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I'm talking about the real JDM lights and not the blackout housing lights

http://passwordjdm.com/product.asp?n...For=&PT_ID=258

are these legal in cali?

 
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picture it shows is that dude Machs ride with amber signal bulbs .

 
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back from iraq?

 
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yes, you can use them here.

 
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Authentic JDM (Honda of Japan) headlights are NOT legal in the US. But most places that sell 'authentic JDM' headlights are just blacking out US spec headlights and calling them JDM.

JDM headlights are not legal because in Japan they drive on the 'wrong' side of the road. In the US our headlights have a slight flare to the right in order to illuminate the street signs and pedestrians a little better. In Japan and the UK they flare to left. Which means you will more than likely blind oncoming traffic since the flare is to your left.

 
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yes you can use them here but it is not legal for street use

 
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Actually, they you can use them and I can bet 99.9% cops won't hassle you if you have an amber bulb... and have stock 55W Philips bulbs.

 
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a cop will give you a ticket for HID's before he gives you a ticket for thoes. and if you have a amber bulb in there they wont know the diffrence. **** clear you oem ones and problem fixed and its free, its the same ****.

 
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He asked if they were legal, they are not.

 
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If the headlights have DOT or has an e with a circle around it then it's legal.

 
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Damn this reminds i still need to go to court for my yellow headlights

 
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the 04-05s have no amber cover but they have an amber bulb and they are dot...but there is an amber reflector at the side of the housing tho...i just changed my bulbs to LED turnsignal bulbs...i do belive the jdm ones arent legal because it has no glare shroud over the bulb which would be brighter but not DOT approved...i doubt cops will hastle u tho

 
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Goto a CHP office have them check it for FREE and then goto the court to pay $10.

Stupid mike... this post pertains to John's post

 
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they are just cleared stock headlights. ugly IMO! i hate looking at a car with chrome blinging everywhere. i like color matched cars. but if you really want to know the answer to your question NO they are not. if you do not have a orange reflector then they are not legal

 
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My headlights are blacked with no orange reflector, took it to the chp with just clear bulbs, not even amber and I passed for being legal...

 
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you are correct sir. i actually have been pulled over and ticketed for this though. which is why i was mistaken. i just got the new corner markers and got it written off. but i guess i could ahve faught it and won. here are the vehicle codes that state the light can be yellow of white

24953. (a) Any turn signal system used to give a signal of intention to turn right or left shall project a flashing white or amber light visible to the front and a flashing red or amber light visible to the rear.

(b) Side-mounted turn signal lamps projecting a flashing amber light to either side may be used to supplement the front and rear turn signals. Side-mounted turn signal lamps mounted to the rear of the center of the vehicle may project a flashing red light no part of which shall be visible from the front.

(c) In addition to any required turn signal lamps, any vehicle may be equipped with supplemental rear turn signal lamps mounted to the rear of the rearmost portion of the driver's seat in its rearmost position.

(d) In addition to any required or authorized turn signal lamps, any vehicle may be equipped with supplemental rear turn signal lamps that are mounted on, or are an integral portion of, the outside rearview mirrors, so long as the lamps flash simultaneously with the rear turn signal lamps, the light emitted from the lamps is projected only to the rear of the vehicle and is not visible to the driver under normal operating conditions, except for a visual indicator designed to allow monitoring of lamp operation, and the lamps do not project a glaring light.

25950. This section applies to the color of lamps and to any reflector exhibiting or reflecting perceptible light of 0.05 candela or more per foot-candle of incident illumination. Unless provided otherwise, the color of lamps and reflectors upon a vehicle shall be as follows:

(a) The emitted light from all lamps and the reflected light from all reflectors, visible from in front of a vehicle, shall be white or yellow, except as follows:

(1) Rear side marker lamps required by Section 25100 may show red to the front.

(2) The color of foglamps described in Section 24403 may be in the color spectrum from white to yellow.

(3) An illuminating device, as permitted under Section 24255, shall emit radiation predominantly in the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Any incidental visible light projecting to the front of the vehicle shall be predominantly yellow to white. Any incidental visible light projecting to the rear of the vehicle shall be predominantly red. Any incidental visible light from an illuminating device, as permitted under Section 24255, shall not resemble any other required or permitted lighting device or official traffic control device.

(b) The emitted light from all lamps and the reflected light from all reflectors, visible from the rear of a vehicle, shall be red except as follows:

(1) Stoplamps on vehicles manufactured before January 1, 1979, may show yellow to the rear.

(2) Turn signal lamps may show yellow to the rear.

(3) Front side marker lamps required by Section 25100 may show yellow to the rear.

(4) Backup lamps shall show white to the rear.

(5) The rearward facing portion of a front-mounted double-faced turn signal lamp may show amber to the rear while the headlamps or parking lamps are lighted, if the intensity of the light emitted is not greater than the parking lamps and the turn signal function is not impaired.

(6) A reflector meeting the requirements of and installed in accordance with Section 24611 shall be red or white, or both.

(c) All lamps and reflectors visible from the front, sides, or rear of a vehicle, except headlamps, may have any unlighted color, provided the emitted light from all lamps or reflected light from all reflectors complies with the required color. Except for backup lamps, the entire effective projected luminous area of lamps visible from the rear or mounted on the sides near the rear of a vehicle shall be covered by an inner lens of the required color when the unlighted color differs from the required emitted light color. Taillamps, stoplamps, and turn signal lamps that are visible to the rear may be white when unlighted on vehicles manufactured before January 1, 1974.

 
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Real Authetic JDM headlights flares to the left higher than to the right.
Which basically means, you will blind people on the other side of the road.

Problem can be fixed, but might well as spend some more and get valeo ece projectors to do retrofit.

They are not legal in U.S, But inspector probably won't notice any differences.

 
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unfortunately no... i'm still in IRAQ... but I do have the internet so I get to check out what going on in the 7thgen world

about the lights. I know its just the USDM ones without the shroud and amber reflectors, but u know how it is JDM enthusiasts....price to pay for JDM. hahahah

 
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**** i cant even tell from those and cleared US ones so dont think the cops will be able to either

 
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just stick with stock!

thats what my car is, all stock!

 
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i still need to see the judge

 
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I just went to court yesterdasy and cleared up that last exhaust ticket and a parking ticket in Pasadena... freaking A... O well... im done with tickets, now i just gatta fight this speeding ticket up the 5N

 
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omg temo how many tickets do u have? or did u have?

 
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i like the us spec better with amber piece. but if you want that look just clear the headlights?