[NeilTruter]

September 'weg ry' and 'leisure wheels', will scan tomorrow and post.

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[NeilTruter]

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[GertM]

Which Wegry is this? I have the Aug 2012 edition and there is nothing. My local Spar also only still have the Aug edition. Is there a Sept edition out already?

CATS

Subscribe, CATS! Its in the Sept issue

[josstr]

Law states that only one pair of spots may be fitted to a vehicle and that it must be lower than the bonnet of the vehicle.

Many people don't know the law or simply don't care and put as many spots as they can all over the vehicle.

I just thought the magazine could point out the fact that their fitment of spots on the roof-rack may not be legal.[/quote]

Does this mean that the Nissan X-Trail with the lights in the roof rack (Factory fitted!) is illegal?

I seem to recall that one Jeep model also came with such lights factory fitted. I seem to recall that that specificregulation was amended and that it had something to do with the way it was to be switched on.

Does anyone know more?

[GertM]

IIRC the lights on the X-Trail were non-functional in South Africa because of the local laws.

[superairborne]

Law states that only one pair of spots may be fitted to a vehicle and that it must be lower than the bonnet of the vehicle.

Many people don't know the law or simply don't care and put as many spots as they can all over the vehicle.

I just thought the magazine could point out the fact that their fitment of spots on the roof-rack may not be legal.

Does this mean that the Nissan X-Trail with the lights in the roof rack (Factory fitted!) is illegal?

Does anyone know more?

Nissan SA disconnects the switch of the overhead spotlights when the X-Trails arrive in SA in order to conform with the local law.

Here where I live (Namibia) the cops generally leave you alone as long as your overhead spots or extra spots have black or white covers on them on public roads. Also, here two pairs of spotlights are legal.

[Bennvdm]

A friend of mine bought a 2nd X-trail in Windhoek, and had to have the lights disconnected to pass the roadworthy, so the above the bonnet mount rule still seems to apply to Namibia as well

[Bennvdm]

A friend of mine bought a 2nd X-trail in Windhoek, and had to have the lights disconnected to pass the roadworthy, so the above the bonnet mount rule still seems to apply to Namibia as well

[superairborne]

A friend of mine bought a 2nd X-trail in Windhoek, and had to have the lights disconnected to pass the roadworthy, so the above the bonnet mount rule still seems to apply to Namibia as well

Yes, the bonnet mount rule applies. But if you have black or white covers on your overhead spotlights when driving on public roads the authorities seem to leave you alone. Unfortunately you cannot fit covers to the overhead spots of the X-trail.

[Bostokkelos]

My previous car was a X Trail, and those lights wasn't disconnected, they worked. The brights had to be on, then you flick the switch for them.