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The problem with that is the vehicle will not pass state inspection in Texas with white turn signals.
mine passes, the law is white to amber
- in Texas 'white to amber'
Sec. 547.324. TURN SIGNAL LAMPS REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer shall be equipped with electric turn signal lamps that indicate the operator's intent to turn by displaying flashing lights to the front and rear of a vehicle or combination of vehicles and on that side of the vehicle or combination toward which the turn is to be made.(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a passenger car or truck less than 80 inches wide manufactured or assembled before the model year 1960.(c) Turn signal lamps(1) shall be mounted at the same level and spaced as widely apart as practicable on the front and on the rear of the vehicle; and(2) may be included as a part of another lamp on the vehicle.(d) A turn signal lamp shall emit(1) a white or amber light, or a color between white and amber, if the lamp is mounted on the front of the vehicle; or(2) a red or amber light, or a color between red and amber, if the lamp is mounted on the rear of the vehicle.(e) A turn signal lamp must be visible in normal sunlight at a distance of(1) at least 500 feet from the front and rear of the vehicle if the vehicle is at least 80 inches wide; and(2) at least 300 feet from the front and rear of the vehicle if the vehicle is less than 80 inches wide.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
I always wondered why they never sold a set that was white until you hit your signal and then went white-amber-white-amber or amber-off-amber-off. They sold a couple of sets for my old Mustang GT I had that did that. Looked really nice being white and still turning amber when I hit the blinker.
Never had a huge issue with them as long as you put some dielectric grease on the connectors.
Here are switchback LEDs for the DRL. I haven't tried them yet. I'm still deciding if I want all white at night, or if the amber makes the car more visible. Driving in Georgia, we need all the help we can get to not get "hit!"
Am I the only one who would like to see a vendor produce a set of switchback DRL's that are white in DRL mode instead of yellow (but still flash yellow when turn signals activated of course)?
I have them installed on my GS. It's required in Switzerland. White DRL and orange turnsignal.
I just installed the "switchback" lights, today. They are white when the parking lights or headlights are on. They are amber when the turn signals are on. They are not on at all with the headlights or parking lights off. In other words, you will not have DRL's. I still like the effect. It makes the car very noticeable at night. They are brighter than the factory amber bulbs. During the day, I intend to keep the parking lights on. I have replaced all of my exterior lights (and most of my interior lights) with LED's for less power draw, little bulb heat, and a lot longer bulb life.
One thing to remember, you will need load resistors to prevent "hyper-flash." They, of course, are spliced into the two outside wires in parallel.
If anyone is interested, I will post some pictures.
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