Legal issues on Neon lights under car

[Sonoma_Pimp]

I actually used to work at Walmart.....we had Neons for $3....i worked in the automotive department.....gotta love being able to change prices to whatever you want

[Gaivin]

lol...for some reason we always end up checking out there, instead of up front so I take notes of all the discounts mentaly and play with all the diferent sterio systems on the wall

[RedY2KCivic]

Originally posted by CivR
i live in cali and you can only have them on parked. you cant have red or blue though cas theyr cop colours. and if you get caught with them on, they wont revoke your license, theyll give you a fix it ticket

I thought the laws here in Cali were that they were legal as long as you can't see the bulbs. People cruise with them on all the time up here.

[Gaivin]

I dono really I usually find out about laws when I get cuaght breaking them(oh ,I wasnt suposed to do that, officer!?!) :sun: . well I i dont know if( like some laws it seems) it veries from county to county but I seen em around now and again when we go shopping in down in redding:o

[happypixiewings]

I have been going through the Ohio Codes extensively and I don't think that neons underneath your car are illegal here. Might take some convincing of some very prejudice cops but here are some quotes that I have found supporting my theory:


"§ 4513.17 Number of lights permitted; direction of beam; flashing, oscillating or rotating lights.
Text of Statute
(A) Whenever a motor vehicle equipped with headlights also is equipped with any auxiliary lights or spotlight or any other light on the front thereof projecting a beam of an intensity greater than three hundred candle power, not more than a total of five of any such lights on the front of a vehicle shall be lighted at any one time when the vehicle is upon a highway.
(B) Any lighted light or illuminating device upon a motor vehicle, other than headlights, spotlights, signal lights, or auxiliary driving lights, that projects a beam of light of an intensity greater than three hundred candle power, shall be so directed that no part of the beam will strike the level of the roadway on which the vehicle stands at a distance of more than seventy-five feet from the vehicle. "



Also here is a reply to a question posed to the Ohio State Highway patrol:




"What colors and types (under body, in-car, etc.) of neon lights are legal?

Lights must not rotate, oscillate, or flash, but state law does not prohibit the use of colored neon lights under your car as long as they do not interfere or blind other drivers.

Ohio Revised Code, section 4513.17 prohibits flashing lights on motor vehicles with the exception of emergency vehicles, turn signals, and hazard flashers.

As long as the neon lights are less than 300 candle power they are not in violation of any State law. If the lights are more than 300 candle power they must be directed to strike the pavement the vehicle sets upon at a distance of no more than 75 feet. The lights can not exceed 500 candle power. Colored lights, such as neon lights around a license plate, could be illegal if the light illuminates the plate and changes the colors of the plate. State law requires a white light to illuminate the rear license plate."




I have been severely harrassed by the local cops recently for having a neon license plate frame but it is not in violation according to all text I could find on the subject even the DOT codes. I am in the process of fighting the repair order. Plus I just ordered a set of neons for underneath my car. i have talked with the local highway patrol and they have said that they never pull over anyone for neons unless they are red or blue and on the front of a vehicle.

Just passing on some info...If anyone finds differently please let me know.



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[BlkCamaroSS]

In Missouri, cops are dicks and almost everything is illegal, including driving with your neons on. In Kansas, neons are okay as long as you can't see the bulbs. I think that is the norm in most places. Missouri's about as messed up as any place can get...

[Layla's Keeper]

This is going to make me sound like an old fogey but could somebody please explain to me the appeal of "neons"? I mean, to me, they're like stereos or underhood bracing, deadweight. (though, I confess, I kept my tape deck)

Still, it annoys me that there is so much legal red tape for any car modification. Unless there are proven independent lab tests that prove a legitimate reason for banning or limiting a device, then it shouldn't be banned/limited simply because "it's a nuisance". Books were a nuisance in Farenheit 451, does that mean that they should've been burned?

[Cbass]

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[Vladimer]

dont know if its been already said but.........

as far as i know, most states/provinces run like this........

u can have them on the car BUT....... your car cant be in motion, so if your sitting in a parking lot with yout engine on, u can have the lights on, but once your cars moving at any speed, they can give u a ticket for having them and sumtimes order u to ge them takin off

[ItHurts06]

Integra22, or anyone interested in lights, Email me at [email protected] if your interested in some lights. I can get you neons or LED lights if you prefer at around $125 shipped (and their list price is over 250)

[clawhammer]

Originally Posted by ItHurts06

Integra22, or anyone interested in lights, Email me at [email protected] if your interested in some lights. I can get you neons or LED lights if you prefer at around $125 shipped (and their list price is over 250)

Bringing back Old posts, is a no no. It could even get you banned.

[Hypsi87]

do people think that we still look at 2 year old posts? ItHurts06, check you PM box, you have mail.

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