That is correct, not only for Germany, but also for most EU countries
you have to have seperate blinkers from the running and rear lights,
although the enforcement varies from country to country. In the NL the
US red rear lights combined with blinkers are tolerated, I am not sure
how the frontal situation is.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL
wilkmanracing@aol.com schreef:
> I seem to recall the pre BJ 3000 Healeys imported into Germany had to
> have separate lamps for running lights versus turn signals in the
> front. Similar to the look of the BJ cars except using the earlier
> beehive glass lense Lucas units.
>
> Bill Wilkman
> USA
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Oudesluys <coudesluijs@chello.nl>
> To: Bernard Cristalli <bcrist@club-internet.fr>
> Cc: Healey List <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wed, Oct 14, 2009 12:22 am
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Rear reflectors on 1963 BJ MK II Twin Carb
>
> There are and were some differences.
> Red (US spec) blinkers at the rear and white blinkers at the front are
> tolerated in imports. The rear blinkers in EU have always been orange,
> the front ones used to be orange or white but are now orange.
> Side markers are not legal in most EU countries and have to be
> disconnected on US imports.
> US spec sealed beams are not legal in most or all LHD EU countries and
> have to be replaced by Hella/Saturn/Cibie etc. units. There may be
> some differences as well in the height of the head lamps.
> In EU red reflectors are required at the rear, orange reflectors on
> the sides of trailers and long vehicles, white reflectors on the front
> of trailers, I do not think that they are required on any motor
> vehicles, perhaps on sticking out parts.
> Kees Oudesluijs
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