AUS-SPEC headlights

Discussion in 'Technical' started by AndyMac, Mar 24, 2010.

  1. AndyMac

    AndyMac Better than you

    Messages:
    4,288
    Likes Received:
    106
    Trophy Points:
    63
    Hey guys,

    Questions for those with an Aus-Spec, do your low beams stay on when you engage your highs?

    New RTA requirement is that lows stay on with your highs. Defectable and pink-slip failure. If I can prove that the Australian delivered model does not have this feature than I'm fine.
     
  2. MagicMike

    MagicMike Moderator Staff Member

    Messages:
    7,405
    Likes Received:
    134
    Trophy Points:
    63
    What are u in trouble for now? Just do the Pex mod
     
  3. Mitch

    Mitch Has one gear: GO

    Messages:
    1,919
    Likes Received:
    69
    Trophy Points:
    48
    Would the ADR's of the time when the vehicle was manufactured over-ride such new requirements?
    Thinking of similar examples of cats on cars that were not fitted with them, or seatbelts in old vintage cars (unmodified), etc...
     
  4. AndyMac

    AndyMac Better than you

    Messages:
    4,288
    Likes Received:
    106
    Trophy Points:
    63
    Certainly less trouble than your haunted engine bay.

    Is it even possible to keep an engine alive in there?! :rofl:
     
  5. Chrispy

    Chrispy Pretentious Upstart

    Messages:
    12,888
    Likes Received:
    368
    Trophy Points:
    83
    Agreed, if they are playing the retrospective legislation game you can lower your zed to about 80mm :cool:
     
  6. ZeDHeD

    ZeDHeD Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    1,589
    Likes Received:
    29
    Trophy Points:
    48
    On my Auspec NA the lows switch off when you flick to high beam!
     
    AndyMac likes this.
  7. AndyMac

    AndyMac Better than you

    Messages:
    4,288
    Likes Received:
    106
    Trophy Points:
    63
    thanks mate!
     
  8. AndyMac

    AndyMac Better than you

    Messages:
    4,288
    Likes Received:
    106
    Trophy Points:
    63
    already have :)
     
  9. BigCol

    BigCol That's what she said...

    Messages:
    2,034
    Likes Received:
    28
    Trophy Points:
    48
    Yep Russ is on the money.
     
  10. zedboy

    zedboy Active Member

    Messages:
    2,139
    Likes Received:
    10
    Trophy Points:
    38
    Lows do switch of, most cars have this, and all cars with h4 globes the lows switch of when you flick the highs.
     
  11. Carter

    Carter New Member

    Messages:
    142
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    0
    Its very easy to change them so the lows stay on anyway.. i did it when i fitted hid's.
    all you need to do is use the factory positive wire to the golbe an then earth the globe direct to the body, if you use the earth in the factory loom they will dip when the high beam is on (on the jap model that is)
     
  12. AndyMac

    AndyMac Better than you

    Messages:
    4,288
    Likes Received:
    106
    Trophy Points:
    63
    Well that's the complicated way, but yeah...similar idea.

    You just need to ground out the low beam terminal on the switching relay so it's always on once the relays powered.
     
  13. pexzed

    pexzed Forum Administrator

    Messages:
    7,400
    Likes Received:
    113
    Trophy Points:
    63
  14. Vader

    Vader Just another guy

    Messages:
    4,108
    Likes Received:
    28
    Trophy Points:
    48
    My 1993 Aus Spec does NOT have low and high beams on together.
     
  15. Mikey5555

    Mikey5555 Grid Runner

    Messages:
    925
    Likes Received:
    4
    Trophy Points:
    0
    The lows on my Aus-Spec turn off when the highs go on
     
  16. Stef

    Stef Active Member

    Messages:
    2,437
    Likes Received:
    15
    Trophy Points:
    38
    It would be extremely dangerous to use HID's without this mod. After the initial flash, there is next to no output from the HID's for the first (not so few) seconds
     

Share This Page