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dOnut093
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Post #1 post 8th April 2011 - 08:09 PM
my mate reckons that he cops will pull me up if they see it? had it for months cop have seen it but they dont seem to care. just wanna check if its legal or not?

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W1NT3R
Post #2

You have to be able to see the brake lights clearly from a certain distance away, 100-200m from memory?

dOnut093
Post #3

its got a break lite in the rear window which isnt tinted. but thanks mate. ill go test it

W1NT3R
Post #4

By Brake Light, i mean Reverse lights and Blinkers also.

GODZILLA
Post #5

very illegal if caught hooning... not so much for the law abiding smile.gif

NISMOgemini
Post #6

illegal, defectable. simple as that.
cops will bend you over the second they see it.. especially if you have a P plate or driving something fullie sic

noremac82
Post #7

cops will pull you up cause it is ILLEGAL and fucking stupid.

if i'm driving behind you, i'll make sure to test out my bull bar, not being able to see your brake lights.

CoastalLED
Post #8

Just put super bright LED tail lights in smile.gif

NISMOgemini
Post #9

not to mention it looks sooooo fuckin bogan.
number one mod on logan cars

St162x
Post #10

Maybe a more pressing question would be.

"Tinted Tail Light Legal In Qld?, homo or not?"

mirage001
Post #11

wont pass rwc cause its illegal

Burntsmoke
Post #12

Makes you look like a tool. It's illegal and iirc it can void your insurance (not 100% sure about that part though)

alpharx7
Post #13

its not illegal to tint taillights, provided that they can still be seen clearly from a certain distance, which i think is 20m.

old arguement is old, xxxxgold commented on this in the general forum a few months ago when it last came up.

i'm in agreement that it is stupid though.

joshika
Post #14

QUOTE (NISMOgemini @ Apr 8 2011, 08:57 PM) *
not to mention it looks sooooo fuckin bogan.
number one mod on logan cars


THIS thumbsup.gif

or just rattle can all your lights on your car and call yourself 'NIGHTCREEPER'.


oopsie.gif


dOnut093
Post #15

thanks for the kinda words guys....
umm yeh i didnt do it, the guy i JUST bought it off did it and i have kinda been wanting to just try cleaning it off cause its a shit home job and its coming off alot now and looks stupid...

Boredstiff
Post #16

It's not illegal;

You need to make sure it's visible from 200m at night,
You need to make sure it's visible from 20m in direct sunlight,
You need to use bulbs of maximum power 7W.

Attached are some tinted tail light photos, I think they are the final touch on an already mint car, but stock cars with tinted lights are not cool. Each to their own!


 

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wolfman101
Post #17

QUOTE (Boredstiff @ Apr 9 2011, 10:10 AM) *
It's not illegal;

You need to make sure it's visible from 200m at night,
You need to make sure it's visible from 20m in direct sunlight,
You need to use bulbs of maximum power 7W.

Attached are some tinted tail light photos, I think they are the final touch on an already mint car, but stock cars with tinted lights are not cool. Each to their own!


Unless they came that way from factory, as mine did.
That said, only the clear section is tinted, not the brake light.

NISMOgemini
Post #18

QUOTE (alpharx7 @ Apr 8 2011, 09:59 PM) *
its not illegal to tint taillights, provided that they can still be seen clearly from a certain distance, which i think is 20m.

old arguement is old, xxxxgold commented on this in the general forum a few months ago when it last came up.

i'm in agreement that it is stupid though.


20m? you have got to be kidding... your traveling at 100km/h and a car with tinted lights is broken down and all you get is 20m notice that they are stoped? head_wall.gif hardly.


iv read a couple of threads on some other forum where people have been run into from behind and had to pay out the person who ran up the back of them due to no ADR tail lights.. it would be the same deal

02GZM
Post #19

Relevant info:

QUOTE (Transport Ops: Vehicle Standards and Safety Regulation (Schedule 1, Section 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
b) not use over 7W.

QUOTE (Transport Ops: Vehicle Standards and Safety Regulation (Schedule 1, Section 83))
Performance and operation of brake lights

(1) When on, a brake light must show a red light visible 30m from the rear of the vehicle.

QUOTE (Transport Ops: Vehicle Standards and Safety Regulation (Schedule 1, Section 88))
Operation and visibility of direction indicator lights

(5) When on, a direction indicator light must be visible 30m from -
a) if the light faces forwards - the front of the vehicle; or
b) if the light faces backwards - the rear of the vehicle; or
c) if the light faces out from the side of the vehicle - that side of the vehicle.
teezn_180sx
Post #20

I suggest you look not just into the visibility of a light of any kind from a said '30m distance' but perhaps the legality of painting over a signaling light...... May also shed some more relevant info on the topic.

///M3
Post #21

^ that pretty much cleared everything up.

teezn_180sx
Post #22

I just scooted thru the TO(RUM) and couldnt see anything other then what was list above. At the end of the day... it looks shit unless its a standard feature IMO.

Kalais07
Post #23

I have seen quite a few cars with what seems to be the cheap black paint hahaha they must do layer by layer untill the affect they want. yuk I think.

OT theres a guy on ebay who sell's film's.


http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...e=STRK:MEWAX:IT

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