Important! : are they legal

  1. Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2009 norwich Posts: 460
    #1
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/W5W-501-VW-EOS...item23044fc034

    plz tell me
  2. Established Member Joined: May 2008 Basingstoke Posts: 1680 Subaru Impreza Newage WRX
    #2
    It says they are E marked, so yes
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  3. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2009 ringwood Posts: 6305 suzuki swift 1.2 sz3
    #3
    as previously said they are E marked but i wouldn't trust it because really you dont want blue lights anywhere near your car when you are driving iv seen way to many traffic cops for you wanting blue lights anywhere near your car
  4. Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2008 west london Posts: 13810
    #4
    if they shine blue light there def not legal
  5. Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2009 norwich Posts: 460
    #5
    as the first person say if e marked then fine but am not sure does anybody defiently know
  6. Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2009 norwich Posts: 460
    #6
    have searched little but cant find anything but am sure are legal conformation needed
  7. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 3470 Golf mk2
    #7
    No they're not, copper pulled a lad a college for it. Car was towed, and a nice hefty fine.
  8. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2009 warrington Posts: 7551 posi blue mk2 2003 vtr
    #8
    yeap any sort of blue light on car, and a arsey copper will get u hassle. a few coppers i spoke to some say theres no clear law about them and its down to individual to make decision say if u weren;t driving like a tit or being mouthy maybe you;d get warning, on otherhand get a copper whos having bad day and he'll try do u for impersenating a police car.
    just stick with white lights that way they got no reason to bother u
  9. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2007 Posts: 4857
    #9
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by davidandrews5343 View Post
    It says they are E marked, so yes
    Does not really work like that. There are many fake, counterfeit or just extremely misleading advertised items out there with fake markings. I do not know enough about the bulbs in the Ebay sale to comment. But as people have said blue side lights are illegal.
  10. L-plater Joined: Jan 2010 Wolverhampton Posts: 77 Posi VTR Mk2
    #10
    You won't pass an MOT with them on and that answers your question really.

    I do use blue sidelights however, its just up to you whether you want to run the risk of getting pulled or not. Just hope you dont run into a copper whos having a really bad day. (luckily though they only really get spotted by traffic moving the other way, which means PC Plod would have to turn round to pull you, and they usually cba as long as you arn't driving like a twat or blasting out da tunez).

    I should also point out I have a xenon headlight conversion which obscures nearly all the blue light with the headlights on, so they arnt that easy to spot.

    Keep hold of the yellow ones for MOT time
  11. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2005 Milton Keynes Posts: 8504 Audi A1 S-Line, Mazda MX5 Kuro, Renault Clio 1.2,
    #11
    Any blue exterior light is illegal and deemed as impersonating police so you'll get done for it if you get caught.

    Scott.
  12. L-plater Joined: Jul 2009 Milton Keynes Posts: 32 Peugeot 106 Independence 1.1L
    #12
    standard ones look better anyway imo ..
  13. Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2008 Kent Posts: 602 R53 MCS
    #13
    Alright mate,

    These shine a white light.

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Xenon-W5W-Side...item4148f0c799
  14. Saxperience Addict Joined: Oct 2008 Plymouth, Fiddling - under a two poster ramp Posts: 14064 Audi
    #14
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by snewham View Post
    Any blue exterior light is illegal and deemed as impersonating police so you'll get done for it if you get caught.

    Scott.
    wrong.
    you can have any colour you want on your car as long as its a sold state!, i.e neons flashing and such!
    aslong as the source of the light isnt visable!

    its the flashing and seeing the strip, that is the illegal part! because you can see that on an emergancy vehicle!
  15. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2007 Posts: 4857
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by tonto_VTR View Post
    wrong.
    you can have any colour you want on your car as long as its a sold state!, i.e neons flashing and such!
    aslong as the source of the light isnt visable!
    Not true. There are restriction as to what colour you can show on what part of the car. Also set lights have to be set colours. eg you can not show red at the front of the car even if its just led washer jets. Also colours such as blue and green are reserved for specific emergency vehicles. So any use of these on a car can be argued as illegal.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by tonto_VTR View Post
    its the flashing and seeing the strip, that is the illegal part! because you can see that on an emergancy vehicle!
    True
  16. Saxperience Addict Joined: Oct 2008 Plymouth, Fiddling - under a two poster ramp Posts: 14064 Audi
    #16
    you could wrap your car in red fairy lights, and they could light up the street whilst your braking.

    its not illegal!
  17. Newbie Joined: Feb 2010 Swansea Posts: 5 Saxo VTS 2000
    #17
    They are a grey area of the law. Even though they may be e marked the law says the veichle should have white lights at the front and red at the back. As long as they are a blue tint you should be fine but def no blue led style are not leagal.
  18. L-plater Joined: Jan 2010 Wolverhampton Posts: 77 Posi VTR Mk2
    #18
    there is a DVLA published online document somewhere that says both red and blue are illegal. Its not a grey area, they are illegal full stop.
  19. Newbie Joined: Feb 2010 Exeter Posts: 9 02 Saxo VTR
    #19
    i had a 2000 vectra SRi few months back b4 i got our vtr. i used to use 100Watt blue bulbs as high, dip n sidelight. it sed on the add i got um from off road use only but i was never once bothered by anyone. not even a mention despite bein pulled over several times by the coppers.

    Cheers

    Ryan.
  20. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2009 Middlesbrough/Coventry Posts: 3808 Megane 225
    #20
    I had these on my sax about a week and they blew, utter tat. They shine a light blue colour so theyre illegal
  21. Established Member Joined: Nov 2009 Maldon Posts: 2033 1. MK2 Chalked VT'd 1.1 2. MK1 VTS
    #21
    Kinda on topic.

    I bought ultra white headlights. When they are off, the bulbs look a blue colour, but then are white when they are on.

    Would I get pulled for the blue bulbs?
  22. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2009 Middlesbrough/Coventry Posts: 3808 Megane 225
    #22
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by MunkyBoy View Post
    Kinda on topic.

    I bought ultra white headlights. When they are off, the bulbs look a blue colour, but then are white when they are on.

    Would I get pulled for the blue bulbs?
    The police shouldnt pull you but you may fail an M.O.T
  23. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2007 Posts: 4857
    #23
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by tonto_VTR View Post
    you could wrap your car in red fairy lights, and they could light up the street whilst your braking.

    its not illegal!
    I can tell you the exact law you would be braking if there all over your car. Part 2 section 11 subsection 1 of the Road Vehicle Lighting Regulations. It is an offence to have fitted a lamp of any desorption that is capable of showing red light to the front of the vehicle (except in certain prescribed circumstances). It's actually against the law to have them fitted to a road car even if there not turned on.