Rear License Plate lights. Any color illegal?
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Rear License Plate lights. Any color illegal?
Was thinking of getting some Blue or Red LEDs for my Rear license plate lights. I tried Searching, so flame away if a thread is easily found concerning the legalities of colored lights, but I couldn't find it.
Can I swap my rear license plate lights with any type of lights? (blue, bright whites, red, amber or anything else, or can they only be a certain "color" (white) legally?
Can I swap my rear license plate lights with any type of lights? (blue, bright whites, red, amber or anything else, or can they only be a certain "color" (white) legally?
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Direct from my state's laws:
Pretty plain...
Either a tail lamp or a separate lamp shall be so constructed and placed as to illuminate with a white light the rear registration plate and render it clearly legible from a distance of fifty feet to the rear. Any tail lamp or tail lamps, together with any separate lamp or lamps for illuminating the rear registration plate, shall be so wired as to be lighted whenever the head lamps or auxiliary driving lamps are lighted.
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In CA, Blue and Red lights on the exterior of the car are asking for tickets. I'm planning on using Super White LEDs for my LP lights. no color there.
Last edited by MR_LUV; Jan 21, 2018 at 03:36 AM. Reason: typo
I use Blue here in FL and have never been pulled and I've had it for at least a year now.
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I'd refer to the DMV website, I looked at Delaware... stock only
Delaware is uber strict.
I had a buddy who had a CRX with Clear tail lights and colored bulbs for signals brakes etc, and got pulled over and fined XD
He swapped back to his old tail light ASAP
he wanted to put lights on the license plate nut or some crap like that, but he ask the cop and he'll pull him over if he sees it LOL
Delaware is uber strict.
I had a buddy who had a CRX with Clear tail lights and colored bulbs for signals brakes etc, and got pulled over and fined XD
He swapped back to his old tail light ASAP
he wanted to put lights on the license plate nut or some crap like that, but he ask the cop and he'll pull him over if he sees it LOL
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