Is blacking out lights legal?
11-09-2005, 04:01 PM
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Is blacking out lights legal?
I am thinking about blacking out my taillights and fog lights, and I just want to know if I am fully legal in the state of California if I do this?
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11-09-2005, 04:53 PM
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are you going to take the yellow lens out of the headlights just to tint it and then put it back in? For the rears as long as all the lights are still visible when you hit the brakes it should be fine.
Btw where in cali are you?
Btw where in cali are you?
11-09-2005, 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by sclaz21
not legal in california .if someone rear end you. cops give you the ticket and you're at fault
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11-09-2005, 11:40 PM
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i think he's talkin about both...im juss saying the headlights are not illegal...but i've heard that if you have the tails tinted and u get rear ended...then it's your fault, making it illegal?
11-10-2005, 12:06 AM
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Originally Posted by thA hiPnoTiC
i think he's talkin about both...im juss saying the headlights are not illegal...but i've heard that if you have the tails tinted and u get rear ended...then it's your fault, making it illegal?
11-10-2005, 12:29 AM
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Originally Posted by thA hiPnoTiC
very true...but black headlight housing is not illegal becuz new cars come with black housing. Juss look at the new Nissan Altima.
11-10-2005, 12:44 AM
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Originally Posted by sclaz21
headlight im pretty sure cops dont give a damn about. but tailights ha. my friend got owned. so i dont suggest challenging the cops
11-10-2005, 12:57 AM
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his g35 tailights are between the all black and lightly coated. someone rear-ended him. the police saw his tailights. therefore owned.
but as for headlights. its fine
but as for headlights. its fine
11-10-2005, 12:31 PM
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Black housing is different from tinted headlights. The black housing doesn't affect the light output whereas tinted headlights (putting tint film over the headlights) minimizes the light output. I've gotten pulled over before and the cop looked at my black housing and did not say anything. But my friend w/tinted headlights on his 350Z was not so fortunate, i think he said something bout gettin a fixing ticket. THIS IS IN CALI btw, so i don't know about other states.
11-10-2005, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Phildo
So really the only way would be to find black housing, not make them myself.
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