Headlight Visibility 2023 RT

[Motor32]

Hey Guys,

I wanted to add some visibility to the front of my RT (I don't ride at night). I bought from Lamin-X a headlight film for the RT in green (other colors available) for around $30.00, and customized the film for only the center part of the headlight (it comes as one piece for the entire headlight and two more pieces for the turn signals). It also may stop some small rocks from taking out the plastic headlight, maybe.

Steve

https://lamin-x.com/bmw-r1250rt-2021-headlight-covers.html

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092CZRMV5?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

 

[PoorUB]

Be aware you may get pulled over because of it. What does your country say about lighting colors on vehicles?

 

[Motor32]

Be aware you may get pulled over because of it. What does your country say about lighting colors on vehicles?

In Arizona, amber or white are good to go.

Steve

 

[brownie0486]

Most states have only two restrictions on lighting. No red or blue lights [ or covers making them that color ] on low/high beam or aux lighting.

When I bought the GS, the rigid aux lights had green covers from the previous owner. Rode with them for a few months, but preferred the amber covers and swapped them out feeling the green wasn't enough contrast for visibility. Never got stopped for the green aux light covers.

 

[lkraus]

Keep your green headlights out of Ohio:
(C) Color of lights - No vehicle shall be equipped with a light of any color other than white or amber mounted on the front nor shall any vehicle be equipped with a light of any color other than red mounted on the rear, with the exception of turn signals, warning lamps and backup lamps, thereof: except those operating under special permits pursuant to section 4513.34 of the Revised Code; public safety vehicles, emergency vehicles, disabled vehicles, school buses, traffic line stripers, snow plows, rural mail delivery vehicles, funeral escort vehicles, and similar equipment operated by the department of transportation, or local authorities, or vehicles or machinery permitted by section 4513.11 of the Revised Code.

AFAIK, only highway maintenance vehicles can use green flashing lights here, and in practice they tend to look white or yellow until you are very close.

 

[Motor32]

In Arizona it’s next to impossible to get pulled over for just about anything. I’ll roll the dice on these yellowish lights.

Steve

 

[brownie0486]

In Arizona it’s next to impossible to get pulled over for just about anything. I’ll roll the dice on these yellowish lights.

Steve

Agreed, been pulled over once in 19 years here. No ticket issued.

 

[PoorUB]

I have a friend that put green lights in the grill of his car. The lights themselves are not visible, but the green reflection shows up well. He gets pulled over frequently because of them, gets hassled and a fix it warning ticket.

 

[PoorUB]

I forgot to mention, on my RT I have fog lights on the engine guard with amber lenses. They are bright as hell. Bright enough to wash out the headlights at night. People still pull out in front of me.

 

[pauls1150]

California doesn't permit changes to the headlight color: from the Vehicle Code, Division 12 (Equipment of Vehicles), Chapter 2 (Lighting Equipment), Article 15 (Light Restrictions and Mounting), Section 25950:

This section applies to the color of lamps and to any reflector exhibiting or reflecting perceptible light of 0.05 candela or more per foot-candle of incident illumination. Unless provided otherwise, the color of lamps and reflectors upon a vehicle shall be as follows:
(a) The emitted light from all lamps and the reflected light from all reflectors, visible from in front of a vehicle, shall be white or yellow, except as follows:
(irrelevant blah blah snipped)

I found Nothing excluding civilian motorcycles from this.

 

[Hodadd]

California doesn't permit changes to the headlight color: from the Vehicle Code, Division 12 (Equipment of Vehicles), Chapter 2 (Lighting Equipment), Article 15 (Light Restrictions and Mounting), Section 25950:

This section applies to the color of lamps and to any reflector exhibiting or reflecting perceptible light of 0.05 candela or more per foot-candle of incident illumination. Unless provided otherwise, the color of lamps and reflectors upon a vehicle shall be as follows:
(a) The emitted light from all lamps and the reflected light from all reflectors, visible from in front of a vehicle, shall be white or yellow, except as follows:
(irrelevant blah blah snipped)

I found Nothing excluding civilian motorcycles from this.

That is correct.

 

[brownie0486]

Saw a GS up in the canyons this afternoon with Rigid lights using green lens covers. From behind coming up on us, they didn't look green until he was nearly on us. Really bright even with the lens on. I know what he had, I had the same makers lights with green covers on my GS. The green covers were on it when I bought it, I swapped those lens' out for amber, the green didn't throw light as far as amber/yellows at night.

I've not seen anyone on the road with different colored low/high beams with the exception of some of those sport bikes that like to do 100 in a 45.