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Quick question about lighting..

Post by authentic » Sun Oct 28, 2012 9:22 pm

I had a quick look through LVVTA website and NZTA but I couldn't really find the answer I was looking for, I'm sure someone here can help.

Are park lights legally required on all vehicles? I'm assuming they are, so are they also able to be added in some other way?

Reason I ask is because I'm looking to buy some turn signal intakes which only come with an indicator installed, so I'd need to wire up a light possibly inside the duct.

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Post by tomtikki » Mon Oct 29, 2012 6:26 am

Yeah you need park lights to get a WOF.
Just wire your park lights into your front reflectors - I had to for a similar reason!

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Post by na6*dori » Mon Oct 29, 2012 7:08 pm

i thought about the same issue. i was going to rig up small fog lights to the headlight stalk, the VIRM stated a parklight could fail on being dim/discoloured, has to be white light and has to work. but that is purely from memory. so aslong as they are there and work i dont think they would care
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Post by SLYDIT » Mon Oct 29, 2012 7:28 pm

maybe get headlight lenses with the side light holder in them. then hook up your barn doors to come up when side lights are on too??
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Post by authentic » Mon Oct 29, 2012 8:41 pm

I thought about maybe lining the intake vent part with some daytime running light strips, in sort of an oval shape. Would that be flexible or thin enough?

I recently installed some Raybrigs which are super nice, so I probably wont swap them out.

These are the signal intakes I'm looking at:

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Post by brownie » Mon Oct 29, 2012 9:47 pm

Ive got the Bumper reflectors at work set up for lights if you get stuck,Brand New.

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Post by Donovan » Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:15 am

Silly question, but how can you use the bumper reflectors as park lights, they are off to the side of the bumper, not facing forward. Don't the park lights need to face forward?

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Post by tomtikki » Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:46 am

Donovan wrote:Silly question, but how can you use the bumper reflectors as park lights, they are off to the side of the bumper, not facing forward. Don't the park lights need to face forward?
I dunno what the rules are for park lights but I had the connectors to put em in there, so I did, been in for about 2 years and it's never even raised an eyebrow when getting a WOF. Perhaps coz it looks 'factory'?
I just used the same bulb as when they were in the indicator, so let's be honest they are next to useless for anything anyway!

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Post by authentic » Tue Oct 30, 2012 2:21 pm

That could be easier then.. I did notice that they had a hole for a bulb to go into when I took them out to spray them black. What colours are park lights allowed to be?

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Post by Angreal » Tue Oct 30, 2012 2:23 pm

authentic wrote:That could be easier then.. I did notice that they had a hole for a bulb to go into when I took them out to spray them black. What colours are park lights allowed to be?
I would assume white so you can differentiate the front of the car from the rear - Helpful if you park on the side of the road and leave the park lights on so people dont drive into you car etc

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Post by Kieran » Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:49 am

I dont have park lights on my NB...
I have reflectors on the side but no lights in them

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Post by Angreal » Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:35 am

Kieran wrote:I dont have park lights on my NB...
I have reflectors on the side but no lights in them
I would assume they're a part of your main headlight housing?

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Post by Kieran » Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:54 am

The headlights just have the single Hi/low bulb and indicator

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Post by tomtikki » Wed Oct 31, 2012 6:06 pm

Kieran wrote:I dont have park lights on my NB...
I have reflectors on the side but no lights in them
Really? Huh that's weird, ive never come across a car without park lights of some description before ... although i havn't driven a NB ...
So what happens when you turn your lights on the first click? Do your rear lights turn on at least or does your light stalk not have 2 clicks/stages (just on and then pull for high beam?)

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Post by Kieran » Thu Nov 01, 2012 10:08 am

The hi/low bulb has a dim but its all in the one light
Thats kinda lucky on the NBs I guess no need to worry about it
The NB2s have three bulbs in the headlight - indicator, Hi, Low
Whereas the NB1s just have two - indicator and hi/low
sucks for you guys in the NAs that you have to have a park light seperate to the main housing
Could you mount some hellas in the airdam as far back as possible sorta hide them

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Post by tomtikki » Thu Nov 01, 2012 11:12 am

Kieran wrote:I dont have park lights on my NB...
I have reflectors on the side but no lights in them
Thats cool, so that must mean you don't "need" park lights for a WOF then?...

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Post by authentic » Thu Nov 01, 2012 5:39 pm

Kieran wrote:The headlights just have the single Hi/low bulb and indicator
So you don't have 3 'clicks' on your headlight lever? Just on/off and push forward/back for hi-beam?

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Post by ham » Fri Nov 02, 2012 12:50 pm

I have replaced my indicator/park light with a vented item as above. I put bulbs in the reflectors on the lower bumper. Because it curves round a little they are seen from the front also. Colour is orange. Never failed or been questioned for a warrent.
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