MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: ReeceH13 on September 07, 2012, 08:20:42 pm

Title: Are these legal in the UK
Post by: ReeceH13 on September 07, 2012, 08:20:42 pm

Peeps,

love these, any one got them? Also does anyone know if these are legal in the UK... Wonder what the ledgislation is on rear lights.....

http://www.parts4euro.com/DCShop/product_info.php?cPath=1_35_192&products_id=1367

Reece

Title: Re: Are these legal in the UK
Post by: Phil Miller on September 07, 2012, 08:51:26 pm

i think you would be fine with them, it didnt say if they are E marked but there arent many after market lights that are, get them they look smart  :happy2:

Title: Re: Are these legal in the UK
Post by: stealthwolf on September 07, 2012, 09:00:07 pm

As long as you have reflectors visible, and when lit up, they're visible from a certain distance, the tint doesn't matter.

Title: Re: Are these legal in the UK
Post by: brough74 on September 07, 2012, 09:01:33 pm

You have to have red reflectors visable, if you have an R32 bumper then the other lights can be nearly black as long as the light shows out bright enough

Title: Re: Are these legal in the UK
Post by: ReeceH13 on September 07, 2012, 09:08:56 pm

Sweet. Thanks guys,

Am I being dumb but are the reflectors the two strips at the bottom of the light, almost textured? Or are they the inner red circle, because if the reflectors are what I'm thinking they're black on the above aren't they? or am I being a noob lol

 :smiley:

Title: Re: Are these legal in the UK
Post by: Llew on September 12, 2012, 05:30:35 pm

My rear lights are as dark as those with r32 bumper and I have no problems and I don't have led lights just normal ones

Title: Re: Are these legal in the UK
Post by: Digger3 on September 12, 2012, 06:23:30 pm

They are for left hand drive so you will need to swap the reversing-light wire to the connector with the fog-light wire and visa-versa.