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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 11:09 PM
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as it says above
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 11:17 PM
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can u think of a car with them that come stock>?
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 11:21 PM
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yea japan has them and sum euro cars have them too
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 11:23 PM
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I think that's a good question, I saw a car yesterday on I-15 with yellow lights and the state trooper didn't pull him over or do anything. Headlights not foglights but, I thought they were illegal.
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 11:24 PM
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i got pulled over tonight but other nights i have passed cops straight on before and 1 turned infront of my and passed me and none of them said anything and he clearly had to of seen them. and another dude around here with a black eg6 has em to and he never got pulled over
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 11:25 PM
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my friend put them on his accord, im in NC

according to him they are legal,

#1 they arent red
#2 they arent blue
#3 they put out enough light to see
#4 they dont hurt others eyes any more/or less than regular white
#5 supposedly they dont reflect off rain/fog as much so you see better when its rainy or foggy (i have yet to see this proven, it hasnt rained)
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 11:32 PM
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Default Re: yellow head lights.... illegal? (93egsedan)

I know for a fact that yellow (amber) lights are wonderful in rain,fog and snow only used them at the fog light position-not sure if that's the reason-they work great for visibility and that's from driving cross country in every season of year in all types of weather.
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 11:34 PM
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i mean i cant think of a car right now that has stock yellow headlghts...does it look nice? show us pics...just cuz the cop doesnt pull u over for something as minimal as wrong colored headlights doesnt mean it's not illegal....does mean one day you wont get pulled over you should base your facts on that kind of information....find some concrete men
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 11:37 PM
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it looks bad *** looks so jdm. ill take a pic and post it tomorrow
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 11:43 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by red-eg6 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">it looks bad *** looks so jdm. ill take a pic and post it tomorrow
</TD></TR></TABLE> What happened when the cop pulled you over did he say they were illegal
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 11:45 PM
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he says "if it didnt come with the car then its not legal" and on the paper he wrote "illegal headlights (yellow)" cops and me dont mix
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 11:47 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by red-eg6 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">he says "if it didnt come with the car then its not legal" and on the paper he wrote "illegal headlights (yellow)" cops and me dont mix </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah, I rocked yellow headlights for like three months here in TN, and never got pulled. Then again, we don't have inspections and cops are slack around my house.
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 11:49 PM
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i got my inspection licnse and i dont see anything in the book about yellow headlights... its bullshit i mean its yellow not ****** green or pink wtf he needs to go pick on them damn american mustangs with those gay loud exhuast and leave us ricers alone lol
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 11:50 PM
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DMV has a book with all the vehicle codes in it but, here in CA they all say they don't have anymore. Check if you can find one it should help you out especially with the nonsense the cops try to catch you on when they pull you over.
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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 12:39 AM
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I got pulled over once. I gave them to my friend for his EK. They are ******* bright when he follows me.
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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 01:05 AM
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In France yellow headlights were standard for YEARS!!! Not in other Euro countries, I believe.

They do give improved vision in fog.
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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 01:15 AM
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It's legal over here (Norway -EU) That's all i know.
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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 01:35 AM
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My experience with yellow headlights:

The light does not project as far, but in murky, rainy, or foggy weather they were great for visibility
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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 02:15 AM
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I have them on my ride now. I've never been pulled over. I have yellow headlights and foglights. Im just a yellow blur at night lol.
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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 02:16 AM
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I always thought the yellowish bulbs looked pretty good. Maybe I'm a ricer :\

You just can't beat yellow lights in the snow, rain, or fog though. Thats what sold me on them.
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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 05:31 AM
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i got pull over for it also, but the cop had to call the CPD ( charlotte police department) to find out if its legal, he couldnt get an answer, so he let me go, im in NC.
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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 05:40 AM
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photos off my camera phone suck

Modified by red-eg6 at 7:03 AM 7/28/2005


Modified by red-eg6 at 7:07 AM 7/28/2005
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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 06:26 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by red-eg6 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">as it says above</TD></TR></TABLE>

well i have never heard of the line, if it doesnt come stock its not legal, BECAUSE i dont see domestics getting pulled over for thier loud exhausts??..which is all customized and not even near stock , plus 5 times louder than our ricer cars!!! GHEY!!! honestly, i hate to say it but its called "PROFILE" I live in MN, st paul to be exact and I know what "profile" is. In St Paul, only racers get pulled over for some dumb Excuse, while in Minneapolis the black folks gets harassed. Well i am sure you get my drift here

Cops HATE ricers to tell you the truth, we soo call make the streets "unsafe" so there for they will find every excuse to slap you a ticket!!! I am sure that they are "legal" as of now, and as said before, the book doesn't have anything saying about "yellow Bulbs" as being illegal! So, go to court and settle it, next time you get pulled over, ask the cop to prove you that they are illegal!

One more thing, stock lights on most cars look yellow anyway, almost the same Hue as those, so whats the difference! So i think he was just picking on you! I have a HID Kit on my EJ8, for about 4 months now, only 1 cop has pulled me over, and guess what, my Kit was Legal..hhahaha..rub it in his GHEY face!! I hate cops!!
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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 06:33 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by red-eg6 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">as it says above</TD></TR></TABLE>

In California, white or yellow headlights are legal. Confirmed in my California Vehicle Code book.
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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 06:35 AM
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This is from the CT DOT. These law will differe state to state.

What are the allowable colors for my after market lighting?
Any light visible from a motor vehicle should be the following:

- Any light visible from the front of the vehicle shall be white,
yellow or amber.
- Any light visible from the forward most edge of the rear
tire of the vehicle to the front of the vehicle shall be
amber or yellow.
- Any light visible from the forward most edge of the rear
tire of the vehicle to the rear of the vehicle shall be red.
- Any light visible from the rear of the vehicle shall be red
or amber.
(Effective July 25, 1994)
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