On 07/24/2015 07:28 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
Right now we are seeing many shifts. it used to be that headlights were standardized - those "sealed beam" units. Now the size and shape and nature of headlamps is all over the place and you have the option of LEDS. Or better still, you can even go for after market replacement of your xenon tube headlight with leds.
Well, in Spain changing the lights is illegal, making the car non road worthy. In Britain I understand you can highly customize a car; in Spain not at all, unless you want it for out of road exhibitions.
I wonder about the non-Anglo-Saxon counties (& provinces) sometimes :-( In the UK and here in Ontario-io-io I can build a house or rebuild it myself including replacing all the electrics. It has to be up to code, but that's not difficult since so much is devoted to DIY and the quality parts are easily available. There is a major industry to DIY. Part of it is the publishing and video world. Outlets such as The Building Box (aka Rona, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rona,_Inc.#Companies_operating_under_the_Rona_...) run weekend courses. I grew up with this. I expect to be able to carry out my own repairs. I may get it done if it is more cost effective, as I found to be the case with doing oil changes. But over in Quebec its different. You are legally constrained. IIR to do anything more than change a light bulb you have to get a professional electrician in. Its such a nanny State (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanny_state) they don't trust you to even change fuses when one blows. I haven't been to the UK recently but there were always after market auto stores there and the ones here offer replacement bulbs for most models. I can also get LED strips to use as driving lights or simply jazz up the appearance. The code specifies minimums and maximums, such as how high the lights can be, when they have to be on, what colour. But the frame of the car is dealing with a lot of that. -- "The pains of age remind us of the wisdom we have won through our trials." -- Kate Elliott, -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org