Are these leds legal?

[jonnyyellow]

Does anyone know if these leds are legal for use in the USA ( mostly New Jersey) for front blinkers?

http://cnb-host4.clickandbuild.com/c...odCategoryID=4

does anyone ahve them installed?
where can i get them in the us?
how much us are they?
and how would i instal them(meaning how to take out the other light bulb? is it in the bonnnet?)?
thanks very much

[Paul]

No they're not, and yes they do, but not me. Try a search for LED AND Sidelights in the exterior forum and I'm sure you'll find some feedback from people with them fitted.

[Rich_IX]

Are they legal in the UK Paul?

[monkeynuts]

I bought mine from www.mini-design.co.uk for £25

They appear blue but they are white

Blue i have been told is illegal whereas these white ones are not

[Paul]

Whoops, didn't check the country of origin of the thread originator. In the UK they are not road legal, not sure on the USA.

It's not colour related (blue/white/whatever) it's down to being "E-Marked" and if they're not (and I've yet to find LED sidelights that are online) they're not approved for legal road use. I have seen LED indicators that are approved though.

[monkeynuts]

hell they look real pimp ......

life on the edge baby

[Ian Kuah]

Good question. The BMW Z8 has LED turn signal indicators on the chrome bars in its side air ducts, and this car was sold worldwide, from the 2001 MY till run-out in 2004. About half these cars, including the run-out Alpina V8 Roadster version, were sold in the US.

LEDs react faster to current input and so BMW now uses them for the stop-lights on all its 2004-on model year cars citing speed of operation as a safety feature. These have EU, US and ROW homologation.

Hope this helps.