Is it legal to drive with 1 of the full beam lights removed?

[NIX]

Was thinkin about removing one of the full beam/inside lights to act as an additional air intake, but more so to simply look a bit more racey.

Would I get pulled over for this?

Cheers!

Nick

[doggydoo2000]

well they dont need an excuse - but yep it is illegal. However you can get, I am told, bulbs that with go in your main beam & can also act as high beam. Dont ask me what or where I asked the same over the weekend & thats what I was told

[oze30]

oops!

Might need to put mine back in!

[GrindCulture]

Surely if you don't drive in the dark they can't really do anything? I doubt they're going to pull you over in the middle of the day to check your full beam lights are in working order...

[miniblob]

You'd be unlucky to just get pulled for that - especially as they wouldn't notice it from behind you!!!

Personally, I'd chance it, but if you get pulled for any reason at all, they'll just add it to their list!!!!!

[miniblob]

I'm sure someone on here said about using early golf headlights before - dunno if they're the right size or if anyone has tried it though!

[Steve-E30]

Its illegal as it would fail a mot BUT who drives in trafic with there high beam on
Had one of mine removed for ages and my local copper asked and i stated i never use high beams anyway

[projectmick]

Not sure if it was golf headlights, think it was a mk1 or mk2 polo, they have both in the one unit.

I believe they are the right size, but don't quote me on that!

I'll go check it out as I was thinking of doing this, but with single headlight on right side, with single and air intake on the left, or something along those lines.

[Brianmoooore]

Headlamps have to be symmetrical. If you remove one on one side, you must remove the other as well.

[miniblob]

Ha ha, do you reckon you could get away with having just a headlight in the middle then - like a bike?????

Ha ha, dunno why you'd want to, but it just made me wonder!!!!!!!! lol!!!!!!!

There's gotta be something wrong with me!!!!!

[DRIFTBOY]

I can think of two such cars...

[magoose]

nice

[blyoss]

how about making the main beam fit inside the kidney grill like some demonised e30? Just a thought, daft i know

[78dude]

I dont know the British roules about this, but normally its not legal do drive with out one of the head lamps on an E30! Let me say it like this, it is a reason why they are fited from the factory.....

[NIX]

how about making the main beam fit inside the kidney grill like some demonised e30? Just a thought, daft i know

Do you mean like this:

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... =photoshop

[liquid-24]

I got stopped for having 1 full beam while pulled over looking at a map but luckey for me my friend was carring 2oz of the green and got an 18month conditional sentance so had no problems

[zaust]

Take both out and fit 2x motor bike head light's which will have the main - full and side light's all in one.

[Colonel Sanders]

just get the highbeam wired into the low beam, i had that done coz i had to lose my highbeams.

[midnight]

i got done by the police over it before on my old e30, they pulled out the vehicle defect form, and were there for a bout 10 mins finding everything wrong with the car, but it was still insured as a standard 2ltr and they didnt realise it was a turbo even though they looked under the bonnet, idiots

[AlexBaur325]

didnt realise it was a turbo even though they looked under the bonnet, idiots

...were they traffic cops are just normal knuckle dragging rozzers? (no offence to any rozzers here )