I was just curious but would i be in trouble with the law if i changed my mirrors to red turn signals and the headlights with red turn signals. I ahve a black cherry tC and i was wondering if i did it to match if it would look good and if i could get ticketed for it

 

Yes, they must be an amber or light amber color. No red, white, blue, green, purple...

 

then why are the rear signals red. and how is it other people get away with it do they just not signal if they see a cop

 

B/c rear signals are the only ones that can be either red or amber depending on the manufacturing of the tail light. And the other reason you can get away with a lot is that there is way too much paperwork for just a simple traffic warning/violation. My brother in law is a cop. He told me that most of the time, yes all these things are illegal, but there's just too much work to do if they pull you over for something stupid like a light bulb. On the flip side, b/c it's a known legality issue, if you catch a cop on a bad day, they can see the red light and yank you just b/c they feel like it. And, they also have proboble cause to search your engine in that case. If they see modifications, no matter how small, they can ask/tell you to lift your hood for them to inspect anything else on your car.

It all depends on the area, cop and the cop's attitude.

 

forward facing turn singals and rear facing turn signals fall under different guidelines. it's ok to have rear flashing red turn signals because no one in front of yous ees them, and therefore can't mistake them as police strobes.

 

Damn!

 

wowow crazyy...In NY there kool here..

 

in california only emergency vehicles can have front flashing lights in red (and blue), so red front signals are illegal.

 

what a great way to cause an accident by tricking people they are about to crash behind someones car.

leave the lights alone

 

basic rule of thumb:
directions of color shown:
- amber to sides
- amber or white to front
- amber or red to rear

some vehicles i've seen have red turn signals in their mirrors.... but they are pointed back to the rear... not out to the sides.
(if you were wondering why they could have it)

 

My sidemarkers and mirror turn signals are both tinted red, however they light up amber becasue the bulbs underneath are stock.

 

you must have saw my turn signals b/c they are red and i have used them for about 2 years now. you can get away with red turn signals b/c you have amber on your mirrors. it is illegal but i havent had any trouble as of yet. i even turn mine on in front of a cops and no problems as of yet. check the sig to see for yourself that i have red turn signals