Opinion for lights!
02-06-2009, 07:16 PM
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Opinion for lights!
Hey was wondering on ur guys opinion. I want to change the parking lights to white and also my fog lights to some HID buy Yellow or White? And also is blue reverse lights illegal in CA? cause those are some obvious things that stand out so i do not want to get caught wit them
02-06-2009, 08:19 PM
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Hey dhan:
Here is what I recommend: get some LED bulbs form vleds.com for the parking lights and for the fogs get some from www.hoen-usa.com . They have white or yellow, both will look good.
Blue reverse lights are illegal in CA
Here's what my lights look like:
Here is what I recommend: get some LED bulbs form vleds.com for the parking lights and for the fogs get some from www.hoen-usa.com . They have white or yellow, both will look good.
Blue reverse lights are illegal in CA
Here's what my lights look like:
02-06-2009, 09:02 PM
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I have all white LED for running and side marker lights, and 2500K bulb for fog light.
I know they are all illegal in CA but I never got into any problem with it.
Even I got pulled over because no front plate 4 times (no ticket, eventually my front plate relocation kit arrived from Japan, so I put it back on).
Cop never mention about the light.
check my albums for others angle.
https://www.rx8club.com/members/krijpipudht-44394-albums-introducing-my-8-world-wide-web-33/
I know they are all illegal in CA but I never got into any problem with it.
Even I got pulled over because no front plate 4 times (no ticket, eventually my front plate relocation kit arrived from Japan, so I put it back on).
Cop never mention about the light.
check my albums for others angle.
https://www.rx8club.com/members/krijpipudht-44394-albums-introducing-my-8-world-wide-web-33/
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02-06-2009, 09:19 PM
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Finally dug it up;
"24606. (a) Every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, of a type subject to registration and manufactured on and after January 1, 1969, shall be equipped with one or more backup lamps either separately or in combination with another lamp. Any vehicle may be equipped with backup lamps.
(b) Backup lamps shall be so directed as to project a white light illuminating the highway to the rear of the vehicle for a distance not to exceed 75 feet. A backup lamp may project incidental red, amber, or white light through reflectors or lenses that are adjacent or close to, or a part of, the lamp assembly.
(c) Backup lamps shall not be lighted except when the vehicle is about to be or is backing or except in conjunction with a lighting system which activates the lights for a temporary period after the ignition system is turned off.
(d) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with a lamp emitting white light on each side near or on the rear of the vehicle which is designed to provide supplemental illumination in an area to the side and rear not lighted by the backup lamps. These lamps shall be lighted only with the backup lamps.
Amended Ch. 813, Stats. 1981. Effective January 1, 1982."
"24606. (a) Every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, of a type subject to registration and manufactured on and after January 1, 1969, shall be equipped with one or more backup lamps either separately or in combination with another lamp. Any vehicle may be equipped with backup lamps.
(b) Backup lamps shall be so directed as to project a white light illuminating the highway to the rear of the vehicle for a distance not to exceed 75 feet. A backup lamp may project incidental red, amber, or white light through reflectors or lenses that are adjacent or close to, or a part of, the lamp assembly.
(c) Backup lamps shall not be lighted except when the vehicle is about to be or is backing or except in conjunction with a lighting system which activates the lights for a temporary period after the ignition system is turned off.
(d) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with a lamp emitting white light on each side near or on the rear of the vehicle which is designed to provide supplemental illumination in an area to the side and rear not lighted by the backup lamps. These lamps shall be lighted only with the backup lamps.
Amended Ch. 813, Stats. 1981. Effective January 1, 1982."
02-07-2009, 03:14 AM
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I have all white LED for running and side marker lights, and 2500K bulb for fog light.
I know they are all illegal in CA but I never got into any problem with it.
Even I got pulled over because no front plate 4 times (no ticket, eventually my front plate relocation kit arrived from Japan, so I put it back on).
Cop never mention about the light.
check my albums for others angle.
https://www.rx8club.com/album.php?albumid=33
I know they are all illegal in CA but I never got into any problem with it.
Even I got pulled over because no front plate 4 times (no ticket, eventually my front plate relocation kit arrived from Japan, so I put it back on).
Cop never mention about the light.
check my albums for others angle.
https://www.rx8club.com/album.php?albumid=33
02-07-2009, 04:18 AM
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Check my sig pic. I have v-leds high power white LED parking lights, and 18 LED SMT white sidemarker bulbs with the sidemarker reflector knocked out. They look really good and you definately won't have problems with cops. They also match the stock HID's very well.
Last edited by Nopstnz8; 02-07-2009 at 04:23 AM. Reason: Here is a pic. Not that great though.
02-07-2009, 04:22 AM
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02-07-2009, 04:25 AM
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Yeah I was surprised how much brighter and cleaner of a look it was with the reflector knocked out. I actually had no choice but to push it in so the 18 LED bulbs would fit. The reflector is still in there, but you can't really see it since it is at the end and doesn't compromise light output.
02-07-2009, 04:26 AM
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02-07-2009, 05:55 PM
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I would say definitely go with the white VLEDs and the Hoen match fogs. I have the same exact setup as Jedi...
And here is a link to the DIY for how to remove the reflectors.
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...hlight=corners
Hope this helps. And post pics when you're done!
And here is a link to the DIY for how to remove the reflectors.
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...hlight=corners
Hope this helps. And post pics when you're done!
02-07-2009, 06:32 PM
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For clear one, I used flat screw driver to lift and bend the base. Then I used long nose plier to fold the reflectors and pulled it out.
Everything is done thought the bulb socket. No bake-open is needed.
02-07-2009, 09:15 PM
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Oh man ill make sure i dont go with the blues haha. Im planning on getting some fogs for around $50 the PIAA. And try to do the reverse lights to white and the turning signals to white(not the sidemarkers since i do not have clear corners.) the back ones. Tat is pretty much what you can do correct? You cant have your whole back lights white now?
02-07-2009, 09:57 PM
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Oh man ill make sure i dont go with the blues haha. Im planning on getting some fogs for around $50 the PIAA. And try to do the reverse lights to white and the turning signals to white(not the sidemarkers since i do not have clear corners.) the back ones. Tat is pretty much what you can do correct? You cant have your whole back lights white now?
Here's some CA regs for signals for ya:
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.
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc24953.htm
Oh, and your reverse lights are already white, unless you are talking about going LED white.
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02-08-2009, 04:57 AM
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ok ok so nothing much really to change only like your parking lights because they dont come white stock i think? or i dont really know since i never really looked at it when my car had lights on. that,clear corners and having white in them, and fog lights pretty much it unless you want to get HID lights again which we already have haha
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