You still have to do the headlight conversion?
Headlights are fine, but by law I need white parking lights, and amber indicators. The parking lights (inner square ones) are amber, so I think Im gonna try and fix an additional bulb socket in the housing so I can split the two operations within the same housing.
Tail lights will need the same treatment. Currently the red brakelight flashes as the indicator, but it must also be amber. Thinking about adding an additional bulb socket into the reverse light section of the tail light housing, which is currently clear. Amber bulb in there and hopefully no more issues.
I have a 68 roadrunner which also has red taillights/indicators, but because it was built before 73, it is permitted. Makes no sense at all.
- Vehicles built after 65 require seat belts to outer front passengers, after 71 all seats require belts.
- Vehicles built after 76 require child restraints to be fitted.
- After 72, head restraints are required.
- All Vehicles must have at least two white headlights that, when switched from high-beam to low-beam, deflect the beam
downwards, or downwards and to the left
- At least two white front parking lights
- At least two front and two rear yellow direction indicator lights*
- At least two red tail lights and two red rear reflectors
- At least two red brake lights
- At least one rear number-plate light
* For motor vehicles built before 1 July 1973, white front and red rear indicator lights are permissible.
- LHD vehicles older than 25 years may be registered in LHD configuration - under 4.5 tonnes GVM.
Id like to have the truck presented fresh, clean and compliant for the blueslip. Like most inspectors, as soon as they find 1 thing wrong, they start to look through the vehicle with a fine tooth comb.
These are requirements for my state NSW, for full registration purposes. As I intend to daily drive my truck, I have opted against any of the several conditional registrations available - which require logbooking all trips, and limited usage per year.
