Clear turn signals legal or illegal?

[Toasthead]

IN CA it is in violation of the vehical code to have a white light in the rear of your vehicle other than to signal the vheicle is in reverse. YOu can have the clear plastic, but the BULB needs to be colored then.

 

[Asharus]

So wait a sec, if you have Euro lights, you can have white bulbs up front as long as the rears are amber?

 

[Chrishuff1]

So if the front turn signal is clear then it must have a amber light not white correct?

 

[jessicak]

I could have sworn that when I went to traffic school (in CA) that they told me the rear can be red/yellow/white and the front can be red/yellow

 

[SociallyChallenged]

Originally posted by: captains
rice

 

[PELarson]

Originally posted by: Chrishuff1
I can't count how many times I see people with those clear turn signals with white bulbs in them. Anyone know if this is legal or not?

I think you are fabricating a story! People actually using a turn signal. NAH.... NO WAY... NO HOW!!! :Q

 

[DivideBYZero]

The answer is:

Bulbs that are silver but flash orange

Scroll down to 'Silver Vision Indicator Bulbs'

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: stev0

Originally posted by: zaku
the housing can be clear as long as the light is amber/white in front and amber/red in the rear

thank you.

assumptions make you all look like jackasses.

what assumptions are you talking about?

 

[AkumaX]

i've seen blue = reverse


$500 fine here in CA

 

[XZeroII]

This question depends on the person actually USING their signals

 

[kitkit201]

yellow turn signals on the front (they MUST be reflective, and yellow too, not clears signals or reflective.. easy fix it ticket for the cops)
red stop in the back must also be reflective, and red or amber turn signals in the back only (reflective and signal)

white can only be used for reverse.

Fix it tickets range from $10 to $200 depending on the rice of the car

 

[EMPshockwave82]

Originally posted by: beatle
Not legal and annoying. They can be clear as long as they flash amber/yellow.

cant have any light in the front of the car other than white (headlights) or yellow (reflectors & turn signals) and you cant have any light in the rear over the car other than yellow( only for reflectors) and red (tail lights, turn signals, and breaklights)

that could just be an Illinois thing... but i doubt it

 

[JC]

Front turn sigs have had to be amber since 1963. Rear turns can be amber or red.

I'll be glad when this whole clear lens fad is over, it bugs the hell out of me.

 

[BornStar]

Originally posted by: JC
Front turn sigs have had to be amber since 1963. Rear turns can be amber or red.

I'll be glad when this whole clear lens fad is over, it bugs the hell out of me.

I'm guessing that's not completely correct. My 92 Camry has clear turn signals in the front (bone stock). I highly doubt a company as big as Toyota would make such a huge mistake. I've never had a cop say anything to me about it and I've had a few conversations with them in that car.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Has anyone noticed that those old boxy Volvos have almost white rear turn signals? They are about the same color as regular bulbs.

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

My mom's trailbazer has these parking lights in the back that are clear and damn near binding!!


bah

 

[NeoPTLD]

There are mixed comments on legality of the color of lamp housing, but I think it's relatively consistent that the light emitted from the turn signals can't be anything but red or amber.

Why do you want Costco ceiling light white colored bulbs for turn signals anyways ?

 

[Pepsi90919]

i hate those damn kias that have like almost clear rear turn signal lights from the factory

 

[TechnoKid]

afaik, the turn signal housing can be any color, however, their must be a reflector at each corner of the vehicle; either a red reflector or a yellow/amber refelctor. You will notice this with cars that come with clear corner housings stock, at least for US vehicles.

In CA, the front turn signal light must shine either yellow/amber or white. The rear turn signal light must shine either red or amber to the rear. Side mounted signals to which are visible to the front must shine amber/yellow.

 

[stev0]

in the front:
the bulb color does not matter. the color of the light itself by law has to be amber/yellow/white. the housing can be clear/clear with reflective back surfact (ie; old ford explorer headlights vs the new 'euro style')

in the rear:
backup - clear, although a cop isn't going to give you a ticket if you have red ones or something like that.
break/turn - red/amber/yellow, again, bulb color does not matter.

call any dealership/car accessory place and they will tell you the same thing, anything else is illegal.

 

[stev0]

Originally posted by: Chrishuff1
So if the front turn signal is clear then it must have a amber light not white correct?

amber or white
amber or white
amber or white
amber or white
amber or white

as if i haven't said it too many times in this thread already.

 

[OS]

God damn, do half of you guys in this thread have any clue WTF you are talking about?? Or are you just fishing this sh*t out of your collective asses?

For CA;


24953. (a) Any turn signal system used to give a signal of intention to turn right or left shall project a flashing white or amber light visible to the front and a flashing red or amber light visible to the rear.


source

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: AntMan530
what i hate most is those guys that shoot flames at the lights. one day, theyre gonna fry my front end and im gonna be pissed!

they are there so you know to aim slightly higher and to the left or right to take out the driver or passenger

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Not in Oregon. Red or "auburn", whatever that is.

 

[kitkit201]

Originally posted by: BornStar18

Originally posted by: JC
Front turn sigs have had to be amber since 1963. Rear turns can be amber or red.

I'll be glad when this whole clear lens fad is over, it bugs the hell out of me.

I'm guessing that's not completely correct. My 92 Camry has clear turn signals in the front (bone stock). I highly doubt a company as big as Toyota would make such a huge mistake. I've never had a cop say anything to me about it and I've had a few conversations with them in that car.

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That is bone stock, the turn signals are on the bottom too!