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Old 04-11-2009, 01:44 PM
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Just a word of caution. Those side markers are not street legal. They have to reflect amber from a white light source such as the headlights from other vehicles.

Check with your local DMV if your state inforces this. In California these could get you a ticket pretty quick as example.
 
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Old 04-12-2009, 01:27 PM
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Around here the cops don't know the laws that well, heck I had to tell the cops that I didn't have to all of my clearance lights working unless I was pulling a trailer.
 
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Those look cool.
 
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In California, if it's equipped it's got to work. Aftermarket or not.

You know those 18 wheelers with hundreds of clearence lamps? If one bulb is not working you can get a ticket. This may have changed because truckers were complaining about the LED lights and getting tickets for one LED being burned in a light that has 30 LEDs as example.

All lenses have to be stamped with a DOT number as well.
 
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Old 04-12-2009, 02:32 PM
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You are correct 81, I believe thats a DOT law, but I don't even have the lenses in my clearance lights due to really bad hail storm we had, thus as I told the cop I am exempt from having to have to have them (its an F250) unless I was a hot shot rig
 
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