Does anyone have these lights from X3Racing??

[rms25thta]

They will arrive next Monday. I will post pics as soon as I get them installed.

 

[bradmps]

I have them!!! There sick on my silver tahoe

 

[2000Yukon]

Kind of late in the game but I've got them, they've just been tinted red.

 

[07Burb]

Looks better in that red variety....

 

[rms25thta]

I am chomping at the bit to get them in......but I am going to have to wait till the big brown truck shows up. I think with the Pewter paint and the dark tinted windows, the ones I picked are going to look great.
BradMPS......do you have any pics of yours??? post them if you do.

 

[vserduchka]

FYI its illegal in ALL states to tint lights. As a matter of fact, its illegal to alter or replace with anything other than FMVSS approved items. Most "Streel legal" aftermarket parts are just DOT approved which every state's code has adopted a law that says thigns have to meet FMVSS if its not specified in thier own words.


now that said, yes, tinting lights is illegal, unsafe, and just kinda dumb IMO. sure it looks good, but yes, I cite every one i can stop. Tail lights have to have reflectors as well so some aftermarket ones dont even have that, and none of them have it if u tint them. Tails have to be visible from the specified distances in ALL lighting conditions, not just at night. so, a setting sun or bright day light is the hardest for a light to overcome the ambient light and be noticeable.

Do all cops worry with it? No. Traffic cops do. Alot of small town cops will also. Small towns with low crime rates (like the one I work for currently) have reputations for pulling anything over that moves. It works. Badguys are afraid to come through, afraid their license plate light burned out and they are going to get pulled over and busted. Since people are afraid to come through, it cuts down on offenses. We have very very little violent and property crimes as compared to just outside our jurisdiction. Also on that same note, alot of big city cops are just too busy running from call to call to even generate alot of self initiated activity. So they see "Small stuff" and dont make time to deal with it.


But to give u an idea of why we look for violations:

this past month alone, besides teh obvious driving behaviors that led me to arrests, i have done the following:

Tahoe Z71- pulled over for wrong color license plate lamps- had red instead of white. He was arrested for Felony Driving While Intoxicated with Child. He hadnt even left the same street he pulled out on leaving the party. But his 11 yr old kid is safe now because he didnt get a chance to go far enough to kill him.

Cadillac deVille, pulled over for license plate lamp being out- car was stolen, driver hooked for manuf/delivery of controlled substance PG1 1-4g (meth)

Box U haul style truck, missing mudflap. Driver had warrants, wound up connecting the truck and suspect to property offenses in neighboring cities.

i've gotten my fair share of "little" equipment violations that led to big arrests- people you guys would be appalled to have driving down your street. So, our residents are fine with us doing our job. They expect it. If we pull people over and they arent up to no good, sure, they may get a citation...and equipment cites are dismissable. The law still applies to everyone.


Anyway, that said, aftermarket stuff is fine just dont go silly with it and expect to badmouth cops for doing their jobs when you roll through with tinted windshields, limo tinted side windows, black painted tail lights, purple headlights, and crap like that. its just asking for trouble.

So, what you're saying is, people who make "little" modifications to their vehicles are likely to be criminals? That's great! And all this time, I thought that smoked lights were illegal JUST because of the fact that the vinyl overlay impedes the ability of light to escape the tail light lens and reach the eye of those driving behind...

I'm always amazed at the absence of IQ points from individuals in your profession, but this statement takes the cake! I'm going to share this one with everyone I know. I'm sure they'll get a good laugh out of it like I did!

 

[slowstang305]

Kind of late in the game but I've got them, they've just been tinted red.

They look good like that.

 

[tri94sbc]

I got a question on this... Are LED's with smoked tail lenses illegal ? Before I buy the ones I would like o put on mine I guess I would like to find out...

 

[yukon2004]

I hear what you're saying about being different than everyone else's, but wouldnt keeping them factory still be like most people's Tahoe? That's like saying don't debadge because everyone else does. Keeping it stock is every bit the same as doing the usual mods. IMO it's all about what appeals to you. Do what you think looks good to you, irregardless of what anyone else has done.

Not a big fan of the euro lights as well, but to each his own. Here are mine from X3. I like them a lot more than the stocks, and it doesnt bother me one bit that a million other people have the same because in the end, I still havent seen a Tahoe exactly with my setup.

I've been trying to locate a website for this x3 company that makes your taillights... I keep getting shit related to BMW x3's. I finally think I found the same ones as yours... do these look right?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/00-0...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

Thanks!!

 

[polobuds]

do a search on ebay for chevy tahoe LED tails (they fit yukons too)

x3 tails:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/YUKO...ake:Chevrolet|Model:Tahoe&hash=item3a6803cee5

x3 ebay store:
http://stores.ebay.com/X3Racing


or these (not from x3 but pretty much the same smoked ones):
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/00-0...ake:Chevrolet|Model:Tahoe&hash=item3f0ba3a7a8