Yellow headlight covers - are these legal?

[simke 0]

I'm looking at something like this:

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Although I wouldn't want to make the indicators yellow, just the headlights. Like the look, like this one

[Lucan 196]

I never had a problem when I used that product.

Yellow highbeams are legal, unsure if the entire unit would be though....

[_Matt_ 42]

are my red indicators illegal? probably. do they look awesome? i think so

i say do it haha!

btw, do you know how much it tints the actual light? it might not be much at all.

[simke 0]

Well yeah thats what I'm not sure about. I couldn't find any decent pics (especially for the lamin-x) so its hard to tell, but looking at the sample on their website, may not be dark enough.

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Their whole kit (which includes headlight, indicator and fog light films) is US$49.95 plus US$11.95 for shipping.

[_Matt_ 42]

I tell ya what, if you're unsure about yellow, the black tints would look bloody cool too.

[simke 0]

They would, but I still like yellow more

Does anyone here have a yellow film over their headlights? Would be good to see some pics even if not on e46.

[elmarco 56]

They aren't legal, and you should fail a WoF if you have them on the lamps...

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/get-your...ghts-right.html

It is illegal to apply any kind of tint film, tint paint or opaque sticker to any lamp which has a function other than decoration (eg non-cosmetic).

[simke 0]

Yep found and read that yesterday afternoon... good thing I didn't place an order beforehand.

Too bad, I really like the look.

[Lucan 196]

FYI I never failed my WOF at VTNZ with them on...

You could argue that the films not for decoration because the light colour is changed to yellow its makes things more visible or something along those lines

Why did the french used think yellow was a better colour for headlights? That could be your argument if questioned, although I never was.

Annnd you can buy static cling film to put over oyur lights now days, so you can remove if driving lights are required during poor visbility etc etc etc

[simke 0]

You only have them for high beams tho?

[Jimbo328 0]

On 9/23/2010 at 2:07 PM, simke said:

They would, but I still like yellow more

Does anyone here have a yellow film over their headlights? Would be good to see some pics even if not on e46.

I have full French oem yellows lenses in my lights with yellow fogs and my wof guy told me to take them off they are illegal ? ? 

[qube 3570]

did the wof guy also tell you to reply to a thread from the last decade?

 

just kidding.. welcome to BS