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Old Jun 24, 2011 | 04:57 PM
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is it okay to change my parking lights to blue? or it's illegal?
Old Jun 24, 2011 | 05:42 PM
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Red or amber in the rear
Old Jun 24, 2011 | 08:21 PM
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not legal.
Old Jun 25, 2011 | 01:33 AM
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would anyone know if yellow headlights are legal?
Old Jun 25, 2011 | 09:37 AM
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oh okay. thanks...

is it fixable if get caught though?
Old Jun 25, 2011 | 05:34 PM
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lights are fixable tickets. But it's not $10 like it used to be.

Fronts have to be white or ambur (ugly orange).
Old Jun 25, 2011 | 07:31 PM
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oh okay... thanks much...

yups ugly orange...
Old Jun 27, 2011 | 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by KrAzY17
would anyone know if yellow headlights are legal?
Yellow headlights are illegal and they do ticket for that. Any color than white is ticketable. Technically hids are illegal but if they are white they will most likely leave you alone.
Old Jul 1, 2011 | 05:05 AM
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Originally Posted by ImportCarSite
Yellow headlights are illegal and they do ticket for that. Any color than white is ticketable. Technically hids are illegal but if they are white they will most likely leave you alone.
I always drive by cops with my 6k's and never have had a problem. granted they're basically white with a hint of blue.
Old Jul 1, 2011 | 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by goaliefreak
I always drive by cops with my 6k's and never have had a problem. granted they're basically white with a hint of blue.
I have 10k and blue leds for parking lights and no issues with cops. i live in vegas but have gone to cali with them plenty of times. I've had an officer walk to my car while the lights were on and not say anything about them. They are illegal but most cops have better things to do than fine you for your lights, just really depends if they are a d!ck or not.
Old Jul 1, 2011 | 06:36 AM
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i would think anything other than red, blue, purple, or green is legal.
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