I got a f'in ticket for blue sidemarker lights (aftermarket in the fender). They're not even that blue, just have a slight tint (pic below). I even have amber turn signals. I've already replaced the lights back to legal(er) and it looks like sh*t. My question is where can I get superwhite lights for everything in the front? I've seen em on some cars and they're a really, really bright white. Do you know where I can get em? I'm already tired of the off-white (yellowish) bulbs in there now. Thanks

 

I know someone knows the lights I'm talking about.

 

i think u can get superwhite lights from places like hi/lo auto parts or autozone. im not sure where u live, but my brother got some superwhites for his max and they weren't expensive at all from one of these stores....i believe his headlights weren't more than $15....as for quality and all i don't have a clue. i've had hyperwhites (with that slight blue tint) and have hyperwhites all over the front (headlights, bumper lights, sidemarkers just like yours etc.) and haven't had a problem in dallas, tx area with them. with so many other problems this country has u'd think cops wouldn't care about **** like this. hope this helps.

sachin

 

Man, those look sweet. I don't think that they are that blue at all. Cops just look for things to bust us on. I mean...are slightly blue tinted bulbs going to really cause an accident? I wouldn't think so.

 

I live in Dallas!! I got the ticket in Allen! If you noticed the date on the pic, it's almost 1 1/2 years ago. I never had a problem either until the other day. Now my car's all goofy lookin'. Well, it used to look nice

 

Polarg's are 'super white'. But is it legal in Texas to have white bulbs?

 

White is legal but blue is not? In NJ, those fender lights have to be amber, like a turn signal (which is essentially what it is). I think they look great but I hesitate to cut my perfectly good fender plus I'd have to instal amber bulbs to cover my ***.

Jim

 

SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS

§ 547.305. Restrictions on Use of Lights
(a) A motor vehicle lamp or illuminating device, other than a headlamp, spotlamp, auxiliary lamp, turn signal lamp, or emergency vehicle or school bus warning lamp, that projects a beam with an intensity brighter than 300 candlepower shall be directed so that no part of the high-intensity portion of the beam strikes the roadway at a distance of more than 75 feet from the vehicle.
(b) Except as expressly authorized by law, a person may not operate or move equipment or a vehicle, other than a police vehicle, with a lamp or device that displays a red light visible from directly in front of the center of the equipment or vehicle.
(c) A person may not operate a motor vehicle equipped with a red, white, or blue beacon, flashing, or alternating light unless the equipment is:
(1) used as specifically authorized by this chapter; or
(2) a running lamp, headlamp, taillamp, backup lamp, or turn signal lamp that is used as authorized by law.

§ 547.324. Turn Signal Lamps Required
(c) Turn signal lamps:
(1) shall be mounted at the same level and spaced as widely apart as practicable on the front and on the rear of the vehicle; and
(2) may be included as a part of another lamp on the vehicle.
(d) A turn signal lamp shall emit:
(1) a white or amber light, or a color between white and amber, if the lamp is mounted on the front of the vehicle; or
(2) a red or amber light, or a color between red and amber, if the lamp is mounted on the rear of the vehicle.

§ 547.332. Other Lamps Permitted
A motor vehicle may be equipped with:
(1) not more than two side cowl or fender lamps that emit an amber or white light without glare;

I've done a litte research. I believe that this will cover my ***.

 

Just to wonder....... I live in Dallas as well, but I thought all light tickets were just repair tickets. Meaning that all you have to do is fix what's wrong. Almost everyone I see with sidemarkers has white bulbs, but I always run amber in any blinking turn signals. Best of luck, and let us know what happens.
-hype