Smoked Colored Lights on Cars

[aml111571]

Hey guys, I have a question about whether smoked headlights are legal or not. I am in Tennessee and was thinking about getting some smoked color headlight and tailight covers for my car. It is not the ones that are black, just a smoke tint but wasn't sure if it as legal or not. I tried using the search funtion here but didn't see anything about the lighter colored ones. Thanks in advance for any info.

[phantasm]

Lights have to be visible at certain distances and certain colors. If it satisfies that, its legal, if not, its not.

[scott715us]

TN Code Annotated (TCA) 55-9-401

(a) Every vehicle other than a motor vehicle, when traveling upon a state highway, state aid road or other road, highway or street under the control of the state, the federal government or any political division thereof, dedicated, appropriated or open to public use or travel, shall be equipped with a light attached to and on the upper left side of the vehicle, capable of displaying a light visible five hundred feet (500¢) to the front and five hundred feet (500¢) to the rear of the vehicle under ordinary atmospheric conditions, and the light shall be displayed during the period from one half (½) hour after sunset to one half (½) hour before sunrise and at all other times when there is not sufficient light to render clearly discernible any person on the road or highway at a distance of two hundred feet (200¢) ahead of the vehicle.

If the smoke tint reduces the lighting to less than 500' visibility (and 200' to discern/ID people @ night), it is illegal. Otherwise, you are good to go.

p.s. Tinted cover on a license plate IS illegal (55-4-110)

[phantasm]

p.s. Tinted cover on a license plate IS illegal (55-4-110)

In NY too

[aml111571]

OK guys, thanks for the info.

[Ispbear]

Lights have to be visible at certain distances and certain colors. If it satisfies that, its legal, if not, its not.

Not necessarily true, in my state there is a specific law stating that anything that is placed over the headlights, taillights or turn signals that reduce the light is illegal.

[Darin]

Not necessarily true, in my state there is a specific law stating that anything that is placed over the headlights, taillights or turn signals that reduce the light is illegal.

Pretty much the same in Virginia.