Spotlights on Rollbar

I would challenge him on that, the current model R series Scania trucks have them and if it was illegal Scania would remove them.

Unless somethings changed in the last few years, I thought they've always been illegal above the roof in Victoria. I got warned at Ouyen in 1981 for having two on the rollbar of the kingcab. Struth they'd have a field day at the Denni ute muster or any B&S for that matter.

Cheers Mick

had a canary pot on my rodeo back in 96 for this reason in vic

Have a read here fella's...

http://www.fordtorque.com/forum/showthread.php/lights-adr-and-43.html?s=4e4ab0126c98f827971b8255d34d41f5&

..and..

"AUXILIARY MAIN-BEAM (DRIVING) LIGHTS
Two or four (they must be fitted in pairs) auxiliary main-beam lights may be fitted provided the maximum number of all main-beam lights does not exceed six. All other requirements of main-beam lights including their electrical connections and maximum intensity must be met."

You will also find they have a maximum allowable height of 1200mm on a passenger/light commercial vehicle.

Check your ADR's.

Gday,
I was under the impression it always was illegal to have lights mounted above the standard height.
In saying that, I've got a set of Hella Jumbo's mounted on my roof rack facing backwards and have never been questioned about them?
I suppose each State is different too.......

Cheers
Hairy

The Aust vehicle standards require white lights to only be fitted to the front of a vehicle. On a cabover truck such as the Scania, above the windscreen is still on the front. On a bonnetted car or ute, on the roll bar behind the cab is not on the front.

I'm sure one of the Jeep models had lights up near the top of the windscreen pillars, were sold in Australia with them,
I will see if I can find a photo.

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DIO would be able to tell us I'm sure :-)

I was told roof lights must have covers fitted while on the road.

The lights on Jeeps are apparently only low power and I believe they are classed as marker lights.

Lights mounted above the cab are not permitted to be used on road, in Qld at least anyway.

But then neither are wbleeper lights and we all know about them.

Pulled up twice in a short period of time?........maybe he needs to stop drawing attention to himself?

hi malleev.
I own a BNS ute with 3 large narva bull lights on the sports bar and 2 lightforce on the 5 post bull bar also 4" side skirts,all have been on the ute for 12 months, then last oct,. the ute was defected for the lights, side skirts to wide and sharp, oh it also has mudflaps they were to low, the wheels weren't standard so he questioned them. As most of you reading this have 4/4s and love them, so do i love my ute, So down to the RTA I'm in NSW. he was very helpful, but could not say what was legal and what wasn't except the mud flaps had to be 100mm of the ground, so of to an engineer he went over the ute then told me the skirts had to be cut down to 3" and pinch pleat put on the sharp edges, the 5 post bull bar was legal it didn't have any sharp edges and all the aerial, and light tabs were backward facing, the lights on the sports bar were legal as they were all connected to a separate switch that worked independently of the ute lights, the 18"rims and tyres were OK as they were stronger than the standard and i had to cut the mud flaps front and back 100mm of the ground, the side skirts did protrude past the ute body by 1" till they were cut back. Once the work was done he gave me a certificate then it was to get a blue slip "same as over the pit inspection" then down to the RTA with the paper work so now it is all legal and noted, the engineer told me now when the police see me they type my rego no into there computer and it will come up as engineered with the modifications. cost $250 engineer $100 blue slip RTA free I'm a pensioner, peas of mind when I'm followed bloody brilliant I hope this helps cheers bill.

And the reality of all this is that ....

If they are illegal to use on a public road ....

Then one should receive a fine for USING THEM ON A PUBLIC ROAD .... not just because they happen to be mounted on the vehicle.

Had this issue with qld police years ago .... with a very satisfactory outcome - after writing to the relevant heads of departments.

I'd always heard it was illegal to have spot/driving lights mounted anywhere above the level of the bottom of the windscreen - the reason being that when approaching an oncoming vehicle over a crest, you're not going to see him until long after he's been dazzled by your high mounted lights.

Having said that, I've seen quite a few vehicles with high-mounted spot/driving lamps but never heard of someone being pulled over for it - until now.

Hey Malleerv,
In the NT it is illegal to have lights above 1.200mm.The reasoning is, that lights on your roof for example, can be blinding an on coming car over a hill before you pick up their standard lights and dip.(As told to me by NT motor rego)

Noel K.

Thanks for all the reply's. I was looking for something in the ADR's but it was getting too difficult to navigate though all the BS.
We have removed the lights now just to be safe. The ute looks better now anyway, before it looked like a hoons ute all it needed was a W....r arial on the front to complete the package.

Thanks again for your advive and safe travels all.

Cheers Matt

The law comes from Schedule 4 of the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation, in NSW anyway.
Max of 6 forward projecting lights, max of 1200mm off the ground and all lights must be equal on both sides (even number of lights). Clearance lights have limitations on there wattage (pos 14W?). "Work" lights like the hella ones can be fitted as well but must switch independently.
I won't go through everything, have a read yourselves. Unfortunately the entire schedule is not online, if you are that keen to read it you may have to purchase a Britts traffic law book.
Tim