Are these legal?

[Alan W]

Just wondered about the legality of these. I'm guessing that the unsmoked areas are deliberate to conform with the minimum lighting area?

 

[Low Rider]

I haven't seen these before as to the legality of these I guess @t-tony would be able to confirm if they are.

 

[Alan W]

There's facelift and pre facelift ones on ebay.. think it would look good on a black car

There's a guy local to me who 'smokes' front and rear lights using his secret formula.. He had a 3 series there once vinyl wrapped matt black and he was smoking the lights for the guy.. looked pretty amazing..

 

[Mac Romans]

Smoked rear lights are not illegal as such. What is illegal is obscuring the light emitted OR obscuring the reflectors for when the car is parked. Provided neither is effected you're good to go.

 

[t-tony]

Slightly differing criteria for an M.O.T. tester as usual which seperate "legal" and acceptable to pass a test.

http://www.ukmot.com/manual/1.1/Front-and-Rear-Position-Lamps#MOT

You can read all about it here.

Tony.

Edit. Look in the RFR (reason for rejection) column at d.

 

[Grumps]

In my youth I ran a number of Golf gti's. Smoked lenses were very popular, I had them myself on more than one and never had a problem with the mot or police.

 

[t-tony]

In my youth I ran a number of Golf gti's. Smoked lenses were very popular, I had them myself on more than one and never had a problem with the mot or police.

True bud, but the rules keep changing mate. Like tinted motor cycle helmet visors?

Tony.

 

[Grumps]

Yep had one of those as well mate, got away with it but the police would do you if you were caught.

 

[Faheem]

In my youth I ran a number of Golf gti's. Smoked lenses were very popular, I had them myself on more than one and never had a problem with the mot or police.

Must have been centuries ago then.

 

[g8jka]

An easy way to tint your rear lights is to get a pair of the other half's tights and put them over the light units themselves. I remember doing it to my first car, a Vauxhall Nova when I thought it was cool Then came the Lexus lights on my Renault Clio

 

[Dino D]

An easy way to tint your rear lights is to get a pair of the other half's tights and put them over the light units themselves. I remember doing it to my first car, a Vauxhall Nova when I thought it was cool Then came the Lexus lights on my Renault Clio

Even cheaper way was strips of black insulation tape with tiny gaps. Not saying I ever did this, just saying I know how it can be done...

 

[Grumps]

An easy way to tint your rear lights is to get a pair of the other half's tights and put them over the light units themselves. I remember doing it to my first car, a Vauxhall Nova when I thought it was cool Then came the Lexus lights on my Renault Clio

Sure they were the other half's!

 

[g8jka]

Sure they were the other half's!

Could have even been my mums

 

[Grumps]

Must have been centuries ago then.

Cheeky sod lol!

 

[andyglym]

Must have been centuries ago then.

There was nothing wrong with 3 TV channels and rickets

 

[t-tony]

Unless you had to stop a pig in a passage way. . . . . . . . . . . .

Tony.

 

[andyglym]

Unless you had to stop a pig in a passage way. . . . . . . . . . . .

Tony.

 

[t-tony]

Ricketts = in many cases very bow legged. It's a saying my old dad used to use a lot, " He wouldn't stop a pig in a passage"

Tony.

 

[gookah]

An easy way to tint your rear lights is to get a pair of the other half's tights and put them over the light units themselves. I remember doing it to my first car, a Vauxhall Nova when I thought it was cool

yes but the cops had you because the gusset obscured your number plate

 

[t-tony]

Ha,ha, love it !

Tony.