Also if you read on it states that the the reflector MAY be part of the tail light...You can always add red reflectors to the back of your truck, I have sticker reflectors right under my tailgate in the gap between the bumper and gate...atleast 2..so if you are afraid of being sued add more....then you will be one step ahead of the lawyers.......Here are all the laws so you dont have to look them up.....Texas only....Dave§ 547.322. Taillamps Required


(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, or vehicle that is towed at the end of a combination of vehicles shall be equipped with at least two taillamps.


(b) A passenger car or truck that was manufactured or assembled before the model year 1960 shall be equipped with at least one taillamp.


(c) Taillamps shall be mounted on the rear of the vehicle:


(1) at a height from 15 to 72 inches; and


(2) at the same level and spaced as widely apart as practicable if a vehicle is equipped with more than one lamp.


(d) A taillamp shall emit a red light plainly visible at a distance of 1,000 feet from the rear of the vehicle.


(e) If vehicles are traveling in combination, only the taillamps on the rearmost vehicle are required to emit a light for the distance specified in Subsection (d).


(f) A taillamp or a separate lamp shall be constructed and mounted to emit a white light that:


(1) illuminates the rear license plate; and


(2) makes the plate clearly legible at a distance of 50 feet from the rear.

(g) A taillamp, including a separate lamp used to illuminate a rear license plate, must emit a light when a headlamp or auxiliary driving lamp is lighted.


Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.


§ 547.323. Stoplamps Required


(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer shall be equipped with at least two stoplamps.


(b) A passenger car manufactured or assembled before the model year 1960 shall be equipped with at least one stoplamp.


(c) A stoplamp shall be mounted on the rear of the vehicle.


(d) A stoplamp shall emit a red or amber light, or a color between red and amber, that is:


(1) visible in normal sunlight at a distance of at least 300 feet from the rear of the vehicle; and


(2) displayed when the vehicle service brake is applied.


(e) If vehicles are traveling in combination, only the stoplamps on the rearmost vehicle are required to emit a light for the distance specified in Subsection (d).


(f) A stoplamp may be included as a part of another rear lamp.


Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.


§ 547.324. Turn Signal Lamps Required


(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer shall be equipped with electric turn signal lamps that indicate the operator's intent to turn by displaying flashing lights to the front and rear of a vehicle or combination of vehicles and on that side of the vehicle or combination toward which the turn is to be made.


(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a passenger car or truck less than 80 inches wide manufactured or assembled before the model year 1960.


(c) Turn signal lamps:


(1) shall be mounted at the same level and spaced as widely apart as practicable on the front and on the rear of the vehicle; and


(2) may be included as a part of another lamp on the vehicle.


(d) A turn signal lamp shall emit:


(1) a white or amber light, or a color between white and amber, if the lamp is mounted on the front of the vehicle; or


(2) a red or amber light, or a color between red and amber, if the lamp is mounted on the rear of the vehicle.


(e) A turn signal lamp must be visible in normal sunlight at a distance of:


(1) at least 500 feet from the front and rear of the vehicle if the vehicle is at least 80 inches wide; and


(2) at least 300 feet from the front and rear of the vehicle if the vehicle is less than 80 inches wide.


Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

 

Davensa, your right about the rear only part,,sorry about that, but I would still check with PD about changing the front side markers to white, since you removed the reflector portion of the sidemarker. If you can find an aftermarket front side marker with a "reflector" you should be okay. Since I don't work in Texas, and I'm not familiar with the vehicle code there, it might be covered somewhere else in the code. But I could be wrong. Also adding reflector stickers will not cut it in California, the reflectors must be original equipment, not add on's.

JonC, CVC 24609 says "Any vehicle may be equipped with white or amber REFLECTORS upon the front of the vehicle, but they shall be mounted not lower than 15 inches nor higher than 60 inches".

If you change your side markers to white, are you removing the reflector portion of the light? If you are, you are in violation of 24003 cvc because you are modifying your lighting system.

What I see most is people changing the bulbs from amber/or white bulb with yellow reflector, to a blue or to other colored bulbs, which makes them in violation of 24003.

GIJOECAM, if you have a white REFLECTOR, you should be okay, since white and amber reflectors are okay, at least in California. Remember, you must have the reflector still there.

Az

 

I'll still use mine.

Daniel

[This message has been edited by thepawn (edited 02-07-2001).]

 

If Altezza's are illegal, then how do they explain them coming as OEM or stock on Acura's, Lexus, and now the 2001 lightning.

 

Yes any other color than amber or white or any color in between, or red in the back..Will be illegal in all states.....

In Texas reflectors arent required in the front......Dave

our license plates are reflective so maybe thats another reason its against the law to run without it attached to the front of the vehicles........Dave

 

As long as we are all quoting various Vehicle codes, how about this one from Calif.:
(e) Area reflectorizing material may be used in lieu of the reflectors required or permitted in subdivisions (a) and (b), provided each installation is of sufficient size to meet the photometric requirement for such reflectors.

The question is, why would anyone want to muck up the front of their truck with add-on reflectors?

And for what it's worth, VC 24003 doesn't say you can't modify your lighting equipment, it only says you have to follow rules when you do it.

 

Sckielty, maybe this will help clarify vc 24003: This is from the 01' Vehicle Qwik Code, not the vehicle code "bible"

"equip vehicle with lights other than required or permitted per the Code. See 26101 for modifications."

VC 26101 says "UNAPPROVED MODIFYING DEVICES: Sell, offer for sale for use, or use any device intended to modify the original design or performance of any lighting equipment, safety glazing material, or other device, unless the device meets CHP requirements per 26104."

Here's the long part, VC 26104 (this is from the Vehicle Code bible)

"26104(a) Every manufacturer who sells, offers for sale, or manufactures for use upon a vehicle devices subject to requirements established by the department shall, before the device is offered for sale, have laboratory test data showing compliance with such reqirments. Tests may be conducted by the manufacturer.


(b) The department may at any time request from the mfg a copy of the test data showing proof of compliance of any device with the requirements established by the department and additional evidence that due care was exercised in maintaining comliance during production. If the mfg fails to provide such proof of compliance withing 30 days of notice from the deparmtent, the deparment may prohibit the sale of the device in this state until acceptable proof of compliance is recieved by the department."

I hope this clarify's some California lighting questions. I'm glad I'm getting paid while doing this, cuz I sure wouldn't have done all that while at home.

Take care,
Az

 

Az, just a note... DOT certification does not necessarily mean compliance with all federal, state and local regulations. It simply means that the item has met the DOT standards. By the same token, it does not necessarily mean they are street legal... There was a CA court case a few years ago about DOT approval on aux driving lights... I'll see if I can find the address...

-Joe-

 

Whew!!! I'm wore out.

I think Alf had the right idea. I'm going to keep my lights stock, and save up for 20" wheels/tires, and a 2/4 drop!.

 

For those of you living or traveling to GEORGIA...please point your browsers to these 2 sites: http://www.ganet.org/cgi-bin/pub/oco...ghlight=lenses

--and-- : http://www.ganet.org/cgi-bin/pub/oco...ght=taillights

Bottom line on these two (you can do your own searches at the site) is: All lenses on brake lights and signal devices shall be maintained in good repair and shall meet manufacturers' specifications.

This was an issue during the last two years at the NOPI Nationals, hosted at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. Tickets were issued in mass.

G'Luck...



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...my first "big" truck
'99 Ford F-150 Lariat
4WD, 4DR...absolutely stock (I guess)