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I hear ya there df2x4. every once in a while I will say something. call it a public service announcement if you will. so that maybe somebody might realize that running headlights that do not conform to the standards set fourth are not road legal and possible down right unsafe to oncoming traffic.
Iv had this written for a few hours so I may just submit it.
these are Canadian laws but they are practically the same in the US as well. at least the US laws are legal in Canada.
LEDs are not mentioned in the highway traffic act. incase you feel like reading it.... here it is. also the way I interpret subsection 3, is that modifying the lense or halogen bulbs in any way other than how it was manufactured is illegal. notice they make no mention of wiring. Altering the wiring with the 4 high and low mods are completely legal.
there is no stamp on those bulbs and that manufacturer makes no claim of those being street legal, because they are not. they are not illegal just not street legal.
1. (1) In this section and in sections 2, 3 and 4,
“beam” means the light projected from a pair of lighted headlamps. O. Reg. 213/03, s. 1.
(2) In this section and in sections 2, 3, 4 and 4.1,
“headlamp” means one of the lamps on the front of a motor vehicle required by subsection 62 (1) of the Act. O. Reg. 213/03, s. 1.
2. (1) Subject to section 3, the headlamps on a motor vehicle shall be capable of projecting at least two beams, so controlled that only one beam can be selected for use by the driver of the motor vehicle at any one time according to the requirements of traffic. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 596, s. 2 (1).
(2) One beam shall be a lower or passing beam so aimed that none of the high intensity portion of the beam that is directed,
(a) to the left of the vehicle, is higher than 127 millimetres below; or
(b) to the right of the vehicle, is higher than,
the horizontal line through the centre of the headlamp from which it comes, at a distance of 7.6 metres ahead of the headlamp, when the vehicle is not loaded, and the high intensity portion of the lower or passing beam shall not rise higher than 1.07 metres above the level on which the vehicle stands at a distance of 22.9 metres ahead of the vehicle. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 596, s. 2 (2).
3. Headlamps on motor vehicles manufactured and sold before the 1st day of August, 1939, may provide a single beam of light if the single beam complies with the following requirements and limitations:
1. The headlamps shall be so aimed that when the vehicle is not loaded, none of the high intensity portion of the light shall, at a distance of 7.6 metres ahead of the vehicle, rise higher than a level of 127 millimetres below the horizontal centre of the headlamp from which it comes and, at a distance of 22.9 metres ahead, shall not rise higher than 1.07 metres above the level on which the vehicle stands.
2. No lighting device of more than thirty-two mean spherical candela shall be used in a single beam headlamp. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 596, s. 3.
4. No lighting device of over four mean spherical candela shall be carried on a motor vehicle unless it is equipped with a device for the elimination of glare approved by the Minister. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 596, s. 4.
4.1 (1) A headlamp that emits a white light only may be coated or covered with a coloured material if the headlamp,
(a) is a halogen sealed beam lamp,
(i) that complies with,
(A) the U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 49CFR571.108, as it reads on the day this section comes into force, including being marked by the manufacturer with the manufacturer’s name or trademark and the DOT symbol, or
(B) clause 108.1 (a) (iii) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations SOR/78-257 made under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada), as it reads on the day this section comes into force, including being marked by the manufacturer with the manufacturer’s name or trademark, the ECE symbol (a circle surrounding the letter E) and a designation commencing with the letter H, and
(ii) that was manufactured with a coating or covering of coloured material; or
(b) contains one or more replaceable halogen bulbs,
(i) that comply with,
(A) the U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 49CFR571.108, as it reads on the day this section comes into force, including being marked by the manufacturer with the manufacturer’s name or trademark, the DOT symbol and the bulb type, or
(B) clauses 108.1 (a) (i) and (ii) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations SOR/78-257 made under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada), as it reads on the day this section comes into force, including being marked by the manufacturer with the manufacturer’s name or trademark, the ECE symbol (a circle surrounding the letter E) and a designation commencing with the letter H, and
(ii) that were manufactured with a coating or covering of coloured material. O. Reg. 213/03, s. 2.
(2) Sub-subclauses (1) (a) (i) (B) and (1) (b) (i) (B) apply with necessary modifications to a replacement halogen sealed beam lamp or a replacement halogen bulb as if it were a halogen sealed beam lamp or a halogen bulb connected to a headlamp assembly by the manufacturer of the motor vehicle. O. Reg. 213/03, s. 2.
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply if the halogen sealed beam lamp or replaceable halogen bulb,
(a) is connected to a headlamp assembly or installed on a motor vehicle for which it is not designed;
(b) is coated or covered with a coloured material after its manufacture; or
(c) is altered after its manufacture, other than as described in clause (b). O. Reg. 213/03, s. 2.
