rear lights

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scorpio00x
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rear lights

Post by scorpio00x »

I want to put my cycle on the back of my car but I do need to add a light board. Obviously I will need to use a number plate what I need to know is what lights do I need on the light board? All the boards i been looking at have tail tights, number plate lights, indicator lights and
stop lights is that all i need?

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preparedsurrey
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Re: rear lights

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Ideally you need to replicate everything obstructed by the bike on the back, not many (if any) marker boards have reversing lights, some may have fog lamps.
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Hoipoloi
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Re: rear lights

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If your trailer board has triangular reflectors on it they should be removed to make it legal.
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Re: rear lights

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Stop / tail / indicators / number plate.... and as Hoipoloi says red rectangular / square reflectors (i told a traffic cop who was unaware of this this a few years ago on the A64 when i got pulled for a "check if your bike is properly secure as we have had a few fall off) he liked my overhang board too


I'd get some LED clusters (and load resistors) as the bulbs in lighting boards dont last 2 minutes with them flapping about....

Reversing lights do not need to be on there (and they do not form part of the MOT)

Even small trailers do not need a fog lamp... unless they are more than 1.3 m wide... but worth having...

I would buy this personally:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-FT-Trailer- ... 5d4b1db529

( i have the same clusters on my trailer) and my car is like the ford focus with the really low fog lamp..
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scorpio00x
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Re: rear lights

Post by scorpio00x »

sorry for late reply, thanks guys

YA i got those LED ones. works v well

Thanks again guys
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Re: rear lights

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:)
If your roughing it, Your doing it wrong ;)

Lack of planning on your part doesn't make it an emergency on mine