Any Ideas Where I can get car lasers?

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michaelgreeneimp

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I was at a car modification show 2 years ago and all the cars had lasers scanning round the ground in front of the frontbumber. I've checked ebay and other websites cant find them. Does any one know?
 
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are you talking about the flashing hid lights that alot of the drift cars use for show
 
am not sure where they were coming out of the bumper or lights but their was a laser on each side of the cars shining on the road going over and back up and down it looks class i rely want them maybe I like Spaceships :beerbang:
 
michaelgreeneimp said:
am not sure where they were coming out of the bumper or lights but their was a laser on each side of the cars shining on the road going over and back up and down it looks class i rely want them maybe I like Spaceships :beerbang:
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Only lights allowed on the front of your car are yellow, (Mostly seen on Integras and Civics.) and white. These lights must also be constant and the only flashing lights you can have are indicators. These must be amber. I've heard of cars failing the NCT because the indicators "weren't amber enough".

Only lights allowed on the rear are reverse, fog, indicators and brake/tail lights. These must be white, red, red/red, respectively.

It's fine having different colours & strobes on your car for the likes of car shows etc but don't use them on the road. :thumbsup:
 
When the car is parked up you turn the lasers on their not on all the time.their not illegal if your parked. I dont think am going to get am going to get a straight answer here. their waz at least 40 cars in Letterkenny in the Lidls carpark after the carshow with the lasers on the cars. I shuda asked them but never thought of it because I didnt have a car at this time. :hammerhead:
 
michaelgreeneimp said:
When the car is parked up you turn the lasers on their not on all the time.their not illegal if your parked. I dont think am going to get am going to get a straight answer here. their waz at least 40 cars in Letterkenny in the Lidls carpark after the carshow with the lasers on the cars. I shuda asked them but never thought of it because I didnt have a car at this time. :hammerhead:
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http://www.rulesoftheroad.ie/your-licence-and-vehicle/vehicle-safety/lights-reflectors.html

Nope. Even just having the lights/lenses visible can be considered an offence.

S.I. No. 166/1934 — The Lighting of Vehicles Regulations, 1934.
Red lamps

12. It shall not be lawful to carry in or on any vehicle a lamp showing a red light unless either :—

(a) such lamp is invisible to persons outside such vehicle, or

(b) such lamp is a rear lamp which complies with the provisions of these regulations in relation to rear lamps.
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Road Traffic (Lighting of Vehicles) (Blue and Amber Lamps) Regulations 2006


I, Martin Cullen, Minister for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 11 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 (No. 24 of 1961) and the National Roads and Road Traffic (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2002 ( S.I. No. 298 of 2002 ) (as adapted by the Public Enterprise (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002 ( S.I. No. 305 of 2002 )), hereby make the following regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Lighting of Vehicles) (Blue and Amber Lamps) Regulations 2006.

(2) The Road Traffic (Lighting of Vehicles) Regulations 1963 to 1996 and these Regulations may be cited together as the Road Traffic (Lighting of Vehicles) Regulations 1963 to 2006.

2. In these Regulations “Regulations of 1963” means Road Traffic (Lighting of Vehicles) Regulations 1963 ( S.I. No. 189 of 1963 ).

3. Article 49 of the Regulations of 1963 is amended by inserting after sub-article (8) the following:

“(9) Where a vehicle equipped with a lamp in accordance with article 52(18) is used in a public place, the lamp may only be used -

(a) if necessary in the circumstances, and

(b) in the case of a vehicle being used by the Irish Prison Service, where the vehicle is clearly identifiable as such by having appropriate livery, and is usable for the purpose of transporting prisoners under guard.”.

4. Article 52 of the Regulations of 1963 is amended by substituting for sub-article (18) (inserted by the Road Traffic (Lighting of Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 ( S.I. No. 137 of 1996 )) the following:

“(18) (a) The requirements of article 40 (in so far as it refers to articles 41, 42, 48 and 49) and articles 41, 42, 48 and 49 (except sub-article 9) do not apply to a lamp complying with paragraph (b) which is carried on a vehicle being used -

(i) by a member of the Garda Síochána in the performance of his or her duties as such member,

(ii) as a fire brigade vehicle,

(iii) by persons providing an ambulance service,

(iv) by the Irish Prison Service,

(v) as an Irish Marine Emergency Service vehicle, with or without a trailer,

(vi) for the delivery or collection of human transplant organs, human blood or human blood products,

(vii) as a breakdown vehicle,

(viii) as a road clearance vehicle,

(ix) as a road works vehicle,

(x) by a local authority (within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2001 (No. 37 of 2001)) or other person authorised by a local authority in the collection and disposal of refuse,

(xi) in the provision or maintenance of telephone services or of gas or electricity supply, or

(xii) as a Customs and Excise patrol vehicle.

