Date:         Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:44:02 -0700
Reply-To:     David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
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From:         David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
Subject:      Re: smoked tail lights
Comments: To: Raimund Feussner <ray@V6BUS.DE>
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Legal in the European Union and Canada is different than legal in the
USA

For the USA, any light must have SAE or DOT markings on
them - period.

For the EU they must have the E-code mark on
them.

For Canada E-code, SAE and DOT are all legal.  (I
love Canada!)

The MTS smoked and clear lights only have e-code
markings on them.

David Marshall
VW Adventure Driver and
BMW Adventure Rider
 
http://www.hasenwerk.ca

On Sat,
August 22, 2009 11:08, Raimund Feussner wrote:
> Exactly.
> Also, the smoked/clear taillights and front turn signal lenses have
a
> german TUV certificate (as long as they are not self-tinted, 
but from
> manufacturer MTS or someone similar).
> More
legal is impossible :-)
> Raimund
> 
> 
>
JordanVw@AOL.COM schrieb:
>> In a message dated 8/19/09 9:51:43
AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>> jcarp2001@GMAIL.COM writes:
>>
>>
>>
>>> , because I
wasn't sure if
>>> indeed they are legal
>>>
in all of the jurisdiction's I would be traveling in.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> if the cops
pulled over every honda civic with altezza taillights
>>
(aftermarket/clear/smoked/chrome/whatever) then theyd have no time for
>> real moving
>> violations.
>>
>> plus theyre no different than the smoked tails that came stock
on the
>> '95-'99 Jetta GLX and GTi's..
>>
>> i wouldnt worry.
>>
>> chris
>>
>