Cheap 240W, 42

G'day Peter, The Chev has a canopy with 4x roof bars (for solar panels and awning)....I will mount it across the front of the canopy. Illegal (of course)....but there are plenty of other rigs getting around with such set-ups.

Hi roachie, pete..hope the cheap lite works out. I noted the "illegal" point, after the recent fines for numberplate issue, I assume there's a rule to say where is legal to mount them? your right in that you see lights all over the place on 4x4's. also variation in rules for WA vs eastern states?.
MG.

WRT the location of the mount, the RTA in ACT has the following ...

"Until such time as ADR13 is amended, several State and Territory Registration Authorities have stated they will accept the use of LED Light Bars fitted to vehicles if not fitted in pairs; however the Light Bars are required to be fitted at the front of the vehicle ( see Fig 3 below)."

The diagram is not copyable to here, but is at http://www.rego.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/621133/70,055-Headlights-and-Lamps-Info-Sheet.pdf

Because the ADR13 is a national document, the requirement will be similar for all states.

Screen dump of diagram from above RTA document:

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Word of advice that was given to me.... watch those long light bars that only have brackets on the ends.
You'll notice the one I bought has a 3 bracket system that allows for the brackets to be set anywhere.
I do, however, do a lot of corrugated driving.

Fab.

Thanks Fab.....that was one of my concerns too. Those end brackets look to be plastic and I reckon I'll be substituting steel right-angle brackets in their place. I would have preferred the ones with the variable mounts along the back side, but for this price (assuming it arrives!!!) I'll be happy to experiment....

Have a look at the mounting system for this one on ebay. I am not recommending this model just another example of mounting arrangements.Check out the diagrams.

Phil

LED light bar

Thanks Rob....I plan to ditch the plastic end brackets and fab-up some steel jobbies. The only potential problem then will be whether the ends of the actual light bar are strong enough (ie: the female threaded holes).

Yes mate....my thoughts too. In any case, we have the protection of Paypal's refund policy.

I did look at the seller's profile.....they must have been selling LOTS of stuff in very recent days/weeks. When you look at the light bars (just as an example), they say they've sold hundreds.....so either nobody is leaving them feedback or (more likely) those hundreds of sales are to blokes like you and me; just in the past few days.

The buyers of all these items are therefore still awaiting arrival of their item/s.

It is conceivable that they are shonky......put up lots of stuff for sale (that they don't have and have no intention of supplying) in the hope they'll sell hundreds at a very cheap price and then before the muck hits the fan, they shut down their paypal account etc.

They would then have all the money from clowns like me and disappear without a trace....leaving hundreds of us to fight it out with Paypal. There would be a certain number of said buyers who wouldn't even bother raising a dispute with paypal because of the small amount involved.

Anyway, maybe I'm reading too much into it....it could possibly all work out okay. Time will tell.

Just ran down the list of stuff for sale on their ebay store and counted 1,061 items SOLD.

Looks like it might have been too good to be true after all. Just got an email from ebay advising that the listing is no longer available. They wished me luck in getting the item I bought but said i should open a dispute if the item doesn't arrive.

The seller is no longer a registered ebay seller.

Looks a bit grim, but my money will be refunded....nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Now the bad news Roachie....eBay won't touch you because they consider it in the "vehicle" category. Of course this doesn't make sense as it's a vehicle accessory and they actually have a category for those items.

Try and open a claim at the eBay resolution center lol. I think you'll be disappointed by eBay's lack of customer service.

Cheers

Mick

Mick,

I'm still hopeful that the bar will eventually turn up, but I lodged a claim with Paypal anyway......and I've already received a full refund.

So, I'm happy enough with that outcome. IF....BIG "if" it does turn up then I will have to decide whether to try and re-pay for it. Don't think it's going to be a problem hey!!! hahaha

Roachie

A nice little earner if he sold 1000 items at $20 each
PayPal will be putting their fees up to cover these scams no doubt, then we all pay a bit extra .