Would This be Legal?

[Marine Cpl]

I've traded in my Suburu and got my Jeep back. I was looking online and saw this.


Is this a violation of the VTL? It's a cover that goes over the existing tail lights.

If so, I'll pass because I do not need an excuse to be pulled over. Thanks.

 

[Airborneguy]

Nope as long as the light is functional and the correct color. You can usually get away with the color actually too.

 

[Marine Cpl]

Nope as long as the light is functional and the correct color. You can usually get away with the color actually too.

Nope as in it is legal right?

 

[gqllc007]

I would not put that on my Jeep. I try not to alter anything that would garner the police attention. I even had a power retractable front license plate for my Vette. A license plate on the front of a vette looks horrible but they will pull you over. Why give them an excuse to pull you over. Having said that I am 55 and I love my toys but I try not to over due it. I had a lifted convertible Nissan pickup with grill guard. roll bars, nerf bars, lights, winch you name it and I was pulled over 4 different times...I never got a ticket but they were always looking for something. I am also a clean cut professional. So now I don't draw any attention to myself. It isn't worth the haslle to me. I do feel that if it's legal then expressing your self is a good thing..just sometimes it draws unwanted attention

 

[Magnus]

Expressive [check]
Cool [check]
Paying for it with your own money [check]
Allowed everywhere else [check]

God damn thing has to be illegal....

 

[RandallOfLegend]

You don't need scary taillights to hit deer.

 

[Phauxtoe]

I want my car to be as Vanilla as possible, no Gun stickers, no Political stickers, just stock everything.
I usually either have guns or photo equipment in my trunk. i dont want any attention.
Hell, I even stopped speeding!

 

[atc250r]

The less attention my vehicles attract the better. The less interaction I have with law enforcement the less chance of something going horribly and needlessly wrong.

 

[Marine Cpl]

I agree. I'll pass.

 

[NirvanaFan]

If it blocks any part of the normal light, I'd pass. While it may look pretty cool, it looks like it blocks some of the light as well. If you get rear-ended, the other driver has a decent excuse that he couldn't see you as well as he was supposed to. It's more of a CYA type of thing.

 

[NirvanaFan]

Nope as long as the light is functional and the correct color. You can usually get away with the color actually too.

Isn't blacking out/smoking taillights against VTL? They're functional and the correct color, right?

 

[Airborneguy]

Isn't blacking out/smoking taillights against VTL? They're functional and the correct color, right?

The example he posted doesn't look to be doing either to me, just changing the "shape" of the light.

 

[GOPerfect]

Looks pretty legal to me. I'd let it pass...

Some serious Douche bags out there though that may not.

 

[pseudonymity]

Isn't blacking out/smoking taillights against VTL? They're functional and the correct color, right?

As far as I can tell tailights need to be red and visible at a 1000ft distance (1952 or later manufacture) and stop lights need to be red or amber visible for 500ft. I would expect that many LE officers would be glad to invite you to traffic court to try to argue just what "red" means or how you can establish that the lights are visible at the proper distances.

I recently had a family member get ticketed by one of Cuomo's grayshirt enforcers for a tinted tailight lens and I was just chomping at the bit to get into the court and ask the trooper exactly how he determined that the lights were not compliant when he passed the car in the opposite direction on a 4 lane road. Sadly the family member decided to just pay the ransom rather than actually engage the system. I figured the worst outcome was paying the fine anyway, and I was certain that I could burden the NYSP, DA and court for an amount that was easily several times the amount that they would collect.

 

[spat]

As far as I can tell tailights need to be red and visible at a 1000ft distance (1952 or later manufacture) and stop lights need to be red or amber visible for 500ft. I would expect that many LE officers would be glad to invite you to traffic court to try to argue just what "red" means or how you can establish that the lights are visible at the proper distances.

I recently had a family member get ticketed by one of Cuomo's grayshirt enforcers for a tinted tailight lens and I was just chomping at the bit to get into the court and ask the trooper exactly how he determined that the lights were not compliant when he passed the car in the opposite direction on a 4 lane road. Sadly the family member decided to just pay the ransom rather than actually engage the system. I figured the worst outcome was paying the fine anyway, and I was certain that I could burden the NYSP, DA and court for an amount that was easily several times the amount that they would collect.

If a cop wants to ticket you that badly, they will find a way. No benefit in trying too hard to avoid it.

 

[GUNSICK]

What do you guys do with your Hillary stickers if you don't put them on you vehicles? Scaredy cats.

 

[Marine Cpl]

Well nobody wants to get stopped. Especially if you are doing something you shouldn't be doing.

 

[NirvanaFan]

As far as I can tell tailights need to be red and visible at a 1000ft distance (1952 or later manufacture) and stop lights need to be red or amber visible for 500ft. I would expect that many LE officers would be glad to invite you to traffic court to try to argue just what "red" means or how you can establish that the lights are visible at the proper distances.

I recently had a family member get ticketed by one of Cuomo's grayshirt enforcers for a tinted tailight lens and I was just chomping at the bit to get into the court and ask the trooper exactly how he determined that the lights were not compliant when he passed the car in the opposite direction on a 4 lane road. Sadly the family member decided to just pay the ransom rather than actually engage the system. I figured the worst outcome was paying the fine anyway, and I was certain that I could burden the NYSP, DA and court for an amount that was easily several times the amount that they would collect.

Assuming that he didn't turn on his lights before he turned around, It doesn't matter how he determined it, does it? He turned around and observed that the car was non-compliant and then made the stop. There's nothing wrong with them investigating when they suspect something may be illegal. There was no inconvenience to your family member until the officer determined something was wrong, correct?

 

[Airborneguy]

Court isn't an inconvenience either. It's usually overtime.

 

[ECU Pirates]

Court isn't an inconvenience either. It's usually overtime.

Yuck.