GR86 Rear light UK legality

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Hey all! I have been looking at getting a set of VLAND rear lights but not too sure on the legalities regarding rears and if they would be considered U.K road legal. Any advice would be helpful and or any alternative options for U.K. legal rear lights would be appreciated!
 
Hi, I'd be very careful to ensure any replacement light units are type approved for the market they are to be used in.
If the light does not carry the correct approval number, then technically it is an MOT failure, same a fitting non approved bulbs, or the wrong bulb in a light unit. Try explaining to your insurance company that you've modified your car and the lights you fitted aren't type approved.

Aftermarkt LED lights are often produced with fake or partial approval numbers, a highly dubious practice to fool purchasers or inxperienced testers. VLAND are a Chinese company, of which I know nothing.

Hella are a well respected lighting company and a quick search found this on the subject from them:

TYPE APPROVAL NUMBERS ON SIGNAL LIGHTS​

National and international design and operating regulations apply for the manufacture and testing of vehicle lighting equipment. Special approval marks exist for signal lights and can be found on the light.

One example
The following can be found on a light RS1 IAF 02 E1 Æ 31483:
  • R stands for tail light,
  • S1 for stop light,
  • IA for reflex reflector,
  • F for rear fog light and 02 means that the regulation has been revised twice since publication.

These features are integrated in the rear combination lamp:
  • The E1 marking means that the light has been approved in Germany.
  • The arrow shows which way the light can be installed and therefore always points to the outer edge of the vehicle. If there is no arrow on the light it can be installed at the right or left rear side.
  • The five-digit number at the end is the type approval number.
 
If they are E marked you'll be fine, I've used Valenti on my old car and they were, not sure about Vland.
 
Road_trip said:
Hi, I'd be very careful to ensure any replacement light units are type approved for the market they are to be used in.
If the light does not carry the correct approval number, then technically it is an MOT failure, same a fitting non approved bulbs, or the wrong bulb in a light unit. Try explaining to your insurance company that you've modified your car and the lights you fitted aren't type approved.

Aftermarkt LED lights are often produced with fake or partial approval numbers, a highly dubious practice to fool purchasers or inxperienced testers. VLAND are a Chinese company, of which I know nothing.

Hella are a well respected lighting company and a quick search found this on the subject from them:

TYPE APPROVAL NUMBERS ON SIGNAL LIGHTS​

National and international design and operating regulations apply for the manufacture and testing of vehicle lighting equipment. Special approval marks exist for signal lights and can be found on the light.

One example
The following can be found on a light RS1 IAF 02 E1 Æ 31483:
  • R stands for tail light,
  • S1 for stop light,
  • IA for reflex reflector,
  • F for rear fog light and 02 means that the regulation has been revised twice since publication.

These features are integrated in the rear combination lamp:
  • The E1 marking means that the light has been approved in Germany.
  • The arrow shows which way the light can be installed and therefore always points to the outer edge of the vehicle. If there is no arrow on the light it can be installed at the right or left rear side.
  • The five-digit number at the end is the type approval number.
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Cheers for the information, I’m awaiting a reply directly from VLAND to see if they are type approved for the UK. A lot of the current options for the GR have to be shipped in and there’s still not a lot out on the market so tough to see if units are approved or not. As for structure the VLANDS have side markers however the casing around them is reflective which from other posts has seemed to pass as a reflector at least on the GTs. Fingers crossed I can hear back soon if they are type approved
 
ZN8 said:
If they are E marked you'll be fine, I've used Valenti on my old car and they were, not sure about Vland.
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It’s what I’m looking for however what I have noticed is on the GR the E markings are on the removable trim just above the light housing. From what I’ve seen to fit lights that needs to be swapped so makes it a bit of a grey area when it comes to markings
 
Road_trip said:
Hi, I'd be very careful to ensure any replacement light units are type approved for the market they are to be used in.
If the light does not carry the correct approval number, then technically it is an MOT failure, same a fitting non approved bulbs, or the wrong bulb in a light unit. Try explaining to your insurance company that you've modified your car and the lights you fitted aren't type approved.

Aftermarkt LED lights are often produced with fake or partial approval numbers, a highly dubious practice to fool purchasers or inxperienced testers. VLAND are a Chinese company, of which I know nothing.

Hella are a well respected lighting company and a quick search found this on the subject from them:

TYPE APPROVAL NUMBERS ON SIGNAL LIGHTS​

National and international design and operating regulations apply for the manufacture and testing of vehicle lighting equipment. Special approval marks exist for signal lights and can be found on the light.

One example
The following can be found on a light RS1 IAF 02 E1 Æ 31483:
  • R stands for tail light,
  • S1 for stop light,
  • IA for reflex reflector,
  • F for rear fog light and 02 means that the regulation has been revised twice since publication.

These features are integrated in the rear combination lamp:
  • The E1 marking means that the light has been approved in Germany.
  • The arrow shows which way the light can be installed and therefore always points to the outer edge of the vehicle. If there is no arrow on the light it can be installed at the right or left rear side.
  • The five-digit number at the end is the type approval number.
Click to expand...
What about Japanese companies? Do they usually get Europe approval? I found a very nice taillight in Tokyo Auto Salon. But nothing similar to approval numbers on their previous products pages

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