well here is were i am standing. i am being told that i need a diffused lense on my markers in the front, and my tails in the rear by the inspection people, but i looked up the dot manual thing on their website. and to my amazement.
"19A NCAC 03D .0533 LIGHTS
2. Rear Lights shall conform to the requirements of G.S. 20-129(d).
Taillights shall not be approved if:
(a) All original equipped rear lamps or the equivalent are not in
working order.
(b) The lens is cracked, discolored, or of a color other than red.
(c) They do not operate properly or do not project white light on the
license plate.
(d) They are not securely mounted.
(e) The lens is clear and the bulb is colored.
(f) The lens is covered, smoke tinted, lettering or logos, etc.
3. Stoplights shall conform to the requirements of G.S. 20-129(g).
Stoplight shall not be approved if:
(a) The lens is cracked, discolored or of a color other than red or
amber.
(b) It does not come on when pressure is applied to foot brake.
(c) It is not securely mounted so as to project a light to the rear.
[Includes third brake light if vehicle is so equipped]
5. Parking lights shall conform to the requirements of G.S. 20-134. A
vehicle shall not be approved if parking lights are not working. Parking
lights front, white or amber, rear, red only."
so i have a few questions i am gonna try to get answered tommarow... but i ask anyone that has delt with this already... i am assuming it is legal to run white markers in the front??? i was almost possitive that it was a very common ticket around here... and more importantly the reason i bring this up.... how the hell are all of these led tails passing like this? that new mercury, clear lense straight to the led....... i am very frustrated here..... and it says not a dam thing about a diffused lense anywere...... PLEASE HELP!!!
Well not being a newer j model owner,I would say if the oem stuff had say yellow bulbs it would pass.If u have clear lenses on the front marker lights with white bulbs yeah that would not .IF u change the bulbs to a yellow or amber what ever it should b ok,I would think.As for the newer lights and leds those have meet dot regulations set forth by the gov and while the lens is clear and the bulbs are colored that's why the pass inspect.That's for new cars etc on the lights I know lexus uses clears and so do many others but,with colored red or yellow bulbs or leds.I hope this helps since I am in greensboro and have to go thru the same inspec process,just with a stock old 85 cavy.Hope this helps maybe.
all new cars like the Lexus RX330, Mercury, etc etc have leds...but they also meet the DOT requirement since they have rear RED markets...take a close look when you see one, at daytime...the have re markes on both sides
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well for one i am not trying to give him a reason... haha, i havnt had the best luck with cops..... but also i just dont want to deal with the bs all the time. i found the office, and the guys arnt there till 1, so i will let everyone know how it went...
i run xenon white (slightly blueish tint) in my cleared 03 corners. granted i could blind the hell out of someone.
I haven't had any problems with my white signals. I'm so glad I live were we don't have emissions testing
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yea no testing owns, and i just have amber bulbs in my clear corners
everything about my lights is illegal, but yes living in florida has its perks. i dont know what i would do if i had to switch all my lights every year for inspections
SmoothCavi (ADM yo) wrote:everything about my lights is illegal, but yes living in florida has its perks. i dont know what i would do if i had to switch all my lights every year for inspections
you'd be requesting a day off work so you could do it
well here is an update. i finally got ahold of somone that knows what the hell they are talking about. and i am fine with my led tails as long as i have some sort of "red lense" but he also said i can take clear plastic and do the lightest coat of transparent red i can get on there, as long as its tinted red....
cool cant wait to see the finishing product
here dave this should work, gotta test
