LED Array for sidemarkers...do I go legal or illegal?
08-27-2006, 03:17 PM
#1
LED Array for sidemarkers...do I go legal or illegal?
I'm at end as to wether or not I am going to be making my LED sidemarkers in amber and red (legal) or just make it a nice, clean white.
So have you been pulled over for having white sidemarkers? Is it not worth the hassle were I to do it in white?
So have you been pulled over for having white sidemarkers? Is it not worth the hassle were I to do it in white?
08-27-2006, 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by irish44j
go with colors. White is illegal and 
IMO...
IMO...
I had polargs in my sidemarkers and within a month i hated it....both how it looks and how I was always worried about passing cops at night...it would suck to go through all that then have to change them....
08-27-2006, 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by irish44j
Dan, since you have a black maxima, why not smoke the side markers? That looks SOOO much better...
08-27-2006, 05:24 PM
#15
my $75 ticket for illegal use of lighting system says legal or at least legal looking. but i really dig the clean clear bright look.
somehow i got a ticket for my sidemarkers but they didnt say anything about my hid fogs or superglare hi/lo hid kit in my 00/01 housings. and the cop walked me around the car a few times telling me what was illegal. and no ticket for no plate that time.
somehow i got a ticket for my sidemarkers but they didnt say anything about my hid fogs or superglare hi/lo hid kit in my 00/01 housings. and the cop walked me around the car a few times telling me what was illegal. and no ticket for no plate that time.
08-27-2006, 06:06 PM
#16
Originally Posted by Orgullo
I've got white in the front and red in the rear. But hell, I've got all sorts of illegal shti going on.
08-27-2006, 07:23 PM
#21
no love for the blackouts.....which shine orange and red at night, but blend in stealthy during the day
Dan, you should try making them. If you don't like them, all it takes is some turpentine to take the paint off your OEM side markers...
Dan, you should try making them. If you don't like them, all it takes is some turpentine to take the paint off your OEM side markers...
08-27-2006, 09:14 PM
#24
Originally Posted by Metal Maxima
I'm so torn... 
Orgullo, where are those pics?!
Orgullo, where are those pics?!
08-27-2006, 11:39 PM
#25
Originally Posted by irish44j
no love for the blackouts.....which shine orange and red at night, but blend in stealthy during the day
Dan, you should try making them. If you don't like them, all it takes is some turpentine to take the paint off your OEM side markers...
Dan, you should try making them. If you don't like them, all it takes is some turpentine to take the paint off your OEM side markers...
08-28-2006, 12:27 AM
#26
white! i've had mine for about 3 years, no worries or anything from cops *knock on wood BUT i do prefer a smoke black for the day look and bright white for night time on black coloring
08-28-2006, 01:15 AM
#27
Originally Posted by irish44j
no love for the blackouts.....which shine orange and red at night, but blend in stealthy during the day
Dan, you should try making them. If you don't like them, all it takes is some turpentine to take the paint off your OEM side markers...
Dan, you should try making them. If you don't like them, all it takes is some turpentine to take the paint off your OEM side markers...
How did you do that? Just spray paint the clears black? any kind of black?
08-28-2006, 07:45 AM
#29
I've been running white light in the clears for 4 years now. I was even pulled over once at night for tints and the cops never said a thing about the white lights. That being said, I prefer white lights.
08-28-2006, 08:10 AM
#30
That tint on the dark car looks really good.. stealth to the max.. 
MacAlert: did the cop give you a ticket for the tints, or just pulled you over? I can't see how they could give you a ticket as they still flash the appropriate colour..
MacAlert: did the cop give you a ticket for the tints, or just pulled you over? I can't see how they could give you a ticket as they still flash the appropriate colour..
08-28-2006, 09:12 AM
#31
Originally Posted by djfrestyl
Try that and let us know how it turns out.....
08-28-2006, 12:22 PM
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I would go with that all clear/White look or atleast red in back and white in front.
I went with the all clear/white look untill I was hassled by the cops (Went 3 years w/o a problem). After that I switched to the clear/white/red. Which I almost like better than the all white. Unfortunitely the white/red got me into a bit more trouble. I was given a police impersonation ticket if you can believe it for improper use of red and BLUE lights.
Fortunitely both tickets were a breeze to have dropped with an older picture of my car (stock) at my court appearance. Fort Collins Colorado is the only place I have ever had a problem with this .
So just to recap, go with all white or white/red, or I just dont think it is worth the amount of work to do these.
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I went with the all clear/white look untill I was hassled by the cops (Went 3 years w/o a problem). After that I switched to the clear/white/red. Which I almost like better than the all white. Unfortunitely the white/red got me into a bit more trouble. I was given a police impersonation ticket if you can believe it for improper use of red and BLUE lights.
Fortunitely both tickets were a breeze to have dropped with an older picture of my car (stock) at my court appearance. Fort Collins Colorado is the only place I have ever had a problem with this .
So just to recap, go with all white or white/red, or I just dont think it is worth the amount of work to do these.
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08-28-2006, 07:03 PM
#33
Originally Posted by ColdSHO
my $75 ticket for illegal use of lighting system says legal or at least legal looking. but i really dig the clean clear bright look.
somehow i got a ticket for my sidemarkers but they didnt say anything about my hid fogs or superglare hi/lo hid kit in my 00/01 housings. and the cop walked me around the car a few times telling me what was illegal. and no ticket for no plate that time.
somehow i got a ticket for my sidemarkers but they didnt say anything about my hid fogs or superglare hi/lo hid kit in my 00/01 housings. and the cop walked me around the car a few times telling me what was illegal. and no ticket for no plate that time.
09-01-2006, 02:57 AM
#37
Originally Posted by Orgullo
Did you say forget the side markers and move on to something else?
Nope, I think I may give this a whirl this weekend. I'll have to see what my schedule looks like.
