baja lights

[ktm250exc]

i recently bought 4 baja OFFOROAD 150w halogen lights for my roll bar on my truck.

they came with plastic covers.

my question is do i have to keep these covers on the lights while im on public roads, because the covers look really stupid on the lights.

can i be issused a cite for driving with uncoverd offorad lights on public roads assuming that they are turned off

[Samuel]

CA Vehicle code:

24411. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a vehicle may be
equipped with not more than eight lamps for use as headlamps while
the vehicle is operated or driven off the highway. The lamps shall
be mounted at a height of not less than 16 inches from the ground, or
more than 12 inches above the top of the passenger compartment, at
any place between the front of the vehicle and a line lying on a
point 40 inches to the rear of the seat occupied by the driver, shall
be wired independently of all other lighting circuits, and, whenever
the vehicle is operated or driven upon a highway, shall be covered
or hooded with an opaque hood or cover, and turned off.

[Legoate]

What Samuel means is yes, they must be covered and turned off while driving.

[Ranger__101]

How do you guys handle these new SUV's that come from the factory with 4 overhead lights that don't have covers. Right now I can't think of the make or model.

Since they are factory and I am going to assume that it's all DOT approved it overrides any state laws regarding lighting.

[ktm250exc]

is it a simple fix-it ticket or an actual ticket for the violation.

or would you stop me and let me know that i need covers for them.

[CTDL92]

How do you guys handle these new SUV's that come from the factory with 4 overhead lights that don't have covers. Right now I can't think of the make or model.

Since they are factory and I am going to assume that it's all DOT approved it overrides any state laws regarding lighting.

I assume that you mean the Jeep Liberty. Every one that I've seen here in PA has had covers on the lights. Maybe they send them without depending on the state.

And in response to the initial question, in PA all off road lights are required to have an opaque cover on them while on the highway and can not be lit.

[CTDL92]

How do you guys handle these new SUV's that come from the factory with 4 overhead lights that don't have covers. Right now I can't think of the make or model.

Since they are factory and I am going to assume that it's all DOT approved it overrides any state laws regarding lighting.

I assume that you mean the Jeep Liberty. Every one that I've seen here in PA has had covers on the lights. Maybe they send them without depending on the state.

And in response to the initial question, in PA all off road lights are required to have an opaque cover on them while on the highway and can not be lit. Hence why they are called off road lights.

[Ranger__101]

Yep, that's the vehicle and I could not think of the name. Here in MN they are shipped without covers.