Paging Daniel Stern - amber turn signals

On Thu, 14 Jul 2005, y_p_w wrote:

> Ulf wrote:

> > Actually, white parking lights/turn signals work pretty good

> Probably not legal.

White parking lamps are legal. White DRLs are legal. White turn signals
Federally aren't. Some states' vehicle codes are decades out of date and
haven't been changed from "white or amber" to "amber" on the front turn
signals to reflect the Federal requirement for amber enacted in the mid
'60s.

> For some strange reason, the front turn signals bulbs in my car are
> clear behind an amber lens (in the headlight assembly).

Makes it harder for ricer types to substitute blue.

> I've seen some "color covers". I know - "halfassed ****". Might even
> burn?

Yep, and they don't let through enough light.

> Well - I did get some clear (Sylvania packaged) 7440 and 7443 bulbs as
> spares. I can't quite figure out why they're not packaged (in pairs) in
> a way to keep the bulbs from banging into each other.

We've run into that a lot with Osram/Sylvania stuff in the last few years.

> I still have to contact DS about the amber bulbs and some H1 bulbs I
> need.

Operators are standing by!