I have a green Honda accord coupe 1998 4cl and i planned on making some mod on it for the summer, one of which was getting smoked tail lights. I looked online and it says that the law in NY states that as long as it visible from 1000feet it is legal; yet some people say you will get ticketed anyway unless u get after market light which are already tinted. i was thinking about getting some after market black taillights from eBay which are said to be SAE\DOT approved. they seem fine as they don't actually tint the actual light but does anyone have any experience with these things and can give me an insight.

 

i was looking into these two lights http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1998-...#ht_9476wt_958
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ht_7911wt_1026
i will be sure to post some before and after picture, once my car is done.

 

well i have a honda accord 94 lx, and i did the same thing you are talking about.. i smoked the tail lights really, really dark, and i live in nys. and one time the police stopped and told me, that as long they can tell that you are brakng, you are ok.. so dont worry. bro.

 

all depends on the city/state you are in. you need to verify with local municipal codes, or even call the sherriff's department to verify.

it's somewhat subjective, and if they can't discern the brake lights, they can ticket you. 1000ft is a long way to discern black-out lights.

as far as headlights, you want to use them at night. many states allow black-out covers during the day but they must be removed at night. i've found that just painting the silver trim (disassemble them) makes them look darker but maintains their performance (don't paint the bulb optics).

the real issue is the loss of the reflectors. all tail lights and head lights have reflectors built-into them - so they stand out at night when the car is stopped/lights off and approaching headlights hit them. black out covers negate that and that increases danger/risk when the car is stopped. for that reason alone, you can be ticketed. and if someone is hurt in an accident when they plow into your parked car with the reflectors defeated, you could easily be held liable. in this day and age, people can sue for the slightest reason. i would sue someone who covered their reflectors if it prevented me from seeing their car (i.e. in fog or storm).

it's an issue of what risk/liability you are willing to accept to "look cool" to some people.

 

Does anyone have some of these tail lights for sale? If so how much? I really want some of these

OPTION RACING® - Carbon Fiber Euro Tail Lights - 2DR - 1998 Honda Accord Option Racing Euro Tail Lights - Option Racing 81-5521-01