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Offline brads70

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Re: Yellow headlight lenses
« Reply #15 on: January 01, 2013 - 01:47:39 PM »
had them in my car, but it failed the NYS annual inspection

What was the reasoning behind that? :clueless:
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Offline ted

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Re: Yellow headlight lenses
« Reply #16 on: January 01, 2013 - 01:52:17 PM »
that i have to have working hi beams, they cant be yellow.
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Re: Yellow headlight lenses
« Reply #17 on: January 01, 2013 - 02:24:15 PM »
found them local and installing them this weekend,wish me luck.
Screw terminals like Brads or did you find ones with regular headlight connections?
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Offline brads70

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Re: Yellow headlight lenses
« Reply #18 on: January 01, 2013 - 06:45:05 PM »
that i have to have working hi beams, they cant be yellow.
Ah? But doen't the outside beam work as a high beam?  If so what about a 2 lamp system then, like a Cuda?
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Offline Jamiez

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Re: Yellow headlight lenses
« Reply #19 on: January 01, 2013 - 07:01:46 PM »
Some states only allow amber/yellow lights for emergency/hazard/construction vehicles.  Others may allow them for fog lights or even hi beams.  If you want to see some really strange laws check out the rules for running a light bar on a Jeep or similar.  You'll find certain areas limit the number you have, others require you to cover them when driving on public roads, etc.


Offline 74challenger03

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Re: Yellow headlight lenses
« Reply #20 on: January 01, 2013 - 07:08:48 PM »
Bought the same lights  as Brad.  NY is fussy but you can always try to get a inspection at a different shop. Some shops try and tell you your car wont pass just to make money.They did it to my brother inlaw and I almost went after the guy. Said the headlight was off and it would cost $49 to adjust it. Now I live in S Carolina and no inspection  :bananasmi
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Re: Yellow headlight lenses
« Reply #21 on: January 01, 2013 - 08:58:08 PM »
Wierd rules. I believe Bart posted about, i think France, where your forward lenses HAD to be yellow? Until just recently? How do the front marker/turn signal lenses of an e-body pass?  :clueless: There are also other factory equipped cars with forward yellow lenses. The new Challenger, Corvettes, Mustangs...
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Re: Yellow headlight lenses
« Reply #22 on: January 03, 2013 - 12:15:02 AM »
This topic reminds me of my old highschool autoshop teacher in the 80's. 

Some how he managed to get a hold of one of those old highway construction arrows.  Supposedly they were made up of yellow highbeam lights or something like that.  He pulled it apart and gave all the kids in the autoshop these yellow lights.

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Offline onebadfish

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Re: Yellow headlight lenses
« Reply #23 on: January 05, 2013 - 08:45:18 PM »
Yep like those lights you have Brad..! :2thumbs: Will order them plus need to get a new grille. Hope Metro can deliver in a timely manner.