Iv had this written for a few hours so I may just submit it.
these are Canadian laws but they are practically the same in the US as well. at least the US laws are legal in Canada.
LEDs are not mentioned in the highway traffic act. incase you feel like reading it.... here it is. also the way I interpret subsection 3, is that modifying the lense or halogen bulbs in any way other than how it was manufactured is illegal. notice they make no mention of wiring. Altering the wiring with the 4 high and low mods are completely legal.
there is no stamp on those bulbs and that manufacturer makes no claim of those being street legal, because they are not. they are not illegal just not street legal.
Headlamps
1. (1) In this section and in sections 2, 3 and 4,
“beam” means the light projected from a pair of lighted headlamps. O. Reg. 213/03, s. 1.
(2) In this section and in sections 2, 3, 4 and 4.1,
“headlamp” means one of the lamps on the front of a motor vehicle required by subsection 62 (1) of the Act. O. Reg. 213/03, s. 1.
2. (1) Subject to section 3, the headlamps on a motor vehicle shall be capable of projecting at least two beams, so controlled that only one beam can be selected for use by the driver of the motor vehicle at any one time according to the requirements of traffic. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 596, s. 2 (1).
(2) One beam shall be a lower or passing beam so aimed that none of the high intensity portion of the beam that is directed,
(a) to the left of the vehicle, is higher than 127 millimetres below; or
(b) to the right of the vehicle, is higher than,
the horizontal line through the centre of the headlamp from which it comes, at a distance of 7.6 metres ahead of the headlamp, when the vehicle is not loaded, and the high intensity portion of the lower or passing beam shall not rise higher than 1.07 metres above the level on which the vehicle stands at a distance of 22.9 metres ahead of the vehicle. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 596, s. 2 (2).
3. Headlamps on motor vehicles manufactured and sold before the 1st day of August, 1939, may provide a single beam of light if the single beam complies with the following requirements and limitations:
1. The headlamps shall be so aimed that when the vehicle is not loaded, none of the high intensity portion of the light shall, at a distance of 7.6 metres ahead of the vehicle, rise higher than a level of 127 millimetres below the horizontal centre of the headlamp from which it comes and, at a distance of 22.9 metres ahead, shall not rise higher than 1.07 metres above the level on which the vehicle stands.
2. No lighting device of more than thirty-two mean spherical candela shall be used in a single beam headlamp. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 596, s. 3.
4. No lighting device of over four mean spherical candela shall be carried on a motor vehicle unless it is equipped with a device for the elimination of glare approved by the Minister. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 596, s. 4.
4.1 (1) A headlamp that emits a white light only may be coated or covered with a coloured material if the headlamp,
(a) is a halogen sealed beam lamp,
(i) that complies with,
(A) the U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 49CFR571.108, as it reads on the day this section comes into force, including being marked by the manufacturer with the manufacturer’s name or trademark and the DOT symbol, or
(B) clause 108.1 (a) (iii) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations SOR/78-257 made under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada), as it reads on the day this section comes into force, including being marked by the manufacturer with the manufacturer’s name or trademark, the ECE symbol (a circle surrounding the letter E) and a designation commencing with the letter H, and
(ii) that was manufactured with a coating or covering of coloured material; or
(b) contains one or more replaceable halogen bulbs,
(i) that comply with,
(A) the U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 49CFR571.108, as it reads on the day this section comes into force, including being marked by the manufacturer with the manufacturer’s name or trademark, the DOT symbol and the bulb type, or
(B) clauses 108.1 (a) (i) and (ii) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations SOR/78-257 made under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada), as it reads on the day this section comes into force, including being marked by the manufacturer with the manufacturer’s name or trademark, the ECE symbol (a circle surrounding the letter E) and a designation commencing with the letter H, and
(ii) that were manufactured with a coating or covering of coloured material. O. Reg. 213/03, s. 2.
(2) Sub-subclauses (1) (a) (i) (B) and (1) (b) (i) (B) apply with necessary modifications to a replacement halogen sealed beam lamp or a replacement halogen bulb as if it were a halogen sealed beam lamp or a halogen bulb connected to a headlamp assembly by the manufacturer of the motor vehicle. O. Reg. 213/03, s. 2.
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply if the halogen sealed beam lamp or replaceable halogen bulb,
(a) is connected to a headlamp assembly or installed on a motor vehicle for which it is not designed;
(b) is coated or covered with a coloured material after its manufacture; or
(c) is altered after its manufacture, other than as described in clause (b). O. Reg. 213/03, s. 2.
