Hi folks,
Recently replaced all of the #194 bulbs in my car to their LED equivalents.
I realized after I did that, that the two lights either side of the headlamps were amber. I looked around at every other car on the road and they're all amber too.
These aren't the ones down on the 'fender'/bumper area, which are amber, but next to the headlamps. I am not sure if they're called running lights or markers but the only IC code I can find is:
IC 9-19-6-8
Clearance and marker lamps and reflectors; color displayed or reflected
Sec. 8. (a) A front clearance lamp, marker lamp, and reflector mounted on the front or on the side near the front of a vehicle must display or reflect an amber color.
Marker Lamps to me are the two either side of the car low down on the bumper.
I also found this:
IC 9-19-6-18
Fender lamps; running-board courtesy lamps; back-up lamps
Sec. 18. (a) A motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two (2) side cowl or fender lamps that emit an amber or a white light without glare.
Any ideas?
Since a picture paints a thousand words, here you go:
The ones I am concerned about is the one lit up in my pic, next to the headlamps. AFAIK, the IC code says they have to be amber. The one underneath according to the IC code can be amber OR white.
You can just about see the orange lamp in this "before" pic (I've since cleaned up the headlamp glass too btw).
Edit: I realise I'm probably worrying over nothing, and the cops round here generally couldn't care. But knowing my luck I'll be in some town where they'll pull you over for anything.
David.
Recently replaced all of the #194 bulbs in my car to their LED equivalents.
I realized after I did that, that the two lights either side of the headlamps were amber. I looked around at every other car on the road and they're all amber too.
These aren't the ones down on the 'fender'/bumper area, which are amber, but next to the headlamps. I am not sure if they're called running lights or markers but the only IC code I can find is:
IC 9-19-6-8
Clearance and marker lamps and reflectors; color displayed or reflected
Sec. 8. (a) A front clearance lamp, marker lamp, and reflector mounted on the front or on the side near the front of a vehicle must display or reflect an amber color.
Marker Lamps to me are the two either side of the car low down on the bumper.
I also found this:
IC 9-19-6-18
Fender lamps; running-board courtesy lamps; back-up lamps
Sec. 18. (a) A motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two (2) side cowl or fender lamps that emit an amber or a white light without glare.
Any ideas?
Since a picture paints a thousand words, here you go:
The ones I am concerned about is the one lit up in my pic, next to the headlamps. AFAIK, the IC code says they have to be amber. The one underneath according to the IC code can be amber OR white.
You can just about see the orange lamp in this "before" pic (I've since cleaned up the headlamp glass too btw).
Edit: I realise I'm probably worrying over nothing, and the cops round here generally couldn't care. But knowing my luck I'll be in some town where they'll pull you over for anything.
David.
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