Souping up the reversing lights...any ideas?

[jaynana]

[quote=""lezmtaylor""]I always thought that reverse lights had to be non beaming and 21w max,
Lez[/quote]

says who? is that a law?

[storminmike]

[quote=""fenj66""]the reverse light wire can be found just under the removable boot floor between the spare wheel and the rear of the car. iirc its in a loom covered with black tape that just needs removing to expose all the wires.
if it were me fitting high power lights for reverse i would use heavy duty cable through a relay and just go from the battery posts with a suitable in line fuse.[/quote]


Cheers for the find the cable tip

[storminmike]

[quote=""Raj""]Just try not to reverse anywhere then no problems...lol.

Seriously though, I replaced my standard bulbs with xenon look ones but they still probably aren't bright enough for what your after I guess.

What fitting a reversing camera instead?[/quote]


Camera needs a screen...I have no screen ,,,and night vison cameras are a tad pricey

[storminmike]

[quote=""jaynana""][quote=""lezmtaylor""]I always thought that reverse lights had to be non beaming and 21w max,
Lez[/quote]

says who? is that a law?[/quote]


I'm sure there is position legislation for certain lights....in fact I was watching (again) a car is born undergoing an SVA test....no mention was made of reversing lights but then it's an edited show



aha

it's here


http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989 ... le/14/made


Number:Not more than two (my 2 would make it 4

A reversing lamp bearing an approval mark:No requirement(b) A reversing lamp not bearing an approval mark:The total wattage of any one reversing lamp shall not exceed 24 watts

[fenj66]

hmmm, to keep within the law then, if your thinking of fitting fog type reverse lamps, it might be wiser to fit them independent of the cars reverse lights, and fit a toggle switch to turn then on only when required ie, down dark unlit areas.

[Rebeccabuck]

[quote=""storminmike""][quote=""Raj""]Just try not to reverse anywhere then no problems...lol.

Seriously though, I replaced my standard bulbs with xenon look ones but they still probably aren't bright enough for what your after I guess.

What fitting a reversing camera instead?[/quote]


Camera needs a screen...I have no screen ,,,and night vison cameras are a tad pricey [/quote]

Yeah and mines always dirty! Reckon it would be hard to see through mud!!
Perhaps my lights just need cleaning lol...

[Raj]

[quote=""storminmike""][quote=""Raj""]Just try not to reverse anywhere then no problems...lol.

Seriously though, I replaced my standard bulbs with xenon look ones but they still probably aren't bright enough for what your after I guess.

What fitting a reversing camera instead?[/quote]


Camera needs a screen...I have no screen ,,,and night vison cameras are a tad pricey [/quote]

We can fix the screen issue as I have one you can purchase.....

[storminmike]

[quote=""fenj66""]hmmm, to keep within the law then, if your thinking of fitting fog type reverse lamps, it might be wiser to fit them independent of the cars reverse lights, and fit a toggle switch to turn then on only when required ie, down dark unlit areas.[/quote]


It starts to get messy then I suppose as there's always the risk (as per some waggons ) leaving it on. Plus to be within the law you need an indicator up front to tell you it's on...I think

I doubt plod actually knows there should be only 2. The current plan (if I find the right type of lights) is to wire them through a relay so they can never be left on when going forward. Bung an accesable fuse in line in the rear to disable if required

[jaynana]

[quote=""storminmike""][quote=""fenj66""]hmmm, to keep within the law then, if your thinking of fitting fog type reverse lamps, it might be wiser to fit them independent of the cars reverse lights, and fit a toggle switch to turn then on only when required ie, down dark unlit areas.[/quote]


It starts to get messy then I suppose as there's always the risk (as per some waggons ) leaving it on. Plus to be within the law you need an indicator up front to tell you it's on...I think

I doubt plod actually knows there should be only 2. The current plan (if I find the right type of lights) is to wire them through a relay so they can never be left on when going forward. Bung an accesable fuse in line in the rear to disable if required[/quote]

yep, relay is what i'd do. if the max wattage is regulatory MOT guys might not like extra lights flashing on their eyes when testing reverse lights. best to bung a toggle switch next to that fuse as well. so that u can knock it off when not in need.

[storminmike]

[quote=""Raj""][quote=""storminmike""][quote=""Raj""]Just try not to reverse anywhere then no problems...lol.

Seriously though, I replaced my standard bulbs with xenon look ones but they still probably aren't bright enough for what your after I guess.

What fitting a reversing camera instead?[/quote]


Camera needs a screen...I have no screen ,,,and night vison cameras are a tad pricey [/quote]

We can fix the screen issue as I have one you can purchase..... [/quote]



well if you can supply...and fit...and add/fit a camera for the price of two cheap (£30)halogen fog lights then you've got a deal ....even better if you threw blu tooth in