The approval mark decides road legality
A headlamp needs the mark your market recognises, moulded into the lens. We check it is there and that the paperwork names the part, because a lamp without it is an off-road part whatever the listing says.
What we can help you buy on 1688
Lighting parts
Vehicle lighting is regulated on the beam pattern, not on the brightness. A lamp that is brighter and scatters light is less legal, not more.
It is also the most common place for a part to be perfectly usable off-road and not road legal, so the first question is where the vehicle will be driven.
Request a quote for lighting parts
What we check before you pay
LED retrofits in reflector housings
An LED bulb dropped into a housing designed for a filament produces a beam pattern that is not approved in most markets. We tell you when that is what you are buying.
Sealing and the IP rating
Condensation inside a lamp is the most common warranty complaint in this category and it comes from the housing seal and the vent. We ask for the rating and check the gasket on sampled units.
Colour temperature and lumen claims
Listed lumen figures are usually the raw emitter output, not the lamp output. We treat them as claims, and where it matters we ask for a test report.
Connector and wiring
Plug type, polarity and whether a CANbus resistor is included decide whether the lamp works without dashboard errors. It is rarely in the listing.
Lens material and UV stability
Polycarbonate with a proper hard coat survives; uncoated acrylic yellows within a season in strong sun. We ask which it is.
How an order runs
- Tell us the vehicle and the market A lamp legal in one market is not automatically legal in another, and the market decides which approval to look for.
- Approval checked before pricing We establish which mark the lamp actually carries. If it carries none, we say so and you decide whether an off-road part is what you want.
- Sealing, connector and lens agreed IP rating, plug type and lens material written into the order rather than assumed.
- Quote and approval Itemised, on a route that accepts any lamp containing a battery or capacitor module.
- Powered inspection Sampled lamps are powered, checked for correct function and photographed, and the approval marking on the lens is photographed too.
- Consolidate and ship Lamps are bulky and fragile; packing is specified before production and checked at the warehouse.