Additionally, legalities were mentioned on the earlier page, in particular you said Vicroads weren't particularly precise?
Yes, Vicroads weren't particularly precise in the wording within the docs I found in my quick search. But there may be other docs with Vicroads website that have more precise wording around the use of LED bulb in halogen high beam headlamp assemblies, I just didn’t find them in my quick search…
What is clear is that even ADR’s don‘t put design limits on high beam headlamps around blinding on coming vehicles.
It‘s the use of high beams that is legislated, Such may not be be used in built up areas (street lights = built up) and not to be used within 200m of a vehicle you are following or within 200m of oncoming vehicles. Such is universal across all Australian states.
This is something police are well aware of so for them to book someone for having LED bulbs in their high beams would be beyond appropriate and I doubt it would happen (unless you are being a ducsh in which case there are many other things they could more easily pick on without later challenge)..
Use of LED bulbs (>2000 lumens) in halogen low beam headlamps assemblies is universally illegal through all Australian states. Yet many say they’ve never been pulled over for such. If pulled over the question can become are the bulbs > or < than 2000 lumens and I doub5 the police will play that game… If they pull you over in your VF for LED bulbs in your low beams, you’ll almost certainly drive off with a ticket.
But such legalities has been discussed to death and in the past I’ve posted links to docs with much more precise wording on the use of LED bulbs in halogen high beam headlamp assemblies… from places like NT and QLD. likes to ADR, etc…
So me, as someone who follows the road rules and wouldn’t use LED bulbs in low beams, I’d have no qualms in using such LED bulbs in my high beam headlamps
Whatever the case with LED bulbs, I’d not want to be pulled over by the blinkered police in Victoria (for any reason). I’ve heard they often have bee’s in their bonnet but then again why wouldn’t they if RBT and Highway Patrol reflect what they have to deal with