black tail lights
5th Gear Member
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 3,235
From: MO
RE: black tail lights
Just left them alone... at night you can see the break lights fine.. espesially if you leave the third break light alone. During the day you can see the break lights as well... just not as bright.
The good thing about the covers is you can take them off if you need to.
The good thing about the covers is you can take them off if you need to.
ORIGINAL: luckydawg003
Did you guys with tinted tail lights have to change the bulbs to brighter ones? Or did you just leave the stock bulbs in? I have been thinking about doing this mod too.
Did you guys with tinted tail lights have to change the bulbs to brighter ones? Or did you just leave the stock bulbs in? I have been thinking about doing this mod too.
3rd Gear Member
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 632
From: Charlotte NC
RE: black tail lights
I would worry more about the other issue...getting rear-ended and it becoming your fault for non-DOD approved taillights. Nothing like getting a law suit for whiplash from some SOB.
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Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 632
From: Charlotte NC
RE: black tail lights
Sounds good, but if you were in a jury box and someone claimed that "I could not see his brake lights cause they had been painted over or covered with something with 'for off-road use only' in the product's advertising," I'm afraid your decision would not be based on the defendent's claim that you could still see his brake lights "pretty far." That is just how I feel. I work in the medical world and unfortunately a lot of what is done in our business is guided by insurance and lawyers...I'm just spooked! They do look good, and I had purchased covers and then sent them back for this very reason.
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Joined: May 2007
Posts: 13,322
From: NW Arkansas
RE: black tail lights
ORIGINAL: BigDave
Sounds good, but if you were in a jury box and someone claimed that "I could not see his brake lights cause they had been painted over or covered with something with 'for off-road use only' in the product's advertising," I'm afraid your decision would not be based on the defendent's claim that you could still see his brake lights "pretty far." That is just how I feel. I work in the medical world and unfortunately a lot of what is done in our business is guided by insurance and lawyers...I'm just spooked! They do look good, and I had purchased covers and then sent them back for this very reason.
Sounds good, but if you were in a jury box and someone claimed that "I could not see his brake lights cause they had been painted over or covered with something with 'for off-road use only' in the product's advertising," I'm afraid your decision would not be based on the defendent's claim that you could still see his brake lights "pretty far." That is just how I feel. I work in the medical world and unfortunately a lot of what is done in our business is guided by insurance and lawyers...I'm just spooked! They do look good, and I had purchased covers and then sent them back for this very reason.
tinting brake lights could backfire just for the need to "look good"
5th Gear Member
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 2,789
From: Southern Cali
RE: black tail lights
I've been stopped, ticketed, fought it and won. California vehicle code states that taillamps need to illuminate red in color and up to 1,000 feet. Reflect up to 350 feet from a normal low beam bulb and brake lights need to illuminate red from up to 300 feet. As long as your lights still function this way there is no problem. The light housing does not need to be red in color. Otherwise Lexus's would not be allowed on the road. The only red they have is for the reflectors.