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Originally Posted by FT-86 SpeedFactory
I skipped it because the answer would require a book explaining it. It's approved with the correct code stamped on to it. DOT/SAE gets very lengthy. You are free to research the codes and etc on your own for your local law requirements.
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I'm interested in these lights and don't wand to deal with a ticket, so I did exactly this.
Backing up a bit: FMVSS and DOT are one set of regulations (are they visible at X distance? are they red and not another color? etc.) Manufacturers self-certify and submit results to the government to get a DOT approval; that's what's happened here.
Individual states have their own laws - which is what your local police/highway patrol enforce. When you're pulled over for lights you aren't cited for them being non-DOT compliant; you're cited for them not adhering to ______ section of your state's motor vehicle code.
For Washington State (where I live), the applicable bits are
here:
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RCW 46.37.100
(2) Rear clearance lamps and those marker lamps and reflectors mounted on the rear or on the sides near the rear of a vehicle shall display or reflect a red color.
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If you watch the video on the lights, the red color of the curved light when the headlights are on is easily visible from the sides of the vehicle. There may not be a distinct reflector here, but the wording in WA states says 'display
or reflect', and the lights are doing one of those.
Your state may vary, and of course IANAL.