Help With abalambala Vehicle Code

[foilman]

I don't see the color requirement listed in the abalambala Code, but that's likely because that is provided by Federal regulation; but it's still up to abalambala to adopt that code (most states have).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Mo ... andard_108

Standard 108 does not detail the color of headlamps directly, but refers to SAE J578.

http://www.sae.org/servlets/productDeta ... 578_200612

The text of SAE J578 is hard to find without paying for it, but I did find a very techy chart defining the chromaticity of "white", "red", etc. There is clearly a range of white color allowed that extends far into the yellow range, but without a spectrometer or past experience, it's hard to say.

http://www.dialight.com/ledinfo.tpl?page=chromaticity

Take in those sections of code and the SAE chart. Point out the area extending toward yellow and claim your headlights meet the color "white" as defined by the standard. If they want to to dispute that, they'll need a spectrometer on hand to measure. Note: the color of the lens is NOT an issue... SAE J578 only cares about what comes out, not how it's generated. Of course, they will unlikely have a equipment available to measure your car, and I'd hope let you off.

*I am not a lawyer, nor does my input constitute professional legal advice.

[struka]

i havent gotten pulled over for mine and i had mine for like 3 years..... it says you can have white or yellow in front, otherwise people would get pulled over for yellow foglights.

[collink]

I don't see the color requirement listed in the abalambala Code, but that's likely because that is provided by Federal regulation; but it's still up to abalambala to adopt that code (most states have).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Mo ... andard_108

Standard 108 does not detail the color of headlamps directly, but refers to SAE J578.

http://www.sae.org/servlets/productDeta ... 578_200612

The text of SAE J578 is hard to find without paying for it, but I did find a very techy chart defining the chromaticity of "white", "red", etc. There is clearly a range of white color allowed that extends far into the yellow range, but without a spectrometer or past experience, it's hard to say.

http://www.dialight.com/ledinfo.tpl?page=chromaticity

Take in those sections of code and the SAE chart. Point out the area extending toward yellow and claim your headlights meet the color "white" as defined by the standard. If they want to to dispute that, they'll need a spectrometer on hand to measure. Note: the color of the lens is NOT an issue... SAE J578 only cares about what comes out, not how it's generated. Of course, they will unlikely have a equipment available to measure your car, and I'd hope let you off.

*I am not a lawyer, nor does my input constitute professional legal advice.

This text is listed in FMVSS 108 twice (I believe, once referring to low beams and one for high beams):

"Is designed to provide the same color as the other lamp in the
pair, and that is one of the following colors as defined in SAE Standard
J578 MAY88: White, white to yellow, white to selective yellow, selective
yellow, or yellow;"