Hi, I've seen quite a few cars with their head/tail lights, turn indicators 'smoked': shade darkened or simply painted black. Whether it is dark window tinting, modifying your exhaust system so you can drag race, or altering your car's appearance by adding neon lights to the bottom, certain vehicle modifications are illegal.Each state across the U.S. has different laws and regulations, and fines vary from state-to-state. And they can land you a $136 ticket, according to Washington State Patrol Trooper Brooke Bova. I’m currently looking for tail lights for my truck and I’ve seen a couple of them already with an option of either clear or smoked lenses. It is hostile to mods of any kind. According to the "laws," not all tinted tail lights are illegal. i am geting smoked lights and i can't find any laws that, having smoked lights is illegal. But the glass is smoked. Pics of my tail lights: Those are my $250 LED tail lights. I'm leaning more towards the smoked ones like … In modifying any DOT-approved light, you make it illegal in North America as a general rule. If LE wants to they can mess with you all day long. Tinting lights on your car voids the Department Of Transportation approval on the lights. And they can land you a $136 ticket, according to Washington State Patrol Trooper Brooke Bova. I re-smoked mine a little bit lighter for fear of some nearly person not seeing my brake lights in the daytime and hitting me. thanks steve. - - - - - Copied from current CVC book - - - - - Taillamps 24600. Is it possible that smoked tail light could be illegal? For cars newer than 1969, red and visible from 1000 ft behind. As for the underbody lights stay away from blue and red and you should be fine. My car is a 2000 Ford Mustang V6 W/ light custom work done to it, such as aftermarket taillights, headlights, rims, CARB and O.E intake, and 50 states legal mufflers, which sound way lower then any factory cobra or saleen so its dBv is low. Hey guys just wondering if getting my tail lights was a dumb thing to do? Smoked Out Tail Lights is located in sunny Southern California, and has been smoking tail lights in a production setting longer than anyone out there -for over 15 years now. I am moving to Maine though shortly so I don't want to get them if it's going to be a problem. There are no legal darkened tail lights. Anyone know if pre smoked third-party / custom tail lights from manufacturers like Spyder for example are legal in California? certified. not that dark, but just enough. If you smoke your tail lights your lights will not be bright enough. These tail lights look so much better on my truck, but they are illegal in California! Thanks. (2) A tail-light fitted to a street rod vehicle may incorporate a blue lens not over 20mm in diameter. Performance of tail-lights (1) When on, a tail-light of a vehicle must— (a) show a red light visible 200m from the rear of the vehicle; and (b) not use over 7W. And that goes along with the sequential tail lights. Is it illegal to tint/smoke your headlights/tail lights in Maine? Just a heads up. its illegal here in MI but iv had mine done on my camaro for about 3 years and they are BLACK and iv never heard anything, i had to rip my tint off befor i did the tail lights..... go figure 80$ worth of tint vrs 12$ can of **** And that is the LAW -- no *opinions* from me or anyone else. But the glass is smoked. Tinting of the tail lights are completely LEGAL in Arkansas.As long as they are visible from an excess of 500Ft away they are perfectly fine. Tinted or smoked taillights are illegal. I often wonder if this is illegal in India. Yup, you're right. Yeah. I'm in AZ by the way. I just got pulled over and ticketed because I had smoked tail lights. No, it will fail inspection. I've been trying to research this issue for a while now and I cannot come to a definitive answer. Tail lights: 71 Performance of tail-lights (1) When on, a tail-light of a vehicle must— (a) show a red light visible 200m from the rear of the vehicle; and (8) not use over 7W. The headlights are not tinted. Just wondering what the laws are in ontario. Hello, My name is Mike and I was recently pulled over for haveing Illegal taillights by Glendale Police in California. A: Nope. I live in anaheim calif and my tail lights are tinted pretty dark but in the night they look red also all 4 windows are tinted ..Heres the deal if you tint your windows you have to at least somewhat of the car inside and if you tint your tail lights they have to be visible to the car behind you from acerttain feet you can get a medium tint on your tail lights.. 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