Amber leds
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Where on the rear are amber lights legal to run with...
Amber normally are on the front meaning you're coming at someone.
Red normally are on the rear meaning you are behind someone.
Am I missing something?... Have things changed since the old days? Or are the cops not sure?
Amber normally are on the front meaning you're coming at someone.
Red normally are on the rear meaning you are behind someone.
Am I missing something?... Have things changed since the old days? Or are the cops not sure?
Last edited by 101gargoyles; Jan 26, 2015 at 12:15 AM.
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In desert driving it is beneficial to have a rear facing amber light to cut through dust and make following your vehicle easier for those behind you. OP is only asking to see some cleverly mounted examples. Just like any lighting we mount on our vehicles, as long as it is not misused on the road, cops normally don't care. For Fact's sake, i will post the CA vehicle code 25950 b-c
"(b) The emitted light from all lamps and the reflected light from
all reflectors, visible from the rear of a vehicle, shall be red
except as follows:
(1) Stoplamps on vehicles manufactured before January 1, 1979, may
show yellow to the rear.
(2) Turn signal lamps may show yellow to the rear.
(3) Front side marker lamps required by Section 25100 may show
yellow to the rear.
(4) Backup lamps shall show white to the rear.
(5) The rearward facing portion of a front-mounted double-faced
turn signal lamp may show amber to the rear while the headlamps or
parking lamps are lighted, if the intensity of the light emitted is
not greater than the parking lamps and the turn signal function is
not impaired.
(6) A reflector meeting the requirements of, and installed in
accordance with, Section 24611 shall be red or white, or both.
(c) All lamps and reflectors visible from the front, sides, or
rear of a vehicle, except headlamps, may have any unlighted color,
provided the emitted light from all lamps or reflected light from all
reflectors complies with the required color. Except for backup
lamps, the entire effective projected luminous area of lamps visible
from the rear or mounted on the sides near the rear of a vehicle
shall be covered by an inner lens of the required color when the
unlighted color differs from the required emitted light color.
Taillamps, stoplamps, and turn signal lamps that are visible to the
rear may be white when unlighted on vehicles manufactured before
January 1, 1974." CA Codes (veh:25950-25952)
"(b) The emitted light from all lamps and the reflected light from
all reflectors, visible from the rear of a vehicle, shall be red
except as follows:
(1) Stoplamps on vehicles manufactured before January 1, 1979, may
show yellow to the rear.
(2) Turn signal lamps may show yellow to the rear.
(3) Front side marker lamps required by Section 25100 may show
yellow to the rear.
(4) Backup lamps shall show white to the rear.
(5) The rearward facing portion of a front-mounted double-faced
turn signal lamp may show amber to the rear while the headlamps or
parking lamps are lighted, if the intensity of the light emitted is
not greater than the parking lamps and the turn signal function is
not impaired.
(6) A reflector meeting the requirements of, and installed in
accordance with, Section 24611 shall be red or white, or both.
(c) All lamps and reflectors visible from the front, sides, or
rear of a vehicle, except headlamps, may have any unlighted color,
provided the emitted light from all lamps or reflected light from all
reflectors complies with the required color. Except for backup
lamps, the entire effective projected luminous area of lamps visible
from the rear or mounted on the sides near the rear of a vehicle
shall be covered by an inner lens of the required color when the
unlighted color differs from the required emitted light color.
Taillamps, stoplamps, and turn signal lamps that are visible to the
rear may be white when unlighted on vehicles manufactured before
January 1, 1974." CA Codes (veh:25950-25952)
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In desert driving it is beneficial to have a rear facing amber light to cut through dust and make following your vehicle easier for those behind you. OP is only asking to see some cleverly mounted examples. Just like any lighting we mount on our vehicles, as long as it is not misused on the road, cops normally don't care. For Fact's sake, i will post the CA vehicle code 25950 b-c "(b) The emitted light from all lamps and the reflected light from all reflectors, visible from the rear of a vehicle, shall be red except as follows: (1) Stoplamps on vehicles manufactured before January 1, 1979, may show yellow to the rear. (2) Turn signal lamps may show yellow to the rear. (3) Front side marker lamps required by Section 25100 may show yellow to the rear. (4) Backup lamps shall show white to the rear. (5) The rearward facing portion of a front-mounted double-faced turn signal lamp may show amber to the rear while the headlamps or parking lamps are lighted, if the intensity of the light emitted is not greater than the parking lamps and the turn signal function is not impaired. (6) A reflector meeting the requirements of, and installed in accordance with, Section 24611 shall be red or white, or both. (c) All lamps and reflectors visible from the front, sides, or rear of a vehicle, except headlamps, may have any unlighted color, provided the emitted light from all lamps or reflected light from all reflectors complies with the required color. Except for backup lamps, the entire effective projected luminous area of lamps visible from the rear or mounted on the sides near the rear of a vehicle shall be covered by an inner lens of the required color when the unlighted color differs from the required emitted light color. Taillamps, stoplamps, and turn signal lamps that are visible to the rear may be white when unlighted on vehicles manufactured before January 1, 1974." CA Codes (veh:25950-25952)
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Our old ORW JK had the spare tire inside the Jeep so we had a Hella Amber LED Clearance light mounted to the tramp stamp. Attaching something similar to the license plate frame would be a good place.