(b) In relation to a lamp carried on a vehicle referred to in paragraph (a) -

(i) the light shown by the lamp shall in the case of a vehicle referred to in -

(I) paragraph (a) (i) to (vi), be blue, and

(II) paragraph (a) (vii) to (xii), be amber,

(ii) the power of the lamp where the colour of the light is -

(I) blue, shall not exceed 50 watts, and

(II) amber, shall not exceed 36 watts,

(iii) the lamp shall, where possible, be fitted on the roof of the vehicle on a point on its longitudinal axis,

(iv) no part of the illuminated surface of the lamp shall be less than 1.27 metres from the ground,

(v) the area of the orthogonal projection on to any vertical plane of that part of the lamp through which light is shown shall be capable of lying wholly within a square having sides of 230 millimetres in length,

(vi) the lamp, in the case of a road works vehicle, or a vehicle used in the provision or maintenance of telephone services or gas or electricity supply shall be lit only when the vehicle is in use at the scene of operations.

(c) In this sub-article -

‘breakdown vehicle’ means a mechanically propelled vehicle used for towing broken down mechanically propelled vehicles, trailers or semi-trailers to the nearest convenient place of safety or repair and includes a vehicle used in connection with and in the immediate vicinity of a breakdown;

‘Customs and Excise patrol vehicle’ means a mechanically propelled vehicle used by an official of Customs and Excise in the performance of his or her duties as such official;

‘fire brigade vehicle’ means a vehicle used by a fire authority (within the meaning of the Fire Services Act 1981 (No. 30 of 1981)) and includes a vehicle used by a senior fire officer in the performance of his or her duty as such officer;

‘Irish Marine Emergency Service vehicle’ includes a mechanically propelled vehicle, with or without a trailer, used by a senior manager in the Irish Marine Emergency Service in the performance of his or her duty as such officer;

‘road clearance vehicle’ means a mechanically propelled vehicle used for dealing with frost, ice or snow on roads and includes a vehicle used for cutting of roadside hedges or roadside grass verges or in the sweeping of roads;

‘road works vehicle’ means a mechanically propelled vehicle used in connection with the construction, maintenance and improvement of roads or in connection with the provision and maintenance of water supplies, sewerage and drainage services;

‘senior fire officer’ means a fire officer not below the grade of Assistant Fire Officer (Prevention) but including the grades of Second Officer and Third Officer;

‘senior manager in the Irish Marine Emergency Service’ means an officer of the Irish Marine Emergency Service not below the grade of Divisional Officer.”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

31 May 2006





Martin Cullen

Minister for Transport.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations consolidate and update the statutory provisions in relation to the use of flashing blue or amber warning lights on certain vehicles. Under the Regulations, blue flashing lights may be used on vehicles used by the Gardaí, the fire service, an ambulance service, the Irish Marine Emergency Service, the Irish Prison Service and vehicles used for the delivery or collection of human transplant organs, human blood or human blood products.

Amber lights may be used on a breakdown vehicle, a road clearance vehicle, a road works vehicle, a vehicle used in the collection and disposal of refuse, a vehicle used in the provision or maintenance of telephone services or of gas or electricity supply and a Customs and Excise patrol vehicle.

These Regulations complement the Road Traffic (Requirement to have Audible Warning Devices on Vehicles) Regulations, 2006 ( S.I. No. 340 of 2006 ) which amend the Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) Regulations, 1963 to 1996 to permit the use of sirens on certain vehicles.
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If you're going to get them fitted, they've to be completely invisible. They make it so your car is either a road car or a show car. If you want it to be both, all lights other than those needed to illuminate the car during lighting up hours and/or when you're using indicators & hazzards, will have to be taken off when it's on the road and then put back on for shows. Unless of course you can find some way of completely hiding them 'til they're turned on.

Major pain in the bollox but I hope ya can get sorted! :thumbsup:
 
Awrite Garda Bonito Getting very technical their :lol: the 2 lasers would be hidden under the grill the laser on each side the lens are pin holes so I doubt the Gardai is going to see them unless I tell them and put them on in front of them. But thanks for sharing that information :thumbsup:
 
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