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Preston

20-07-10 03:51 PM

Re: LED sidelights,are they road legal

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Originally Posted by Stu (Post 2324134)

Depends on the colour of them. They have to be white. (Maybe yellow would be OK :???:, but blue or green or red etc. should fail an MOT, unless the tester lets you off with it)

White? i guess you mean the colour of the lense? and not the light for it to be legal in the EU they have to be an orange LIGHT!...ie white lense = LED/blub will flash orange, Orange lense LED/Blub will flash White giving off an Orange flash. Any other colours are NOT LEGAL!

Luckypants

20-07-10 03:59 PM

Re: LED sidelights,are they road legal

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Originally Posted by Razor (Post 2323783)

if i swap the standard w5w sidelight on my naked to a led unit,will it still pass mot?

Also if i add extra led sidelights, will i get pulled by the coppers?

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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris (Post 2324149)

Sidelight not indicators!

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Originally Posted by Preston (Post 2324158)

Pays to read the thread, then you won't be wrong. As Y-C said, we are talking about side lights (aka parking lights) and NOT indicators. Sidelights have to WHITE. :rolleyes:

bengrrr

20-07-10 04:09 PM

Re: LED sidelights,are they road legal

i have em on mine and there not a problem, the garage said to me its only the rate at which they flash.

but tbh they're rubbish and ill change em back soon enough. look the biz but nobody can see em, however im only talking about the front.
also you may want to make sure your insurers know about it as well if you change.

yorkie_chris

20-07-10 04:18 PM

Re: LED sidelights,are they road legal

SIDELIGHTS

For fooks sake you mongs.

sidelight [ˈsaɪdˌlaɪt]n1. light coming from the side
...

4. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Brit either of two small lights on the front of a motor vehicle, used to indicate the presence of the vehicle at night rather than to assist the driver

bengrrr

20-07-10 04:37 PM

Re: LED sidelights,are they road legal

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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris (Post 2324201)

stupid nakeds

Stu	20-07-10 05:07 PM

Re: LED sidelights,are they road legal

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Originally Posted by bengrrr (Post 2324218)

stupid nakeds

:confused: Sidelights don't flash on a faired bike either :rolleyes:

2hys	20-07-10 05:20 PM

Re: LED sidelights,are they road legal

i have ice white (a bluey white light) LEDs in my bike passed two mots no probs HTH

Razor

20-07-10 05:21 PM

Re: LED sidelights,are they road legal

yes indeed,sidelights info is what i wanted... all those that offered kind indicator advice, RTFT, eyethangyooooo

independentphoto

20-07-10 07:46 PM

Re: LED sidelights; are they road legal?

Eagerness to help is commendable. Not reading the original post is condemable. Beware cheap LED anything - if you want decent output and reliability look for "Luxeon" or "Generation 3" type chips being used. You pays your money etc....

barwel1992

20-07-10 08:26 PM

Re: LED sidelights; are they road legal?

where are you getting the LED side light's from ? i want some for my mt-03 head light (same fitment as the sv)

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