Red parking lights... Stay on?
#1
12-28-2011, 01:01 AM
Red parking lights... Stay on?
First off let me start by saying i recently swapped my parking lights from amber to red. I love the look but I'm afraid they are not legal and I have not spoken to any local police about them. I'm worried because they stay on when I am not only parked, but driving with my headlights on (as I'm sure they're supposed to).
Is there any way to turn them off while the other headlights are on/are they even supposed to be on I thought they were only supposed to be in when the car is on and is in park hence "parking lights" though Infiniti calls them clearance lights)? And if there isn't a solution IS it illegal? I always thought you could have red or blue lights but not simultaneously/on together, yet I'm afraid to find out the hard way.
I appreciate it.
Is there any way to turn them off while the other headlights are on/are they even supposed to be on I thought they were only supposed to be in when the car is on and is in park hence "parking lights" though Infiniti calls them clearance lights)? And if there isn't a solution IS it illegal? I always thought you could have red or blue lights but not simultaneously/on together, yet I'm afraid to find out the hard way.
I appreciate it.
#2
12-28-2011, 07:16 AM
I highly doubt red lights are legal but I'm not from your state. I know that trend came and went when I was in highschool many moon ago and it certainly was not legal in PA. Not only because it can be confused as police car markings but also because red lights are only for the rear and can possibly disorient another driver. However, in pa it was illegal to do anything at all different to your car.....conformity!
There's no existing switch to turn the parking lights off when you have the headlights on. Corner lights are placed and meant to be on at night for a reason to adhere to DOT rules. Anything is possible with some rewiring and relays if you want them to turn off. It is definitely illegal to not have corner lamps on at night so you can get ticketed for that, however I suppose you have a better chance of slipping by with them off rather then illuminated in red. Not really worth the hassle imo.
There's no existing switch to turn the parking lights off when you have the headlights on. Corner lights are placed and meant to be on at night for a reason to adhere to DOT rules. Anything is possible with some rewiring and relays if you want them to turn off. It is definitely illegal to not have corner lamps on at night so you can get ticketed for that, however I suppose you have a better chance of slipping by with them off rather then illuminated in red. Not really worth the hassle imo.
Last edited by G force; 12-28-2011 at 08:52 AM.
#3
12-28-2011, 10:09 AM
I highly doubt red lights are legal but I'm not from your state. I know that trend came and went when I was in highschool many moon ago and it certainly was not legal in PA. Not only because it can be confused as police car markings but also because red lights are only for the rear and can possibly disorient another driver. However, in pa it was illegal to do anything at all different to your car.....conformity!
There's no existing switch to turn the parking lights off when you have the headlights on. Corner lights are placed and meant to be on at night for a reason to adhere to DOT rules. Anything is possible with some rewiring and relays if you want them to turn off. It is definitely illegal to not have corner lamps on at night so you can get ticketed for that, however I suppose you have a better chance of slipping by with them off rather then illuminated in red. Not really worth the hassle imo.
There's no existing switch to turn the parking lights off when you have the headlights on. Corner lights are placed and meant to be on at night for a reason to adhere to DOT rules. Anything is possible with some rewiring and relays if you want them to turn off. It is definitely illegal to not have corner lamps on at night so you can get ticketed for that, however I suppose you have a better chance of slipping by with them off rather then illuminated in red. Not really worth the hassle imo.
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12-29-2011, 02:04 PM
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I bought these from Autozone for side marker (in headlight housing):
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...er=480754_0_0_
After An oem bulb burned out.. I said 'for 9 bucks why not?'
They look interesting. Haven't had a problem yet i think because they S L O W L Y change color, and they're not bright enough to outpower the head lamps.
the only downside is when you first put them in they change color in sequence, but the timing erodes after a while.
They've lasted roughly 9 months
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...er=480754_0_0_
After An oem bulb burned out.. I said 'for 9 bucks why not?'
They look interesting. Haven't had a problem yet i think because they S L O W L Y change color, and they're not bright enough to outpower the head lamps.
the only downside is when you first put them in they change color in sequence, but the timing erodes after a while.
They've lasted roughly 9 months
#6
12-30-2011, 11:25 AM
Most definitely.... blue lights also for the reason of confusion with police vehicles. I had color-change fog lights on my old car when I lived in FL and got pulled over for having the blue lights on.
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