Hey, Just wanted to point something out to fellow MAx owners in Connecticut. The Clear Bumper lenses that we all have on our 4th Gens are legal. I have been hearing on the forum that they are only legal with yellow bulbs. This is untrue in Connecticut. In CT, you can have white or yellow turn signals. So those of you in Connecticut who changed the bulbs to yellow thinking that your saving yourself from getting pulled over, change them back to white, and don't worry about a thing.

I'll post later the actual page # in the DMV handbook that tells you this is legal, in case any cop gives you harassment for it.....

Just wanted to let you know, enjoy the rest of day,
- Mike

 

for you CT guys...good to check local laws

 

how bout in ny

 

How about NJ? Is there a website that has all these driving laws and stuff on them?

 

NYS refers back to the DOT regulations. As per the Cofe of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Part 571 Table 3:


Table III--Required Motor Vehicle Lighting Equipment
[All Passenger Cars and Motorcycles, and Multipurpose Passenger Vehicles, Trucks, Buses and Trailers of Less
Than 80 (2032) Inches (mm) Overall Width]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Applicable SAE
Passenger cars, standard or
multipurpose recommended practice
Item passenger vehicles, Trailers Motorcycles (See S5 for
trucks, and buses subreferenced SAE
materials)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Headlamps..................... See S7.............. None............. See S7.9........ J566 January 1960.
Taillamps..................... 2 red............... 2 red............ 1 red........... J585e, September
1977.
Stoplamps..................... 2 red............... 2 red............ 1 red........... SAE J586, February
1984.
High-mounted stoplamp......... 1 red............... Not required..... Not required.... J186a, September
1977.
License plate lamp............ 1 white............. 1 white.......... 1 white......... J587, October 1981.
Parking lamps................. 2 amber or white.... None............. None............ J222, December 1970.
Reflex reflectors............. 4 red; 2 amber...... 4 red; 2 amber... 3 red; 2 amber.. J594f, January 1977.
Intermediate side reflex 2 amber............. 2 amber.......... None............ J594f, January 1977.
reflectors.
Intermediate side marker lamps 2 amber............. 2 amber.......... None............ J592e, July 1972.
Side marker lamps............. 2 red; 2 amber...... 2 red; 2 amber... None............ J592e, July 1972.
Backup lamp................... 1 white............. None............. None............ J593c, February 1968.
Turn signal lamps............. 2 red or amber; 2 2 red or amber... 2 amber; 2 red SAE J588, November
amber. or amber. 1984.
Turn signal operating unit.<SUP>3,</SUP>& 1................... None............. 1............... J589, April 1964.
<SUP>4</SUP>.
Turn signal flasher........... 1................... None............. 1............... J590b, October 1965.
Vehicular hazard warning 1................... None............. None............ J910, January 1966.
signal operating unit.
Vehicular hazard warning 1................... None............. None............ J945, February 1966.
signal flasher.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This was obtained from the DOT website @http://frwebgate5.access.gpo.gov/cgi...ction=retrieve

 

I wonder if those Polargs are considered white. Cause usually those superwhites have a blue tint.

 

The box it came in tells you whether or not it meets DOT/NHTSA regulations. If it does, keep the box in the glovebox and take it out if an officer wants to cause a stink. If it doesn't find a bulb box that does and carry it in the glove compartment and say, 'well this came from this box so it must be okay'.

 

i got off with the polargs in the turns in court...
they produce white light... N.Y.