Fordmods Logo

Are the new Altezza tail lights unroadworthy? 

 

Page 1 of 1 [ 7 posts ] 

 
 Post subject: Are the new Altezza tail lights unroadworthy?
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 3:31 pm 
Fordmods Newbie
Offline

Age: 36

Posts: 12

Joined: 20th Apr 2005

Ride: 96' EF Falcon GLi

Location: Melbourne
VIC, Australia

Im looking at buying some tail lights for my EF Falcon Gli, but dont know whether it will be a waste of money if it will effect the insurance, or be illegal. Due to there not being any red shade on the lights, is this the problem, and if so could it be rectified if they are modified again in any way? :?:

 

_________________

Stock 96' EF Falcon Gli sitting on 18" AMG Quakes pumping a $1600 Pioneer Stereo Setup Clear Tailights

Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 3:48 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Age: 42

Posts: 1001

Joined: 5th Nov 2004

Gallery: 19 images

Ride: EL Fairmont Ghia

Power: 132 rwkw

Location: Brisbane
QLD, Australia

they dont have reflectors on them thats the main roadworthy issue. see vx commodore sedans - they have reflectors on the bumper below the taillights to combat this.

 

_________________

175.7hp 15.5 @ 374,000km
Team I have two E-Series AND all my teeth.

Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 4:34 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Age: 38

Posts: 658

Joined: 5th Nov 2004

Ride: Falcon

Location: Melbourne
VIC, Australia

Tail lights don't need to have any red on them. The indicators need to glow orange/amber, and the brake light, must be red. These must be visible from 200m away.

You must have a red reflector on the rear of your car, however. Either integrated into the tail light or somewhere on the rear of your car.

As samftr said, check out the VX Commodores. Also check out the Lexus 4wds.

Cheers

 

_________________

Image

Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 4:41 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Age: 42

Posts: 1001

Joined: 5th Nov 2004

Gallery: 19 images

Ride: EL Fairmont Ghia

Power: 132 rwkw

Location: Brisbane
QLD, Australia

LG wrote:
Tail lights don't need to have any red on them. The indicators need to glow orange/amber, and the brake light, must be red. These must be visible from 200m away.

You must have a red reflector on the rear of your car, however. Either integrated into the tail light or somewhere on the rear of your car.

As samftr said, check out the VX Commodores. Also check out the Lexus 4wds.

Cheers


yeah thats what i was trying to post last night when the site s**t itself.

theyre either in the brake light part of the tail light or somewhere else on the rearward facing part of the car. like the sigma wagons are just above the bumpers and theyre about a 1 inch sqare either side below the taillights. the ea has it as a square in the brake light part, the eb has it as a long thin strip across the centre? part of the tail light.

 

_________________

175.7hp 15.5 @ 374,000km
Team I have two E-Series AND all my teeth.

Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 5:24 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Age: 38

Posts: 4323

Joined: 17th Jan 2006

Ride: Soarer 2.5GT-T

Location: Cranbourne
VIC, Australia

they look woeful! why would you bother?
Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 6:58 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Age: 44

Posts: 724

Joined: 11th Nov 2005

Gallery: 1 images

Ride: BF Fairmont

Location: Melbourne
VIC, Australia

YTMONT wrote:
they look woeful! why would you bother?


Seconded!
Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 7:20 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Age: 42

Posts: 1001

Joined: 5th Nov 2004

Gallery: 19 images

Ride: EL Fairmont Ghia

Power: 132 rwkw

Location: Brisbane
QLD, Australia

too right, well i wonder if you could get the old oxy and cut the back off the ef and stick some of those lights in the eb? would be certainly different

 

_________________

175.7hp 15.5 @ 374,000km
Team I have two E-Series AND all my teeth.

Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:
Sort by  
 Page 1 of 1  [ 7 posts ] 

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 16 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

 

 

It is currently Fri Mar 29, 2024 1:11 pm All times are UTC + 11 hours

 

 

(c)2014 Total Web Solutions Australia - Australian Web Hosting and Domain Names