Celica Forums General Discussion Exterior Clear Side Marker

Is it legal to have clear side marker with white bulbs instead of amber?

Different states have different laws but I am pretty sure it is illegal in every state to have a clear side marker with a white bulb. That doesnt mean you would ever get pulled over for it. I have had mine for years now with no problems. Just make sure your turn signals light up amber. There is silver turn signal bulbs that light up amber if you are worried about it.

front of vehicle bulbs when lit and shining amber or white are legal in all states

so is it legal or illegal in GA with clear side marker lit and shining white

i have piaa superwhites for all turning signals and have my ambers in the glove box. That way i can play dumb and say that the car came with the white ones and i jsut bought the ambers and was goign to put them in when i got home

and have 9-led superwhite bulbs for clear signals and am f'ed if he askes about them have the stocks at home incase.

^^^haha thats exactly what I do

genius...!

Are you sure about that? I assume your talking about just the clear corner because I know for a fact you cant have white turn signals.

in my experience, it is illegal. i got pulled over once for putting hyper whites on a turn signal. i later learned that any bulb from the car indicating point of direction should be amber in color and not clear or white or any other color especially if it attracts attention like blue, green or purple. in the rears, i think they allow either amber or red.

i could be mistaken of course...

he's right , i had to go to court , (michigan) Your signal to turn in any direction has to be amber, not clear, or GREEN! Thats what the judge told me at least. Now you can have an orange lense and clear bulb, but thats besides the point

did you go to court to get it appealed or did you have to go???

They cops will never pull you over for it. Id be realy suprised if they would even catch it.

I havent had any problems YET...

i think its legal in cali. no one ever said anythign

If you're just talking about the side markers...they can be 'hyperwhite'. Turn signals have to be amber in the front. If they aren't...a lot of cops already seem anti-ricer and try to pull you over for anything. Different color signals will just give them an easy way to bust you. Not worth it IMO. You aren't supposed to have any blue, red, purple, green etc. colored lights on the outside of your car because they argue some dumb people might think you're a cop or something.

If they don't flash they can be amber or white. Anything that blinks should be OEM color.