LED Clearance Lights- Legality

Hi Kroozer,

Best check with the Licencing Authority over your way.

Here in Vic. it is basically white or orange to the front (white for headlights obviously) and red to the rear. Orange also for side clearance lights facing the front but red to the rear.

There is also a rule that parking lights can be no more than 7 watts so that is one that can catch people out.

Regards SB.

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led's are legal if they are to australian standard, most trucks now run led outline/clearance and tail lights due to them being more reliable and less current draw.

I use the led's in my parkers. You will see how they stand out in the photo.

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A vehicle under 2200mm width (?? from memory) does not require "clearance" lights at all.
Cheers,
Peter

Check with your local authorities for a definitive answer.

In NSW the vehicle has to be 2200mm wide before it can have the roof mounted clearance lights, not totally sure about the running lights down the side however they are very specific in the height/distance apart and colour. From memory it is in schedule 4 of the Road Transport (Veh registration) act.
Tim

Overwidth loads can't be carried after sundown

The colours have been stated but just make sure that any side clearance lights are mounted higher than 600mm from the ground. My neighbour got a canary for side clearance lights on his Hilux (very tidy) last month and was ordered to remove them all.

When he questioned it at the Police station later..the Sgt laughed and couldnt believe he had been defected for it and would get the over zealous constable to contact him. Came to his house and measures them all and the two on his running boards were below 600mm so he eventually got him for it. All the other ones (3) on the side boards of the tray were acceptable (above 600mm).

When the vehicle was taken over the pits the next week...all the inspectors were called out to see the vehicle that got a defect for clearance lights. They though it was a joke and cleared the vehicle in minutes.

Whats legal and enforced in WA all depends on the officer on the day!

Just look around at all the illegal HIDs we have running around!

Kroozer

amber on sides.split amber and red.towards the rear are better....white faceing forward......down low bull bar eg::.u can put amber up on roof rack.we i have on patrol and ambo for hyway running

NO BLUE ......NO RED ..FACEING FORWARD AT ALL


Cheers Bundy

You can buy LED units to replace existing globes in white amber red. Here are the white ones. Just plug'm in to your existing light assemblies.