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yellow headlights

  • 02-12-2006 7:50pm
    #1
    andreas_220D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 281 ✭✭


    are they legal on classic cars or not?

    Happy 1st advent,
    Andreas


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  • #2
    ds20prefecture
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,765 ✭✭✭ds20prefecture


    andreas_220D wrote:
    are they legal on classic cars or not?
    Yes, they are. Pretty much anything is "legal" on a classic. If it needs an NCT, I believe they are still legal.


  • #3
    Max_Damage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭Max_Damage


    Weren't yellow headlights compulsory on cars sold in France for a period of time?


  • #4
    Eric318
    Closed Accounts Posts: 446 ✭✭Eric318


    Max_Damage wrote:
    Weren't yellow headlights compulsory on cars sold in France for a period of time?

    Indeed they were. Things changed progressively from the early 90s I think. You still see the odd car with yellow lights. My 1952 Citroën still has them, but has not moved at night for a long time.

    The theory was)is that yellow light "cuts" through fog much better than white light (at same intensity...).


  • #5
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,064 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    ds20prefecture wrote:
    If it needs an NCT, I believe they are still legal.
    Yes, the NCT manual states that the headlamps "must show a light of the same colour (white or yellow)".


  • #6
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    God how I hated those yellow lights, the only good thing about them was you knew to beware of Frenchman approaching! :D

    Mike.


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  • #7
    cxcully
    Closed Accounts Posts: 149 ✭✭cxcully


    My '69 DS has 'em...is it just an aesthetic thing Mike65 or just a bit distracting when driving towards them at night?


  • #8
    Eric318
    Closed Accounts Posts: 446 ✭✭Eric318


    mike65 wrote:
    God how I hated those yellow lights, the only good thing about them was you knew to beware of Frenchman approaching! :D

    Mike.

    Now you wont know its us invading !!! :D


  • #9
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    cxcully its an asthetic thing, also they just...well does anything look good in a yellow light? :)

    Mike.


  • #10
    cxcully
    Closed Accounts Posts: 149 ✭✭cxcully


    I like to think the sickly yellow-tinged frogeyes are a bit sinister at night!


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