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    Hi
    Have a 2003 model GXL petrol and going to make a LED number plate rack for my bike rack.
    Have heard where older cars don't like the change in electrical resistance from the LED, anyone know the LED,s will work ok or is an adaptor needed??

    Thanks for looking
    Bitumen is boring, at least it can get you to the next off road adventure

  • #2
    Won't be a problem.
    The issue is when you replace a halogen or incandescent bulb (which have a resistance) with LED. Which don't have a resistance. This can lead to lights flashing too fast. Can bus errors etc.
    as your only adding an led light to a bike rack it shouldn't affect anything.

    I would just make a plug to go into your trailer plug if you have one. Run your bike rack light from there.

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    • #3
      Awesome, thanks just wanted to be sure as heard of horror stories where an adaptor was required for couple of hundred

      Was going to run it off the trailer connector
      Bitumen is boring, at least it can get you to the next off road adventure

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      • #4
        Originally posted by JEBBS View Post
        Hi
        going to make a LED number plate rack for my bike rack.
        curious on this .. do you mean an LED light to illuminate a printed number plate? or a LED display that generates the plate number?

        either way is a cool idea, my dad did the first way back in the 80s (obviously incandescent) with a trailer light that ran Park and Brake lights on the bike rack. If yours is a speccy version post us a pic when done!

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        • #5
          Led display to create a number would be deemed illegal and likely followed by a fine from police.

          The other thing is if you've got your original plate on you don't need to illuminate the bike rack plate.

          It's illegal to keep a bike rack on full time as well. Another fineable offence.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Piggy View Post
            Led display to create a number would be deemed illegal and likely followed by a fine from police.

            The other thing is if you've got your original plate on you don't need to illuminate the bike rack plate.

            It's illegal to keep a bike rack on full time as well. Another fineable offence.


            One of my favourite ironies often witnessed is that if your bike rack obscures your plate you're supposed to display a visible plate on the bike rack... yet SAPOL have 4 bike - bike racks on the back of some of their conformidores and when all 4 bikes loaded there's not a snowball's in hell of being able to see the plate! Double standards for our uniformed friends again!

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            • #7
              As of July 2017 in Victoria is legal to have a empty bike rack on your car..... see below link....i am sure it is different in other states

              https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/regi...-number-plates
              Regards SAFTGT
              2010 Prado GXL, Engel 40L drop slide, Dual battery, ARB CKMA12 Compressor, Micky Thompson.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by woodwormm View Post
                One of my favourite ironies often witnessed is that if your bike rack obscures your plate you're supposed to display a visible plate on the bike rack... yet SAPOL have 4 bike - bike racks on the back of some of their conformidores and when all 4 bikes loaded there's not a snowball's in hell of being able to see the plate! Double standards for our uniformed friends again!
                You'll note in the legislation police have some exemptions in regards to completing the requirements of their job. Same as using mobile phones is allowed by police whilst driving.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by saftgt View Post
                  As of July 2017 in Victoria is legal to have a empty bike rack on your car..... see below link....i am sure it is different in other states

                  https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/regi...-number-plates
                  Interesting document. I see that VicRoads have changed RR 405. It is a lengthy document however in regards to the specifications that you need to comply with now if you have a bike carrier.
                  The last paragraph says it all really. Bike carriers should be removed when not in use. Leaves it way open to interpretation again.

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                  • #10
                    The issue would be if you have dropped off the bikes the beginning of the ride and are driving to pick them up at the end of their ride. Would you have to try to fit the rack in the boot?
                    Greg - 08 D4D Prado,
                    Some trips done - Cape York, Fraser Island, Simpson Desert / Central Aust, Vic High Country.

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                    • #11
                      Someone I know here in Brisbane got done for just this. I suspect he failed the attitude test first but that is not material in this case. So he picked up a girls pink 12" in as stuffed condition from the side of the road where ir was awaiting collection and throws that in the back. When he drops bikes off this gets put on the rack when the car is being driven around.
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