BlackBox66

So i got pulled over for my tint up front, realize that is illegal.

Get this though, the cop gives me a ticket for not having an orange reflector on the front bumper....... I was like what, I have not changed the bumper..that is stock. He goes on to explain how every car in california has a reflector on the front. Come on now.

SquallLHeart

..... wow.... well the amber reflector that he's referring to is in your headlight....

if you cleared it out, then yeah, he has the right concept.. but completely stupid about it..

hmm... i'd fight the ticket, if not find someone to help you out with it... tint, yea.. you got caught... but reflector ON the bumper? uhmm.... no..

x_rayted711

^^^ X2. I was thinking the same thing. Maybe he was trying to say there was no amber reflector up front (headlight)?

BlackBox66

yeah, I changed my headlights... the bulb is orange still...

SquallLHeart

but is there a reflector? doesn't matter about the bulb color...

that could be amber or white for turns... but amber reflector... you still need..

like i said... he probably still got you for the reflector.. was just completely wrong about it being on the bumper though..

dudehitt

well, that's what you got the ticket for. reflector is required

etli

Check the reference of the specific citation on your ticket. You can then read the specific law he's saying you broke.

BlackBox66

I have these headlights.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/02-05...92003355QQrdZ1

Andrew1782

Ebay.....the gift that keeps on giving

Sorry to hear about the ticket dude. just another way everyone eventualy gets screwed by their purchase on Ebay though.

BlackBox66

yeah but those lights are also sold by sponsors. So ebay is not the only people selling those.

dudehitt

they actually say DOT Approved, they just neglect to tell you that you need to add a reflector somewhere else.

SquallLHeart

i see the SAE approval on the headlight.. no DOT.. but *shrugs*... yeah.... a definite neglect about telling you to have to add the reflector..

djct_watt

Yup. . . you need an amber reflector on the front and a red one on the rear. It can be on the headlight or on the bumper, so long as it complies by DOT requirements (height, placement, size).

Tomas

SEE:
===> https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=145548 <===

and





Notice the requirements for reflectors.
( http://tijil.org/cfr49.571.108.pdf if you want the whole thing. )

Also,



Search ScionLife for many, many pages of discussion of the laws on this...

dudehitt

on the big pic it says DOT/SAE approved

SquallLHeart

yea.. an EBAY pic.....

how about the headlight itself? i just see SAE...

dudehitt

This does bring up another question. I've noticed that our cars don't meet the side reflector requirement. We have a red reflector rear (taillight), red side (side marker), amber front and front side (headlight visible from front and side), but we do not have the midpoint reflector. The front side marker is not an amber reflector.

djct_watt

No.

Only vehicles of certain lengths require midpoint reflectors. The fender mounted turn signal is just that. . . a turn signal and not a reflector.

djct_watt

Tomas, you are an information GOD.

dudehitt

It must be on another page, the table I always see doesn't say that.