Smoked rear lights

[CMiles1991]

I'm going to buy some new rear lights for my car and because it's black, i was going to go for the smoked rear lights. The website says they are full legal but one of my mates got pulled the other day for his smoked lights because they were apparently illegal.

Just wondered if anyone knows?

cheers

 

[clio-172-Turbo]

Wot website u found them on cos I'd Like Some???

 

[clio_greg]

depends really mate. some cops can be just be dickheads at times. i've had my black ones for just over a year and had no problems at all!

 

[CMiles1991]

There's alot on ebay and if you go to Essexracing.com they have one pair on there.

 

[Gstar2006]

I got the K-Tec ones and am pleased with mine.

G

 

[Hutchie]

stretch tights over rear lights????

 

[cat171]

stretch tights over rear lights????

Lol, the chavs down sarrfend used to do that.

 

[dan555clio]

Would these lights be classed as lexus/chavy?

http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=2004

I want some smoked ones myself but these are the closest i could find.

 

[Struggler]

what do you mean by smoked rear lights,
there are legal examples: http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=2004

mine arnt so legal unfortunatly,


if you live in range of essexracing,
then smoked lights like mine are a bad idea,

also essexracing is a bad idea,
badly made trife from there,

i live in essex, and have smoked rear lights,
been told to get them off 3 times now,
had them under a year,

looking to get rid of them in the next couple of days

 

[dan555clio]

if you live in range of essexracing,
then smoked lights are a bad idea,

also essexracing is a bad idea,
badly made trife from there,

i live in essex, and have smoked rear lights,
been told to get them off 3 times now,
had them under a year,

looking to get rid of them in the next couple of days

Which ones do you have on mate? The same ones that are in the link?

 

[Struggler]

Which ones do you have on mate? The same ones that are in the link?

i have the ones in the pic,

the ones from ktec are legal i think,

mine are just sprayed over the origional lights

 

[clio_greg]

is your car a ph1 or ph2 mate?

 

[Struggler]

is your car a ph1 or ph2 mate?

mine??

its a ph1

 

[clio_greg]

sorry bud, wasn't too clear. was aimed at whoever was looking for a set? i've got a set on my ph1 and (i think/hope) there the legal ones.

 

[Struggler]

lol thought so, sorry,

are they solid black??
as long as you can see the light, and the reflector through them, theyre legal,

basically, any home made jobs are illegal,

 

[clio_greg]

naa they were bought mate. heres a pic -

 

[Struggler]

i would have thought theyd be legal,
youll be able to see the light properly through that,

mine are not so easy :S

 

[clio_greg]

aye ye can see the lights no problem. lol...not too worry mate, be away soon :rasp: a might have ph2 rears for sale soon. let me know if your interested sir.

 

[CMiles1991]

the ones i was lookin at were the same as Clio Greggs lights.

 

[JD]

right guys, the law states that all cars rear lights have to have a clearly visible reflector in them. this is to allow cars to be seen from the rear at night when parked up with no lights on etc.

if you tint your rear lights to the extent that the reflector does not function (ie they are deemed unfit for use at night) then you will get pulled, given £60 fine and 3 points on your license.

this is why people who smoke lights sometimes leave a square at the bottom on clios, ie where the reflector is on most models.

mine are smoked, but i do not have a problem as the reflector is still very easily detectable;

jamie

 

[jesus]

Don't do it! Just get your standard ones smoked at a bodyshop, will look miles better.

 

[Struggler]

right guys, the law states that all cars rear lights have to have a clearly visible reflector in them. this is to allow cars to be seen from the rear at night when parked up with no lights on etc.

if you tint your rear lights to the extent that the reflector does not function (ie they are deemed unfit for use at night) then you will get pulled, given £60 fine and 3 points on your license.

this is why people who smoke lights sometimes leave a square at the bottom on clios, ie where the reflector is on most models.

mine are smoked, but i do not have a problem as the reflector is still very easily detectable;

jamie

just to add,
mine are an example of lights that are deemed unfit to use at night,

but your more likely to get a vehicle defect notice, £30 fine and need to get an mot station to stamp that its been fixed,

thats what my mate got for his lights

 

[JD]

^^^^ correct but tollerence on things like tints and non standard lighting etc has been massively decreased throughout most of the UK now. you are more likely to be given the full strong handede approach.

jamie

 

[clio_greg]

the ones i was lookin at were the same as Clio Gregs lights.

pm'd you mate

 

[cat171]

Whats wrong with standard phase 2 lights ?? With silvervisoon bulbs etc ??:S

They look loads better then tacky sprayed up lights :dead:

 

[scott1205]

as long as they shine red av been told they are alright

 

[jesus]

Whats wrong with standard phase 2 lights ?? With silvervisoon bulbs etc ??:S

They look loads better then tacky sprayed up lights :dead:

Perhaps he fancies a change? I get the impression he's doing it to match the theme of his car...

 

[JD]

Whats wrong with standard phase 2 lights ?? With silvervisoon bulbs etc ??:S

They look loads better then tacky sprayed up lights :dead:

you calling me tacky craig :rasp:

 

[cat171]

Yours aren't that bad. I'm talking more about the plain black "can't see the lights" sort of ones.

 

[Gstar2006]

Much prefer my K-TEK ones to standard

vs

 

[davidmaiden18183]

Much prefer my K-TEK ones to standard

Sorry to bring back an old post but are those above the K-tec ones, you said they are but they done look like the only k-tec ones available at
http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=2004&pic=1

Are you sure they have not been smoked
Could do with some help as i am trying to figure out which i prefer (and yes I know many don't like these kind of lights

 

[davidmaiden18183]

I had seen these which looked like they weer slightly smoked as standard

the above is the product shot is what is used on all the websites, but i found another website that take their own photos and it actually looks like this and not tinted at all!