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Quickie on lights...
tegwin - 20/6/06 at 03:24 PM

First off, I know I have to have an iluminated fog light, but does the switch have to be labeled for SVA?

Secondly, are sidelights an SVA requirement?

Thanks.
Dunc

Hellfire - 20/6/06 at 03:36 PM

Fog Light has to have a warning indicator i.e. light. I'm pretty much sure is has to be labelled too - if in doubt, include it.

Sidelights or Parking Lights are requiement for SVA.

Steve

David Jenkins - 20/6/06 at 03:37 PM

Can't comment on the first point, but there is a requirement for what the SVA Manual calls "position lights" - either little lights in the headlight reflector, or separate lights.

You'll need these for when you're parking in an unlit street... (as if you would park a 7 in such a place...)

DJ

andyharding - 20/6/06 at 05:10 PM

Fog doesn't need a label. Recommend you get the SVA manual is it tells you all of this.

tks - 20/6/06 at 06:40 PM

park lights are different from position lights eehh..

park light are activated with the direction indicator and the contact switch off then only one side of the vehicle should be lightning...

position lights are all the 4 or more lights...

in fact the rears are driven from the position/park circuit and then dip and high are extra for the front.

my car doesn't have the parking lights...

sow if you put indicator to the left and switch everything off and you leave the car.

no bulb would be emitting light

i don't thingk its SVA because its difficult to wire and don't thingk that locostbuilders do put in this kind of options/extra wich they never would use.

Who takes a risk of finding a dead battery? the rears are still 21watts + 5

Would be 26watts from 12volts.. is 2amps..



Cheers,

Tks

[Edited on 20/6/06 by tks]

silex - 20/6/06 at 08:45 PM

quote:

park light are activated with the direction indicator and the contact switch off then only one side of the vehicle should be lightning...



Parking lights do not have to be controlled so that only the two offside lights come on, its perfectly acceptable to have all 4 lights lit up which makes the wiring much simpler.

The only real legal difference between parking lights and side light is that you must be able to turn on your parking lights without the key in the ignition.

This is generally why on most cars when you leave the headlights on and switch off the ignition the dip beams turn off but the side lights stay on - hey presto, instant parking lights (although normally followed closely by that irritating little buzzer)

Cars that switch off all the lights with the ignition will have a seperate parking light switch which will turn the side lights back on (its rare to see a vehicle these days with seperate side and parking light).