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Re: Japanese Tyres - Are they legal?
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:13 am
by fred
I've had a few Japanese cars with winter tyres - the compound is so hard they could probably do 50k + , the down side I found is that the traction is very poor - plenty of sideways action out of roundabouts in the rain
- fine in a mx5 but not great in a tall bongo
Re: Japanese Tyres - Are they legal?
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:22 am
by missfixit70
sajseven wrote:I know that this is probably off-topic, but does the rear foglight have to be on a separate switch to the front foglights to pass an MOT/SVA? I was hoping to use the original switch, but I suppose that may not be possible?
Yep, needs a seperate "illuminated when on" switch,, should be able to get a compatible from a scrappy so it looks right
, check the compatible parts sticky in techy section.
Re: Japanese Tyres - Are they legal?
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 1:03 pm
by ronhud
I have Yokohama Ice Guard iG20 tyres with a circle with E4 inside it. Is this the Euro mark referred to in an earlier post?
Ron
Re: Japanese Tyres - Are they legal?
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:22 pm
by sajseven
If we wanted to use one of the reverse lights for the foglight just to get through an MOT, what bulb should we be using? Probably won't do this in the end, but was interested to know...
Re: Japanese Tyres - Are they legal?
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:04 am
by kit
ronhud wrote:I have Yokohama Ice Guard iG20 tyres with a circle with E4 inside it. Is this the Euro mark referred to in an earlier post?
Ron
Yes Ron your Yoko's are UK legal
Re: Japanese Tyres - Are they legal?
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:24 am
by bigdaddycain
kit wrote:Hope this helps clear up any uncertainties....for tyres to be legal in the UK i.e. MOT/Insurance they HAVE to carry the european symbol marking, which is identified by being a letter E displayed within a circle on the sidewall of the tyre.
Don't make the common mistake of thinking "phew" I got it through the MOT as your insurance would be declared null & void in the case of an accident in this country and indeed Europe wide...just not worth the risk
I was pulling my hair out trying to remember the above info!...Spot on kit!
Re: Japanese Tyres - Are they legal?
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:59 am
by Mr Halibut
I changed mine from the original Jap ones simply bause they had perished and cracked just about everywhere.
i would say the rear and front fog lights have to be seperate switches.
Re: Japanese Tyres - Are they legal?
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:10 pm
by sajseven
sajseven wrote:If we wanted to use one of the reverse lights for the foglight just to get through an MOT, what bulb should we be using? Probably won't do this in the end, but was interested to know...
Anybody?
PS... We changed them in the end. Got some nice Continentals in the end from Micheldever Tyres.
Re: Japanese Tyres - Are they legal?
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:44 pm
by scanner
sajseven wrote:sajseven wrote:If we wanted to use one of the reverse lights for the foglight just to get through an MOT, what bulb should we be using? Probably won't do this in the end, but was interested to know...
Anybody?
PS... We changed them in the end. Got some nice Continentals in the end from Micheldever Tyres.
A 21w Red one?
Re: Japanese Tyres - Are they legal?
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:59 pm
by sajseven
Re: Japanese Tyres - Are they legal?
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 4:00 pm
by scanner
Nope - that's a 21/5w twin "filament" (& thus twin contact) one for stop AND tail lights.
SFAIK the reversing lights are single filament (single contact) 21w ones.
Re: Japanese Tyres - Are they legal?
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 4:23 pm
by sajseven
scanner wrote:Nope - that's a 21/5w twin "filament" (& thus twin contact) one for stop AND tail lights.
SFAIK the reversing lights are single filament (single contact) 21w ones.
So theoretically it'd have to be something like this?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/21W-Brake-Fog-lig ... dZViewItem
Re: Japanese Tyres - Are they legal?
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 4:27 pm
by scanner
Yes but that's expensive with postage added.
Re: Japanese Tyres - Are they legal?
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 4:50 pm
by sajseven
Yeah... just to demonstrate. Thanks!
Re: Japanese Tyres - Are they legal?
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:23 pm
by Simon Jones
I haven't figured how to insert links in the new-look forum - they all have the same bongofury URL. Anyway, with regard to converting one reversing light, try to use the search to find a topic called "Rear Fog Light - Alternative Approach". This shows a clever solution.