Hi-
Has anyone tried replacing the side mirror lights to a different color? If so what was the cost and avail colors.

 

They're LEDs, you can't just replace the bulbs like the other signals. It would take some electrical work, probably more than changing the color would be worth.

 

i kinda recall someone putting some tinting over these lights to change the color.

 

rockblocker.com

 

RockBlocker, a board vendor, provides colored film that can be placed over the lens to alter the color. You can visit their site, which TSXXY provided or PM them to find out what they have in stock.

 

Thanks, this wasn't exactly what i was looking for but it will do the job. I thought the only way was to replace the leds with colored ones lol. Are the stock lights yellow/orange? This clear coat must b really dark to change it to that blue color. I'm a complete noob when it comes to this stuff. Please bare with me.

 

The stock LEDs light up amber as required by law. As I mentioned in another thread, front turn signals must light up amber. Changing that color makes the car not road legal.

The tint film only changes the color when the light is not blinking. When they light up, they still light up amber.

 

For the record, many states also allow clear front signals. You never see that though, because federal law (FMVSS Title 108) says they must be amber. While federal law takes precedence over state, the code is used more for manufacturers to know what standards their vehicles must meet to be sold in the USA. State and local police seldom enforce vehicle code at the federal level.

 

Actually, most states and the federal government don't care what color the lights are when they are not lit. They must light up amber, is the only requirement in this case. Headlights must be white; fogs can be yellow or white. Rear taillights must light up red and there must be a red reflector on the rear of the car. Rear turn signals can light up red or amber. Reverse lights must light up white.

However, the front end, just like the back, must have reflectors. On most cars, these are built into the taillights and front turn signals, but on the TSX, the rear reflectors are on the lower part of the bumper and the front parking lamps.

 

It's the lit state that they care about.

Sidemarkers (reflectors) still need to be amber in the front and either amber or red in the rear.

 

I didn't say anything about the color of the lights when they're not lit. When I said that amber or white front signals are allowed, I was speaking about the color the turn signal emits when it is activated. Although the FMVSS 108 says manufacturers must make them amber, most state vehicle codes permit them to be white as well.

 

I agree. I studied motor vehicle law in a police academy here in NC, and although the laws prohibit all kinds of things, clear turn signals are allowed.

 

Has anyone installed the rockblocker kit on the side mirror?

 

rockblocker.com

check their gallery.

 

ok i am not going to get involved with this, but i just posted this mod completed in the same performance section that this thread is posted. so if you want to know how to do it, check out that thread or pm me for details on how i did mine. yes my mirrors flash white.