BTW replacing stock incandescents with LEDs may attain the stock level of brightness but the retroreflectors in the assemblies are totally blocked. Tinted tail lights are just bad, bad, bad for safety.

I'm not sure if this ******* I saw last week with amber tail lights is worse or not.

 

Retreadshttp://blueridgejeepers.ning.com/m/d...ATopic%3A39606

 

One defective tire that had about 25psi too much air pumped into it. Look at their years of sales and the overwhelmingly positive reviews. I've done my research, and a single defective tire that was incredibly overinflated doesn't change my opinion

 

Don't hijack the thread guys, come on.

 

Not sure why you come out the wood works with non sense. Whether rethreads are safe or not is irrelevant in this thread.

OP got his answer long time ago, this thread has been over for a bit now

 

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/whe...w-blowout.html
The point is which is more of a safety concern.

 

Here's one for the road.http://www.cumminsforum.com/forum/3r.../456199?page=2

 

Tinting your safety marker lights is just a bad idea. Period. Brighter bulbs don't help. You are removing the reflective qualities of the light housings. Why make it harder for others to see you? Especially when our lights are already hard to see anyways? Oh, and one more thing...we drive jeeps people. Not ricers. Stop trying to emulate the ricer crowd, and put your time and efforts into better avenues for your rig. Now go and ignore what I've said, and do it anyways, LOL

 

Why build a rig if you can't afford decent tires? By the way I don't run tint.

 

My stance is that tinting lights on a vehicle that sees use on public roads is a no-no. Tinting+LED's? You're just trying to make yourself feel better, but they're still tinted and interfering with the light no matter how bright you think your new bulbs are, and the retroreflectors definitely aren't going to be working correctly anymore. To me, it doesn't look cool; it looks like someone was dumb enough to think that a cheap, easy, stupid fad was more important than safety.


Sidenote regarding the guy's failure in the cumminsforum link above: it looks like he had a decent amount of heel-toe wear on his tread indicating most likely that he was running the tire underinflated. Even brand new tires will fail if driven underinflated for too long. I agree with TW's refusal to replace that tire. That said, with the horror stories of poor quality control and awful customer service popping up more and more often as well as the fact that their prices have risen to the point where they're no longer cheaper than new tires, I no longer recommend Treadwright tires to anyone.

Here's a real study instead of just some forum guy's isolated experience.

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres...thesis9309.pdf

 

well when this post originated I spelled out what was illegal in Arkansas since then the legislature has seen fit to change or add new law pertaining to tinted lighting. Nutshelled it says that any covering that diminishes the visible light of any lamp required to be present on the vehicle is illegal.This means headlights turn signals tail lights brake lights reverse lights and license plate illumination may not have any covering on them. The argument that placing brighter lamps inside has no bearing since no matter how bright or dim the lamp is if it has a covering that diminishes the light from inside the housing then it is illegal. and the rear of the vehicle would still have to have red reflectors, at least as large as the tail lamp housing provides, still means you must have red on the rear of the vehicle. I bring up the red reflector over an issue where a guy in a YJ bought led tail lights with smoked lenses The argument was that the lenses them selves had no covering that diminished the light beyond its manufacture since it was a sealed led assembly. The court still found it to be a violation since there was no red reflector quality to the rear of the vehicle. As for your state that's for you to check but vehicles have to be manufactured in conformity with federal motor vehicle safety standards FMVSS section 108 and most states will have the same or similar standards for the required equipment. Even though it may not be specifically spelled out as a violation in state If it alters or interferes with the function of any lamp or light from the standards required by law then it is likely illegal and a citable offense.

 

Thank you! One thing I CANNOT stand is someone shoving HID's in a housing designed for halogen bulbs.

Looks like a$$ and as an added bonus blinds everyone going toward them.

I really REALLY hate them.

 

wait a week or so I bought a cheap hid kit to throw in my XJ. For a side by side comparison of a hid kit in h4 e code housings vs a proper retrofit in a h4 housing that's in my YJ.

I plan to show cutoff. And. Glare. Then I'll drive home and remove the hids from the XJ

 

Here's a perfect example of why hid's belong in projectors.

Top is my XJ. H4 hid in autopal housings.
Bottom is my YJ. Bixenon retrofitted projectors

Both have 6k temp bulbs. Notice how nice the pattern is with the projector and with the autopal it throws light everywhere.


( I put the hid in for comparison pics I took them out already in the XJ )

 

My suggestion to you would be to hide your handgun in your pants in the front and to tint your taillights so then when the officer pulls you over you can either....shoot him, shoot yourself or shoot your pee pee off. Pick one as it's gonna happen sooner than later. Or some little old lady like me who can't see driving a huge SUV like a Caddy SUV Earth Destroyer you've stopped at a red light and she rams the heck out of your rear end and has NO insurance to pay for your repairs. OR some illegal alien does the same thing driving a modified tank and has no license or insurance. Take your pick as it's gonna happen.....Murphy's Law.

Me, I would never in a million years monkey around with the tail lights. They are bright for a good reason. To help other drivers see you are STOPPED or are turning (that is if your rig is equipped with that handy newfangled gadget - turning signals). It's best to be able to see and be seen out there with all those new illegal aliens acquiring driver's licenses and not knowing how to drive...... You really must have a secret death wish my friend.