LED DRL, Side Marker, Grill Emblem, etc..
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They look ok for carparks and shows if that is your thing, but not for road use.
Are you allowed to have white lights visible from the side of the vehicle in Atlanta? Over here you would get pulled over by the first police officer/VOSA and fined for having individual vehicle defects with most of those lamps*. White lights indicate the direction of movement of a vehicle, which is why ancillary lamps like the mirror approach lamps need to be recessed so they cannot be seen, and why cornering lamps can only come on when the steering wheel is turned to indicate a direction change. Only the headlamp strip and front growler would be allowed here. Even the door puddle lamps would not be allowed because the white light is visible from behind the vehicle.
* White light is classified by colour temperature. I don't have it handy but IIRC it is something like over 3000K, maybe less, so without checking the datasheets the blue LEDs look white enough to be included. Even if they are just out of range you would still get pulled and fined and have to appeal in court. Then there is the whole impersonating an emergency vehicle angle by having blue lights in the side vents.
In the US you have even more specific legislation around the lamps visible from a vehicle, with orange/amber and red side markers fitted to the front and rear sides of vehicles respectively to indicate the direction of travel.
Are you allowed to have white lights visible from the side of the vehicle in Atlanta? Over here you would get pulled over by the first police officer/VOSA and fined for having individual vehicle defects with most of those lamps*. White lights indicate the direction of movement of a vehicle, which is why ancillary lamps like the mirror approach lamps need to be recessed so they cannot be seen, and why cornering lamps can only come on when the steering wheel is turned to indicate a direction change. Only the headlamp strip and front growler would be allowed here. Even the door puddle lamps would not be allowed because the white light is visible from behind the vehicle.
* White light is classified by colour temperature. I don't have it handy but IIRC it is something like over 3000K, maybe less, so without checking the datasheets the blue LEDs look white enough to be included. Even if they are just out of range you would still get pulled and fined and have to appeal in court. Then there is the whole impersonating an emergency vehicle angle by having blue lights in the side vents.
In the US you have even more specific legislation around the lamps visible from a vehicle, with orange/amber and red side markers fitted to the front and rear sides of vehicles respectively to indicate the direction of travel.
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They look ok for carparks and shows if that is your thing, but not for road use.
Are you allowed to have white lights visible from the side of the vehicle in Atlanta? Over here you would get pulled over by the first police officer/VOSA and fined for having individual vehicle defects with most of those lamps*. White lights indicate the direction of movement of a vehicle, which is why ancillary lamps like the mirror approach lamps need to be recessed so they cannot be seen, and why cornering lamps can only come on when the steering wheel is turned to indicate a direction change. Only the headlamp strip and front growler would be allowed here. Even the door puddle lamps would not be allowed because the white light is visible from behind the vehicle.
* White light is classified by colour temperature. I don't have it handy but IIRC it is something like over 3000K, maybe less, so without checking the datasheets the blue LEDs look white enough to be included. Even if they are just out of range you would still get pulled and fined and have to appeal in court. Then there is the whole impersonating an emergency vehicle angle by having blue lights in the side vents.
In the US you have even more specific legislation around the lamps visible from a vehicle, with orange/amber and red side markers fitted to the front and rear sides of vehicles respectively to indicate the direction of travel.
Are you allowed to have white lights visible from the side of the vehicle in Atlanta? Over here you would get pulled over by the first police officer/VOSA and fined for having individual vehicle defects with most of those lamps*. White lights indicate the direction of movement of a vehicle, which is why ancillary lamps like the mirror approach lamps need to be recessed so they cannot be seen, and why cornering lamps can only come on when the steering wheel is turned to indicate a direction change. Only the headlamp strip and front growler would be allowed here. Even the door puddle lamps would not be allowed because the white light is visible from behind the vehicle.
* White light is classified by colour temperature. I don't have it handy but IIRC it is something like over 3000K, maybe less, so without checking the datasheets the blue LEDs look white enough to be included. Even if they are just out of range you would still get pulled and fined and have to appeal in court. Then there is the whole impersonating an emergency vehicle angle by having blue lights in the side vents.
In the US you have even more specific legislation around the lamps visible from a vehicle, with orange/amber and red side markers fitted to the front and rear sides of vehicles respectively to indicate the direction of travel.
Thanks Xdave. I'm only interested in the front LED DRL. The ones from Arden in Germany is way too expensive.
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+1. Let us know if you get any more info, such as installation and price. I went to his website and couldn't find anything. Thanks.
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Received email stating that they are wholesale only. Arden in Germany sales some of these items, but very expensive.