blind527

has anyone been worried that someone won't pay attention with blackouts and rear end you???

im worried that if i slap these on, ill get rear ended, and be at fault if its illegal. anyone have any problems?

blind527

i don't have them on, and its not illegal, i looked into it.

the question was asking if your worried about getting rear ended, not about getting caught.

Blue89Bird

I had blackouts on my old z28 when it was rear ended and totalled.
When the cop came, the man who rear ended me started screaming and ranting that my brake lights didn't work and thats why he hit me.

He was big time when the cop told him he didn't care if there were no brake lights on my car period, as I was completely stopped for a solid 45 seconds before he hit me and even if he wasn't able to view my lights, since I was stopped, he failed to control his vehicle properly.

He was ticketed for failure to control, speeding, and I believe wreckless driving as well, not sure on that one though.

At any rate, I wouldn't worry about it, if someone rearends you, it's pretty much there fault regardless of anything else.

blind527

i heard that too...

no matter what the conditions are, its their fault for not paying attention. becuase if you think about it, if someone rear ends someone whose brake lights aren't working AT ALL, the person who did it is still at fault.

would it be possible of a more complex case if the person who got rear ended being at fault?? i hear rear endings are the person who did it, ALWAYS..

meh, i won't worry about it, ill buy them tomorrow

ProjectCamaro

I use to have blackout's until a state trooper pulled me over for them and told me it was a $150 fine unless I took them off today. I have sent gone to export taillights but when you hit your brakes with all the brands I have seen you can really see the brake lights so if they hit you it's not your fault but there's for not paying attention.

JoeliusZ28

Motorcycles only have one brake light. My car has three, two are blacked out. Im better off than a motorcycle anyway. oh, theyre illegal where i live, but the car isnt my daily driver. so im not too concerned about the accident thing.

madhatter

The law states that if they cause a visibility issue from X distance, then they are illegal. Every cop I have talked to has said the same. They all said that blackouts are legal. I have had them for 2.5 years with not 1 problem.

n2ceptor

You have to check your state law..... Some blackouts are marked as for showroom only.... As far as an accident, the blackout could be a contributing factor...JMO

Texas Law....

§ 547.322. TAILLAMPS REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided
by Subsection (b), a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole
trailer, or vehicle that is towed at the end of a combination of
vehicles shall be equipped with at least two taillamps.
(b) A passenger car or truck that was manufactured or
assembled before the model year 1960 shall be equipped with at least
one taillamp.
(c) Taillamps shall be mounted on the rear of the vehicle:
(1) at a height from 15 to 72 inches; and
(2) at the same level and spaced as widely apart as
practicable if a vehicle is equipped with more than one lamp.
(d) A taillamp shall emit a red[0] light plainly visible at a
distance of 1,000 feet from the rear of the vehicle.
(e) If vehicles are traveling in combination, only the
taillamps on the rearmost vehicle are required to emit a light for
the distance specified in Subsection (d).
(f) A taillamp or a separate lamp shall be constructed and
mounted to emit a white light that:
(1) illuminates the rear license plate; and
(2) makes the plate clearly legible at a distance of 50
feet from the rear.
(g) A taillamp, including a separate lamp used to illuminate
a rear license plate, must emit a light when a headlamp or auxiliary
driving lamp is lighted.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.


§ 547.323. STOPLAMPS REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided
by Subsection (b), a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole
trailer shall be equipped with at least two stoplamps.
(b) A passenger car manufactured or assembled before the
model year 1960 shall be equipped with at least one stoplamp.
(c) A stoplamp shall be mounted on the rear of the vehicle.
(d) A stoplamp shall emit a red[0] or amber light, or a color
between red[0] and amber, that is:
(1) visible in normal sunlight at a distance of at
least 300 feet from the rear of the vehicle; and
(2) displayed when the vehicle service brake is
applied.
(e) If vehicles are traveling in combination, only the
stoplamps on the rearmost vehicle are required to emit a light for
the distance specified in Subsection (d).
(f) A stoplamp may be included as a part of another rear
lamp.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Hyperspeed97z28

I say dont get em.. You wont leave them on for long anyways....

They seem to grow on you...

I cant stand black outs.... I dont think they look right on our cars...

I had them when I first bought my Z, They lasted about a month, then I sold em ....

blind527

you have a red camaro i have a black formula i love the looks of them, and for 40 bucks, im not losin much

Hyperspeed97z28

I hear ya buddy.

Thats just how I feel about them on my car...

They didnt look right on my car...

But hey isnt that why the c5 tail panel is being made and we got export lights as well.. hehe

I'm sure they'd look good on your car since its black