglights. How can I legally fit extra lights eg lightbars and roof/bullbar mounted spotlights? What exactly are foglights (are they just wide beam spots?). Can I use 2x dual or combiation wide/spot lights as high beam lights?
Thanks in advance,
JP
Offroad lights and WoF
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Crash bandicoot
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Re: Offroad lights and WoF
mine passes a warrant with , two fog lights, two normal high/low beam, two spot ligjts on the bull bar wired via the high beam and a manual off switch in series( only operate on high beam with dash switch on) and twin led light bars on roof which are just switched on and off at dash.
from memory only allowed six forward facing light housings on front of vehicle, my roof ones are classed as work lights so not required to turn off with high beam.
from memory only allowed six forward facing light housings on front of vehicle, my roof ones are classed as work lights so not required to turn off with high beam.
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ChurchurDan
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Re: Offroad lights and WoF
You are only allowed a maximum of 4 lights on high beam, So 2 headlamps and 2 driving lights. If you have an older vehicle that had twin headlights you cant have driving lights.
Fog lamps are a wide spread dipped beam designed to shine down on the road under the fog as opposed to shining into it and reflecting back at you, they should be wired so they can not operate with headlamps on.
Any other lighting can be classed as auxiliary or scene lighting and needs to be on a separate switch.
Any rear facing work or auxiliary lighting needs to wired so that it will not operate with the headlamps on.
But all the wof inspectors seem to make it up as they go along or go with "if it is there it has to work" with out checking how it works.
Fog lamps are a wide spread dipped beam designed to shine down on the road under the fog as opposed to shining into it and reflecting back at you, they should be wired so they can not operate with headlamps on.
Any other lighting can be classed as auxiliary or scene lighting and needs to be on a separate switch.
Any rear facing work or auxiliary lighting needs to wired so that it will not operate with the headlamps on.
But all the wof inspectors seem to make it up as they go along or go with "if it is there it has to work" with out checking how it works.
Re: Offroad lights and WoF
Hey Jonboy80.
The NZTA website has fact-sheets explaining the rules around vehicle lighting:
http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/get-y ... right.html
The NZTA website has fact-sheets explaining the rules around vehicle lighting:
http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/get-y ... right.html
Re: Offroad lights and WoF
Gyxx wrote:Hey Jonboy80.
The NZTA website has fact-sheets explaining the rules around vehicle lighting:
http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/get-y ... right.html
I saw that, couldn't see anything about extra lights or lightbars
Re: Offroad lights and WoF
As far as extra lights go what people have said above covers it. At the front you're allowed 4 main (high) beam lights and 2 fog lights so assuming your vehicles got just two headlights and no factory fog-lamps fitted you can fit an pair of spotties and a pair of fog lights no problem.
"Fitting requirements (additional equipment)
You may fit additional main beam headlamps (driving lamps) as long as you don’t have more than the maximum allowed for that type of vehicle. All vehicles except motorcycles may have up to four main beam headlamps (motorcycles may have up to two). For example, if your car has two main beam headlamps you may add two more, but if it already has four main beam headlamps you may not fit any more.
Main beam headlamps must be wired so that they automatically switch off when the headlamps are dipped.
You may have up to two front fog lamps fitted to your vehicle. If your vehicle already has two front fog lamps fitted as original equipment, you cannot fit a second pair. Fog lamps should be wired so that they can be turned on or off independently of the headlamps. "
Work lights are where it gets tricky. In practice I think what happens is that most mechanics are quite happy to pass roof mounted lights as work lights (provided they're properly switched), but look at lights mounted on the front of the vehicle as being driving lights. I can't see anything specific to LED lightbars in the regs but rocking up to your local mechanic for a WOF with a lightbar the width of the vehicle and as bright as a super-nova on your bullbar might put the shits up him a bit too much... Maybe someone in the trade might know, there must be a few people on here with a warrant authority ???
"Fitting requirements (additional equipment)
You may fit additional main beam headlamps (driving lamps) as long as you don’t have more than the maximum allowed for that type of vehicle. All vehicles except motorcycles may have up to four main beam headlamps (motorcycles may have up to two). For example, if your car has two main beam headlamps you may add two more, but if it already has four main beam headlamps you may not fit any more.
Main beam headlamps must be wired so that they automatically switch off when the headlamps are dipped.
You may have up to two front fog lamps fitted to your vehicle. If your vehicle already has two front fog lamps fitted as original equipment, you cannot fit a second pair. Fog lamps should be wired so that they can be turned on or off independently of the headlamps. "
Work lights are where it gets tricky. In practice I think what happens is that most mechanics are quite happy to pass roof mounted lights as work lights (provided they're properly switched), but look at lights mounted on the front of the vehicle as being driving lights. I can't see anything specific to LED lightbars in the regs but rocking up to your local mechanic for a WOF with a lightbar the width of the vehicle and as bright as a super-nova on your bullbar might put the shits up him a bit too much... Maybe someone in the trade might know, there must be a few people on here with a warrant authority ???
Re: Offroad lights and WoF
There is nothing, yet, in the regs regarding any LED light bars. But NZTA is looking very closely at them. Australia has just changed their regs for these types of lights and it is most likely that NZTA will follow their direction.
In regards to light bars, it depends on the light pattern outputted to determine whether a fog or spot light (if it is mounted on the front bar) and also in the way it is wired up to operate.
If there is a series of lights or a light bar on the roof, it no longer is a WoF issue. Only lights positioned for work lights do they come under any WoF regs as is plainly stated in the VIRM.
Edit:
This is the Aussie regs for LED light bars
https://www.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf ... t-2.15.pdf
In regards to light bars, it depends on the light pattern outputted to determine whether a fog or spot light (if it is mounted on the front bar) and also in the way it is wired up to operate.
If there is a series of lights or a light bar on the roof, it no longer is a WoF issue. Only lights positioned for work lights do they come under any WoF regs as is plainly stated in the VIRM.
Edit:
This is the Aussie regs for LED light bars
https://www.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf ... t-2.15.pdf