Smoked healights legality

[sj9ers]

I wanna get some smoked headlights for my car but I live in Cali and they can be a pain about those kinda things here. I was wondering if anybody had any legal trouble as far as smoked headlights go? I already have HIDs in my car so visibility wouldn't be an issue just the fact that they are smoked would. I was also considering getting headlights with black housings like the ones pictured below if the smoked ones would be an issue. Does anybody have any pics of them on a car or know where I could get them?
Thanks

 

[GREG@SN95]

If the headlights have a DOT stamp on them then 5they should be legal in all 50 states... Your best bet is to contact the manufacturer and ask them...

 

[sj9ers]

If the headlights have a DOT stamp on them then 5they should be legal in all 50 states... Your best bet is to contact the manufacturer and ask them...

Are the american muscle or blue oval industries smoked headlights DOT legal?

 

[pp_puncher]

I literally got done installing mine less than 30 mins. ago.

 

[CC'S95GT]

I literally got done installing mine less than 30 mins. ago.

those are clear lenses with the black reflectors right?

 

[sj9ers]

I literally got done installing mine less than 30 mins. ago.

Those look good. Where did u get them?

 

[pp_puncher]

they are smoked lens, and they are the boi style with the reflector dot in the side markers. I got them off Ebay for 106.99 w/free shipping
here is the link:http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemVersion&item=360154200542&view=all&tid=181019165023

 

[sn95gtvert]

no problems with smoked lights, but i do know at least in oregon that hid's on cars that did not come with them factory are illegal.

 

[pp_puncher]

no problems with smoked lights, but i do know at least in oregon that hid's on cars that did not come with them factory are illegal.

olice: "hey that 1996 ford mustang gt did not come from the factory equipped with high intensity discharge light bulbs!"

:dontknow: "officer, how was I suppose to know, I bought the car this way, and in '96 all I knew was that mustangs were pretty horses"

 

[DropTopPony]

Any tinting/smoking on a headlight/taillight lens is illegal in all States but not all enforce it. I live in NJ which follows the rules set by your great State of Cali so I won't get them.

Also just because they say DOT on them doesn't automatically mean they are DOT compliant, it just means some guy in China molded it on there.

 

[duff daddy]

Any tinting/smoking on a headlight/taillight lens is illegal in all States but not all enforce it. I live in NJ which follows the rules set by your great State of Cali so I won't get them.

Also just because they say DOT on them doesn't automatically mean they are DOT compliant, it just means some guy in China molded it on there.

Awesome point!!! Just remember, a state can make a law which is MORE strict the national/federal regulations which then will mean the "50 state" will be void for that particualar state, ie Cali emmisions, ect

 

[jmstang66]

make sure you have high beams..i have smoked lights, and HIDs...but I almost failed because I didnt have the HIDs with high beams

 

[OnyxCobra]

you... almost failed? So you didn't fail then lol.

 

[pp_puncher]

make sure you have high beams..i have smoked lights, and HIDs...but I almost failed because I didnt have the HIDs with high beams

I don't have any inspections of any kind.

 

[GREG@SN95]

Any tinting/smoking on a headlight/taillight lens is illegal in all States but not all enforce it. I live in NJ which follows the rules set by your great State of Cali so I won't get them.

Also just because they say DOT on them doesn't automatically mean they are DOT compliant, it just means some guy in China molded it on there.

That's why I say call the manufacturer.

 

[sj9ers]

So i've decided I'm just going to get some black headlights instead of the smoked ones. Now its down to either of the two below. The only difference is the black corner lights and the chrome ones and I don't know which one to pick. Does any body have any pics of black corner lamps on a car? And my car is white.

 

[DropTopPony]

I'd go with some Black Beauties. I have never been a fan of the lights with the plastic outlines like that but they should look good on a white car no matter what ones you go with.

 

[duh09]

Black beauties for sure. I'm with DropTop on this one.

 

[sj9ers]

Black beauties for sure. I'm with DropTop on this one.

Ya I was also thinking about black beauties also. Are the ones from abc exclusive for $169 the same as the ones from blue oval industries for $209?

 

[jmstang66]

yeah...almost failed lol...my dad took the car in for the inspection..mechanic gave him a list of things that failed the car, but my dad just played dumb, and was like 'its not my car, i think its legal, at least thast what my son said..' so the guy was like ok, i'll pass it, just tell him to fix these things lol