[AT] tractor hauler a pain to install headlights.

Stephen Offiler soffiler at gmail.com
Sat Jan 18 05:43:37 PST 2020


A specialist system is already in place.  Many/most/all? states have an
emissions/safety inspection system.  Checking for illegal headlights would
be fairly trivial.

SO

On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 7:55 AM James Peck <jamesgpeck at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Sounds like a state might need a specialist to enforce this. Still, looks
> like LED retrofits might best be tractor only.
>
> Steve W. AT List Member and Sun machine owner (swilliams268 at frontier.com);
> <snip> Depends on your state for enforcement but  ANY light source other
> than the OEM approved and DOT listed fitment is illegal. If the Hella
> lights don't have a DOT approval stamp they are illegal as well. That's
> under Federal law. It comes down to the way the vehicle was built from the
> factory. If it has Halogen, they are the only legal bulb. As a weird item,
> ALL of the HID lighting out there is actually under a federal DOT waiver
> for each make and model built. <snip>
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