What is a side marker light?
Side marker lights are auxiliary safety lights that give other drivers a clear view of your vehicle’s position and direction of travel from various angles. They illuminate with your vehicle’s headlights or blink with the directionals and are usually located near your vehicle’s bumper, fender, or rear quarter panel.
Do side marker lights have to be Amber?
Color of clearance lamps, side marker lamps, reflectors, and backup lamps. (1) Front clearance lamps and those marker lamps and reflectors mounted on the front or on the side near the front of a vehicle must display or reflect an amber color.
Are clear marker lights legal?
No, they are not officially legal. Officially, they must reflect amber like the factory ones. However, you probably won’t be hassled if you have clear markers with an amber bulb that is DOT approved.
Do I need side marker lights?
In the United States, side marker lights became a requirement on January 1, 1968, for vehicles that exceed 80 inches in length, including large buses and trucks. This requirement was extended on January 1,1969, for all other vehicles, including trailers, multi-purpose vehicles, motorcycles, cars and small trucks.
Are side marker lights required by law?
(a) Every motor vehicle or motor-drawn vehicle or combination of such vehicles which exceeds thirty feet in overall length shall be equipped with four side marker lamps located as follows: (b) Each side marker lamp required shall be located not less than fifteen inches above the level on which the vehicle stands.
Are LED side markers illegal?
Federal law trumps state law. White turn signals and side markers are illegal. Done. Front turn signals and side markers must illuminate amber.
What color can side markers be?
Senior Member. Technically they’re reflectors and lights and must be amber for bulb color and reflect white or amber. As long as it reflects during the day and is lit amber at night, you’re fine.
