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I got pulled over for my yellow bulbs and the officer said it was a moving violation and not a fixing ticket is that true? After that i went to the glendale police dept and talk to a officer there and she said it is a fix able
violation. I can't find the code online its 26600 modified lighting. what do you guys think?

 
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yellow bulbs are legal. the cop doesn't know what he's talking about.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/di...le=25950-25952

 
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very nice Derek

 
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Yea he doesn't know what his talking about. I ask him if its fix it ticket and he said no its not its a moving violation cause its modified headlights. Then he said it would of been a fix it ticket if my bulbs were burn out or broken. Then he threaten me about my exhaust by say that my exhaust was a moving violation too he said something like that.

On the ticket you know where you check if its correctable or not he check no wtf

 
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It is NOT a moving violation and yellow bulbs are LEGAL only to a certain Kelvin.

LOL, I find it kind of funny since we were just talking about your bulbs the other day John. hahahahaah

 
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He even ask me if i had anything else Illegal in my car and i said NO

Oh yea damn you LOL. you know who's next Dru !!!

 
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I'm just going to put my stock bulbs back on then go to passadena police dept or chp and tell them to write my ticket off and show the print of vehicle code that derek provided thanks.

Oh yea anyone got stock bulbs i could barrow

 
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maybe we can go together, I'll go first to have them check it off then uninstall them and lend the stock bulbs to you. hahaha

 
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You have to take into consideration the color temps on those bulbs and the wattages. I think 55W is the legal limit. I saw yours were 65W? Let me know how it goes.

 
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you got a ticket for your lights too??

 
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Yes sir, "They are too blue," said the Sheriff. hahaha This whole time I was being blinded by his bright lights shining in my driver side mirror and my rear view mirror... PUNKS!

 
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My is Motorcycle bulbs its lighting Texon technology for xenon light pure yellow 3k on the case it says 12v-100/90w LOL

 
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I don't even mind if its not a fix it ticket, i'll just pay for it. As long as its not a moving violation.

 
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Hahah!! Ill just turn em off when i see a cop lol...... Were you behind, on the front, or the opposite direction of the cop?

 
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I was at colorado st at pasadena pass pcc going north and he was at small street on the right side i pass him then he made a right then BAM lights turns on. That was it i already new what the ticket was for. So if i turned of my lights he would of saw anyways and it was raining.

 
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crazy.

looks like the cop needs to go back to the police academy.

how are yellow bulbs considered a moving violation? ... better yet, how is an exhaust considered a moving violation? excessively loud exhausts is considered noise pollution but ... moving violation?

if you starting dancing to the music in your car, would that be a moving violation too?

 
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check vehicle code 24011 VC which states that blue and yellow headlamps are illegal but it contradicts with what was posted earlier...maybe one cancels the other out

 
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^ by 24011, I'm assuming you're talking about this page ... but yeah I already checked it ... and I checked the actual codes and it states:

"24011. Whenever a federal motor vehicle safety standard is
established under federal law (49 U.S.C. Sec. 30101 et seq.), no
dealer shall sell or offer for sale a vehicle to which the standard
is applicable, and no person shall sell or offer for sale for use
upon a vehicle an item of equipment to which the standard is
applicable, unless:
(a) The vehicle or equipment conforms to the applicable federal
standard.
(b) The vehicle or equipment bears thereon a certification by the
manufacturer or distributor that it complies with the applicable
federal standards. The certification may be in the form of a symbol
prescribed in the federal standards or, if there is no federal
symbol, by a symbol acceptable to the department."

which has absolutely no relevance to headlights anywhere. So I don't think 24011 is the correct one ...

 
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The officer took long time to write the ticket up and he wrote the wrong code 26600 too

Last day of 2005 and i get a fcking ticket. what a way to start a new year

 
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I have a headache from stress, what a new year for me too...

 
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just check out this link

http://www.chp.ca.gov/html/streetlegal.html

it states that they are illegal cuz the code 24011 saying that anything that is not federaly DOT approved is illegal and since most yellow bulbs meant for headlights arent DOT approved its illegal...if u can fit some DOT fog light bulbs than u can kinda get away with it heh

 
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hmm, well if you're so inclined, you could probably fight the ticket.

there doesn't seem to be a 26600 vehicle code at all.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/ca...ebody=&hits=20

 
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i say take it to court and contest it as harrassment and profiling and the fact that u didnt break any laws according to vehicle section codes that were listed above

 
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Thanks for the help guys

 
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its most definitely not a moving violation. it SHOULD be a fix-it ticket. only time when it isnt is when you failed to fix it a previous time or if it was a hazard or something.
if he wrote the wrong vehicle code though i would think you would be able to fight it and win. but yeah just read what the vehicle code says. if it says headlights have to be white or yellow, your yellow lights should LEGALLY be fine unless its otherwise specified what shade of yellow(which i highly doubt it says).

 
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I'm fighting this ticket for sure

 
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white, amber, yellow are legal...blue and red are illegal

 
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as vehicle code state

and what the chp website says is what they dont want u to have but they cant stop you especially if the code states that they are legal