I'm about to install an underbody LED kit ,and I was wondering which is better, having the LED's close to outside of car or close to the center of the car?

 

outside

 

definately the outside :-)

 

outside

 

In a few inches 3-5 is fine. I mounted mine just inboard of the rocker flange so I could mount them to steel rather than lip plastic. Rotate them so they point at the ground right under the outer edge of the body for best results.

 

in michigan that can be a 500 dollar fine plus 1 yr in prison for impersonating a police officer, be careful! but man i underbody neons... STUPID MICHIGAN!

 

Operation of any extra lighting can be an issue in many states.

Here in Georgia the laws pertaining to exterior lights are not particularly restrictive but still good to know :

Lighting

O.C.G.A. § 40-8-90
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§ 40-8-90. Restrictions on use of blue lights on vehicles

(a)(1) Except as provided in this paragraph and subsection (b) of this Code section, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to operate any motor vehicle equipped with or containing a device capable of producing any blue lights, whether flashing, blinking, revolving, or stationary, except:

(A) Motor vehicles owned or leased by any federal, state, or local law enforcement agency;

(B) Motor vehicles with a permit granted by a state agency to bear such lights; or

(C) Antique, hobby, and special interest vehicles, as defined in subsection (a) of Code Section 40-2-77, which may display a blue light or lights of up to one inch in diameter as part of any such vehicle's rear stop lamps, rear turning indicator, rear hazard lamps, and rear reflectors.

(2) Any person who violates paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b) The prohibition contained in subsection (a) of this Code section shall not apply to any elected sheriff who, pursuant to an agreement between the sheriff and the county governing authority, is using his or her personal motor vehicle in a law enforcement activity, provided such vehicle is marked as provided in Code Section 40-8-91.

(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to use any motor vehicle equipped with flashing, blinking, revolving, or stationary blue lights in the commission of a felony, and, upon conviction of a violation of this subsection, the punishment shall be a fine of not less than $1,000.00 or imprisonment of not less than one year, or both.


O.C.G.A. § 40-8-92
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§ 40-8-92. Designation of emergency vehicles; flashing or revolving lights; permits; fee; prohibition against use of flashing or revolving green lights by private persons on public property

(a) All emergency vehicles shall be designated as such by the commissioner of public safety. The commissioner shall so designate each vehicle by issuing to such vehicle a permit to operate flashing or revolving emergency lights of the appropriate color. Such permit shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance; provided, however, that permits for vehicles belonging to federal, state, county, or municipal governmental agencies shall be valid for five years from the date of issuance. Any and all officially marked law enforcement vehicles as specified in Code Section 40-8-91 shall not be required to have a permit for the use of a blue light. Any and all fire department vehicles which are distinctly marked on each side shall not be required to have a permit for the use of a red light.

(b) The commissioner shall authorize the use of red or amber flashing or revolving lights only when the person or governmental agency shall demonstrate to the commissioner a proven need for equipping a vehicle with emergency lights. The fee for such lights shall be $2.00, provided that no federal, state, county, or municipal governmental agency shall be required to pay such fee.

(c) Nothing contained in this Code section shall prohibit the commissioner from issuing a single special use permit to cover more than one vehicle, provided each vehicle covered under such special use permit shall pay the fee specified in subsection (b) of this Code section.

(d) Except as provided in this subsection, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to operate any motor vehicle or to park any motor vehicle on public property with flashing or revolving green lights. This subsection shall not apply to any motor vehicle being used by any law enforcement agency, fire department, emergency management agency, or other governmental entity to designate the location of the command post for such agency, department, or entity at the site of an emergency.

Thanks to RabidLemming on the Scinergy Georgia forums for linking this info

Other states will be more or less restrictive. In most cases as long as such lights are not used while the car is in operation and not while on a publis highway you are ok, but, there are some regualtions that disallow the use of flashing lights on a vehicle (normally certain colors are listed) even on private property....so that car show parking lot may or may not be a good place:/

 

X2 They mount up high enough so you can't see them from the side. (I hate seeing the actual tubes as a car drives by)

 

Mine are mtd bout 2 inches away from the metal rail...cant seem em from the side. Love em!