so what's the deal with that? i've heard (and seen) a bunch of ppl with their tail lights tinted, with film or traslucent paint saying that it's legal, but this one fellow maxima owner got mad tickets over his tinted tails and was even forced to take the paint off. i want to do something like this to my coupe.






so is that illegal here in FL or not?

 

i think its legal!!!

 

Thats illegal. My friend got two tickets for his lights about that dark. $78 each time.

 

Here in AZ it is not legal but copss have never messed with me. Mine are the GTR style with the open brake lights so maybe they think it is stock...?

 

depends how dark i think. really depends on the cop here in fl. i think they have more important things to worry about.

 

true

 

Agreed, like CRACK!

In Tallahassee I wasn't hassled for 5% tint for six months. Within my first two weeks back down in Boca Raton I was pulled over twice for it.

 

I have my headlights and taillights tinted, and have been pulled over quite a few times and they were never an issue.

 

Depends on how dark it is.

 

In Texas, You must have two tail light visible for at least 1000 feet behind the vehicle. You must also have (here's the kicker) two REFLECTORS, red in color, visible 100 feet behind the vehicle. You can tint your tails, but you CANNOT tint the reflective portion of the lens. That's where they get you. Most of the time you can get buy with a very light smoke, but not a black out.

Here is the actual code sections:

§ 547.322. TAILLAMPS REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided
by Subsection (b), a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole
trailer, or vehicle that is towed at the end of a combination of
vehicles shall be equipped with at least two taillamps.
(b) A passenger car or truck that was manufactured or
assembled before the model year 1960 shall be equipped with at least
one taillamp.
(c) Taillamps shall be mounted on the rear of the vehicle:
(1) at a height from 15 to 72 inches; and
(2) at the same level and spaced as widely apart as
practicable if a vehicle is equipped with more than one lamp.
(d) A taillamp shall emit a red light plainly visible at a
distance of 1,000 feet from the rear of the vehicle.
(e) If vehicles are traveling in combination, only the
taillamps on the rearmost vehicle are required to emit a light for
the distance specified in Subsection (d).
(f) A taillamp or a separate lamp shall be constructed and
mounted to emit a white light that:
(1) illuminates the rear license plate; and
(2) makes the plate clearly legible at a distance of 50
feet from the rear.
(g) A taillamp, including a separate lamp used to illuminate
a rear license plate, must emit a light when a headlamp or auxiliary
driving lamp is lighted.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.


§ 547.323. STOPLAMPS REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided
by Subsection (b), a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole
trailer shall be equipped with at least two stoplamps.
(b) A passenger car manufactured or assembled before the
model year 1960 shall be equipped with at least one stoplamp.
(c) A stoplamp shall be mounted on the rear of the vehicle.
(d) A stoplamp shall emit a red or amber light, or a color
between red and amber, that is:
(1) visible in normal sunlight at a distance of at
least 300 feet from the rear of the vehicle; and
(2) displayed when the vehicle service brake is
applied.
(e) If vehicles are traveling in combination, only the
stoplamps on the rearmost vehicle are required to emit a light for
the distance specified in Subsection (d).
(f) A stoplamp may be included as a part of another rear
lamp.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.


§ 547.324. TURN SIGNAL LAMPS REQUIRED. (a) Except as
provided by Subsection (b), a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer,
or pole trailer shall be equipped with electric turn signal lamps
that indicate the operator's intent to turn by displaying flashing
lights to the front and rear of a vehicle or combination of vehicles
and on that side of the vehicle or combination toward which the turn
is to be made.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a passenger car or
truck less than 80 inches wide manufactured or assembled before the
model year 1960.
(c) Turn signal lamps:
(1) shall be mounted at the same level and spaced as
widely apart as practicable on the front and on the rear of the
vehicle; and
(2) may be included as a part of another lamp on the
vehicle.
(d) A turn signal lamp shall emit:
(1) a white or amber light, or a color between white
and amber, if the lamp is mounted on the front of the vehicle; or
(2) a red or amber light, or a color between red and
amber, if the lamp is mounted on the rear of the vehicle.
(e) A turn signal lamp must be visible in normal sunlight at
a distance of:
(1) at least 500 feet from the front and rear of the
vehicle if the vehicle is at least 80 inches wide; and
(2) at least 300 feet from the front and rear of the
vehicle if the vehicle is less than 80 inches wide.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.


§ 547.325. REFLECTORS REQUIRED. (a) Except as
provided by Subchapter F, a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or
pole trailer shall be equipped with at least two red reflectors on
the rear of the vehicle. A red reflector may be included as a part
of a taillamp.
(b) A reflector shall be:
(1) mounted at a height from 15 to 60 inches; and
(2) visible at night at all distances:
(A) from 100 to 600 feet when directly in front of
lawful lower beams of headlamps; or
(B) from 100 to 350 feet when directly in front of
lawful upper beams of headlamps if the vehicle was manufactured or
assembled before January 1, 1972.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995


Just noticed, that a WHITE turn signal light is acceptable in Texas!

 

I got away with bat's lighter overlays on my taillights for over a year with no tickets.

 

Not only are white turn signals permitted, but White Side Markers are permitted also!


§ 547.332. OTHER LAMPS PERMITTED. A motor vehicle may
be equipped with:
(1) not more than two side cowl or fender lamps that
emit an amber or white light without glare;
(2) not more than two running board courtesy lamps,
one on each side of the vehicle, that emit an amber or white light
without glare; and
(3) one or more backup lamps that:
(A) emit an amber or white light only when the
vehicle is not moving forward; and
(B) may be displayed separately or in combination
with another lamp.

 

It all really depends on the officer and also how dark it is.

Under florida state statute 316.610 (operating a motor vehicle in an unsafe condition or not properly equipped as required ) its $87.00 Fine in Miami-dade county

 

Here's what the Florida Statutes have to say about it:

You may be able to convince a judge that tinted tail lights still emit red light.

That's the main reason I went with the GTR style cutouts.

 

friend got pulled over here in miami once for that, cop said if the bulbs are not tinted then its ok, so the GTR look i guess is ok