Thread: Light Bars

Originally Posted by quentin

If you are going to mount them, don't attach them above the windscreen. In foggy, raining, and dusty conditions, it will radically reduce your vision. Spots might be ok, but flood will be terrible.

Hadnt thought of that problem, good reason to wire them up with their own switch inside

Iv got mine hooked up to high beam. Gives a good light to fill in everything you lose as your lights light up further ahead. I have to admit that I loath my headlight yellowness now. I'm upgrading bulbs to more whiter light


My wof man did not see my light bar

Rules are being figured out in Aus and nz generally follows them so I'm told

Bit of an ugly mounting spot but it seems to be throw the light well


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Yuk.

Originally Posted by Gibo

You're brave going poaching with your sticker on the gig

Don't know what ya mean......certainly makes it hard not to me noticed!! Can upset a few if they think a getting all the easy deer!!!



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I've actually been thing of getting a spot lights for the Colorado add the lights are too bright when in thick fog.
Bit unsure if led bars would be any good for this purpose?

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Originally Posted by Nibblet

Yuk.

Ha ha it is yuk. Iv only put it there till my bar is finished then it's going on there.
This bonnet was poked and I have a new one to stick on. I just didn't want to wait to try it out


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I had a good read of the rules on this one and I think they are quite legal on a separate switch like fog lights... I am thinking of getting a set and making them removable. That way I can take them off for the WOF and most round town stuff. Some F+++++ stole my old spots, well that's living in dorkland for you.

Originally Posted by 199p

I too have been looking for something to mount on my nudge bar but after more spot then flood.
Hard to work out whats going to work best

We built a couple of naiad tenders and instead of putting the traditional rotating spot light Om the roof, we put the new LED lights from Hella Marine. One has as wider beam, great for periphery lighting the other has a long distance penetrating beam. We mounted the penetrating beam between two wider spots. Good combo, lights up the sides and distance in front.

Sea Hawk-XLB LED Floodlights - Floodlights, LED - Hella Marine

Would love to put on wagon but a little over a grands worth.

They recon they have something in the pipeline, similar tech but in cube type modules you will be able to bolt into a bar that you want.

Originally Posted by Mathias

Some Testing Stations won't give you a WOF with them mounted on the nudge/bullbar due to the fact they don't have an ADR rating as a headlight, even if you have it switched manually. Your round or rectangular spots do have the necessary ratings and apply. Typical inconsistencies will apply across the country with the NZTA rulings. Just something to be wary of.

They need to check their regs. There are no such thing as ADR rated lights anymore. That particular ruling got abolished many years ago.

At the moment there is no regs in the WoF VIRM relating to LED light bars, but NZTA are looking into adopting the aussie rules though. When that will happen no one knows.
So at the moment the only way a LED light bar will pass for a WoF is to fit them on the roof (then they are no longer a WOF item), or have them wired as either a fog lamp or as a driving lamp.

Originally Posted by cambo

They need to check their regs. There are no such thing as ADR rated lights anymore. That particular ruling got abolished many years ago.

At the moment there is no regs in the WoF VIRM relating to LED light bars, but NZTA are looking into adopting the aussie rules though. When that will happen no one knows.
So at the moment the only way a LED light bar will pass for a WoF is to fit them on the roof (then they are no longer a WOF item), or have them wired as either a fog lamp or as a driving lamp.

Thanks for that.
What about rear facing light bar, to assist reversing ?

Originally Posted by cambo

They need to check their regs. There are no such thing as ADR rated lights anymore. That particular ruling got abolished many years ago.

At the moment there is no regs in the WoF VIRM relating to LED light bars, but NZTA are looking into adopting the aussie rules though. When that will happen no one knows.
So at the moment the only way a LED light bar will pass for a WoF is to fit them on the roof (then they are no longer a WOF item), or have them wired as either a fog lamp or as a driving lamp.

Thanks for that.
What about rear facing light bar, to assist reversing ?

Originally Posted by Pengy

Thanks for that.
What about rear facing light bar, to assist reversing ?

Nothing stopping you from having more.
I have 2 on my Terrano. 1 on each side of the spare tyre to light up either side.




I also have a LED light bar on the front (wired in as a fog light) along with 2 spot lights. With all the lights on, driving along a dark country road is brilliant. The LED bar has heaps of spill which makes cornering better, and the spotties give the throw for long range vision. The light bar puts out better light than the headlights Lo beam but not as good as Hi beam. Low speed crawling along a river bed or farm track, the LED bar is fantastic. Foggy nights however, the LED light is far too white and simply creates a white blanket out front.



The quality of LEDs are getting much better. Decent brands are very good quality but horrendously priced. Cheaper Chinese lights are available much more reasonably. Quality of bracketry and bolts leaves much to be desired though. My light bar came from Aliexpress and was landed for under $75ND.

How do people findig mounting the bars? Tempted to get one but dont wana apay for installation if I pay for a good brand. Dont have a welder just a good drill

Originally Posted by 223nut

How do people findig mounting the bars? Tempted to get one but dont wana apay for installation if I pay for a good brand. Dont have a welder just a good drill

Narva have kits for mounting on bars, either 50mm or 25mm inserts with their clamps. They have just released a new line of their proven Big Red range. Worth a look if you are interested in the higher end lights.

Originally Posted by cambo

Nothing stopping you from having more.
I have 2 on my Terrano. 1 on each side of the spare tyre to light up either side.

Good looking setup, I bought a Terrano a couple of weeks ago and been getting a few ideas for it (along with some neglected maintenance that I was a bit casual and didn't check up on before buying...), had similar thoughts to your setup for lighting. Has the factory nudge bar with spotlight mounts and looks like foglight wiring already which would that part pretty easy.

By the way, do you happen to have a digital copy of the workshop/service manual for them or know where I could find one?