8rocks

So it happened today! I was taking a leisurely cruise to the local BK to get some grub when the local PD pulls right beside me on a red light (I was in the left turn lane). The light turns green and I make my left turn when I hear a screech and then the lights go on behind me. After I pull over in the next parking lot, the guy approaches the car and says he pulled me over for the blue side markers. I politely stated that I thought the lights only had to be amber if used as turn signals but he said that wasn't the case. He walked all around the car, asked for the usual license, registration and insurance and then wrote me up for the side markers and missing front license plate. He did let me go for the plate cover in the back which he said was Illegal but he didn't mind since it was clear.

I am a little upset because the blue side markers went really well with the blue LED interior and the blue RR footwells.

Has anybody received the same ticket and were you able to fight it? I really thought the blue side markers were legal. Thoughts??

dondo

iTrader: (7)

i think he's right. blue is reserved for cops too iirc. he still shouldn't have ticketed you and you can def fight it. just put the stock bulbs back in and go to court.

dshiznit1489

Did you not expect to get pulled over sooner or later? Blue or red lights(with the exception of brake lights..) on the outside of a car are illegal. Just get white LED's. Don't bother fighting it.

DarkLord7854

What he said. Was going to happen sooner or later.

pistonkilla

imho...a*hole cop. contest it. it may get dismissed.

dozer

iTrader: (3)

tru dat

DarkLord7854

No it won't, it's illegal to have blue or red (except for brake/signaling) lights outside of the car.

c0ldf1ame

iTrader: (5)

lol

Spinning Sushi

iTrader: (21)

Go with pink LEDs since blue is illegal.

heyguy22

at my work local police and state troopers are in all hours of the day and ive had numerous come out and talk to me about the 8 and none have said **** about not having front plates....i wont run them on my car cause it looks bad and for some reason i think it upstructs my air flow haha

dos

It may suck, but your lights are illegal. I've run my car before without the front license plate and been pulled over and ticketed(Missouri). You have to pay to play, it may suck but you cannot blame the cop for doing his job.

PSTNLSS

iTrader: (3)

How much is the ticket. It's not worth it. IMHO

JinDesu

iTrader: (2)

Pretty sure you need it in the front SOMEWHERE

Sleepy-z

In california its typically a fix it ticket, go to a cop show you fixed it and he signs it off then you pay a small fee when the court date comes. I dont know other states but thats what went down out there. I would just pop them in when your doing a show or drive and swap them back, dont drive around at night with them thats for sure.

laythor

how often do you see the outside of your car while it's lights are on? Put amber bulbs in and call it good.

Socket7

Your opinion of the cop doesn't matter and telling the judge/magistrate he's just an ******* will only get you in more trouble.. He's right, you're wrong. Federal law is very clear that you CANNOT use blue lights on the exterior of your car. Blue lights are for police, and police only. If you contest this ticket and keep using blue LED's you could be arrested for impersonating a police officer.

Cops are such ******** making people obey the law. I mean seriously. It's almost as if they think it's their job to hassle people who are breaking the law.

Mr.&Mrs.Magic

iTrader: (3)

heres my addon for cops being asses/unfair. I had blue corners for about year and was wondering when i was going to get pulled over for them knowing good and well they were illegal. I have to be at work by 0500 so needless to say every car on the road at 0430 is suspect to what the hell are you doing on the roads at this hour by every officer coming and going. So while on the freeway with Mr. Law beside me for a good 5 min he finally decided to pull me over and inform me that my lights were illegal and that he wanted to just check me out ingeneral because of the time and general assoiation people driving such modded cars. When he found out i work for an ambulance company he quickly tells me i needed to tag my car with a emt identification sticker (the green line sticker) that would allow others to know i who I was and he would never have pulled me over. fair for one is fair for all not just because i work somewhere or know someone. though I do apprecite not getting a ticket it's annoying what some folks get away with for no real reason at all.

HaiDoGGRX-8

just a hassle but blue is illegal... but yeah cali its just a fix it ticket which is $10 for processing fee and thats about it.

PSTNLSS

iTrader: (3)

Customize your corners... Flip a switch for blue, when switch is off have it run amber!

Juice

iTrader: (1)

Officer did his job. Your fault for not abiding by the law. Quit crying about it and grow a pair.

If you didn't know they were illegal when pulled over, you sure do now. Lesson learned, move on with life

mmats69

Best to just suck it up and pay the ticket. I doubt there are any excuses that will get you out of it. If you do decide to fight it, let us know how it goes.

8rocks

Just bought some white LEDs today, will install those when they come in, pay the small processing fee and get the ticket canceled. No biggie!

CTrx8

iTrader: (2)

check your local laws. white may be illegal too and you'll be running the same risk as the blue. it won't stand out as much but if it's illegal and the cop wants to pull you over, you have no basis for complaining.

8rocks

Ah *****, I'll check the law on the whites. When I was pulled over and based on a few member responses in this thread, I got the impression that Blue and red were illegal, white was fine!

Will update of my findings.

ZumnRx8

I never got pulled over with my BLUE UNDERGLOWS