mooshoo

Anyone have the yellow film installed on a gr? I'm thinking of doing this but am curious what the 5-0 thinks of this.

Heedz

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Eh..... they CAN pull you over for it if its really blatant.

queeg9k

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Why not a selective yellow bulb?

I am quite please with mine:
CPI Gold Selective Yellow H3 55w Bulb

Brfatal

Illegal in all 50-states.

Rescuer

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please don't

04GG

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Code please. White and yellow light are permitted by DOT, so why would yellow film be illegal? Now I'm curious.

apetron

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Codes from all 50 states please...

OneManArmy

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V C Section 25950

OneManArmy

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wrong.

tedward88

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CHP - Asia Pacific Islander Outreach

OneManArmy

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Well I can tell you in Ohio it's illegal. 4501-15-01 is their code. The headlights have to be white. Supplimental/driving lights have to be white. Fog/weather lights can be white, yellow or amber.

It's like that in a few states.

Brfatal

Federal lighting standards (FMVSS 108) prohibits any kind of covering or tint.

mistaanime

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if you like it. just do it. i like how everyone talks about illegal this and that when majority of the people here run catless or would get cited for modifications done to their ride.

OneManArmy

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Don't think I've ever heard of a L.E.O. using a federal code on a fix it ticket and I think I've gotten 20 of them myself. Most of them don't know them.

Have you ever read that entire code? If I'm not mistaken it is more for manufacturers to follow and even they don't follow them all.

Example...
"(5) Shall provide access for convenient replacement of the bulb
without the use of special tools."

I can tell you right now that a VW golf requires tools to replace the head light. Our cars you need to remove the battery... that requires tools. Many cars require tools as they're completely sealed. A VW dealership will charge you $150 to change the bulbs in your head lights.

I believe that code is intended for manufacturers to follow. In other words...t the folks making those POS replacements you get at Pep Boys.

There are a LOT of codes in the book that law is that most cars on the road do not hold to.

I'm pretty sure that law has NOTHING to do with consumers and can't be used by law enforcement officers to write fix it tickets.

Essentially... it's intended so that manufacturers produce parts that do not negatively effect the safety features created by the auto manufacturers in the first place to meet that standard.

And each state regulates that... in our state... it can be yellow.

So as long as that yellow film doesn't effect the performance of your head light... it's legal. As long as you can see your headlight from 1000 feet and all the other guidelines and it's in the light spectrum between white and yellow... it's legal.


Least that's my understanding.

queeg9k

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This whole time I thought they meant for the fogs. I don't think it's legal to have yellow headlights but I am not sure.