Hella 500 driving lights

[connor]

Thinking about getting some driving lights but are they actually aloud to be used on the street in new jersey. I cant find any laws saying yes or no please help!

2003 Ford Ranger xlt 2wd

[Futurefd]

Google and the department of motor vehicles web site are your friend.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...43828540,d.dmg

39A:LRS-5. Optional lamps
a. The requirements for lamps, reflective devices and associated equipment are primarily contained in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 108, found at 49 C.F.R. Sec. 571.108 as amended. To the extent that they are not preempted by federal law, the following additional requirements apply.
b. A motor vehicle may be equipped with no more than two auxiliary driving lamps mounted on the front at a height between 12 and 42 inches above the level surface on which the vehicle stands. An auxiliary driving lamp shall be aimed so that no part of the high-intensity portion of the beam is directed beyond the left side of the lane in which the vehicle is traveling or more than 100 feet ahead of the vehicle. When a vehicle is equipped with a front lamp projecting a beam of greater than 300 candlepower, not more than four lamps on the front of a vehicle shall be lighted at any one time upon a highway.
c. A motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two side cowl or fender lamps, and not more than one running board courtesy lamp on each side, which shall emit a white or yellow light without glare. A motor vehicle may be equipped with a back-up lamp which shall not be lighted when the motor vehicle is in forward motion.
d. A motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than one spot lamp which may not be used for driving purposes. Every lighted spot lamp shall be aimed so as not to be dazzling or glaring to any person.
Source: 39:3-49; 39:3-51; 39:3-52; 39:3-53; 39:3-55; 39:3-56.
COMMENT
This section streamlines, consolidates and rearranges the provisions currently found in a number of different sections of the statute. Subsection (a) was added to flag the fact that there is considerable federal regulation in this area which preempts much of the current State statutory language. To this time, the statutory language has not been modified or removed to reflect the federal preemption, but it seems to be appropriate to both remove the language containing standards that are plainly obsolete and to reference the appropriate federal law.
The language “dazzling or glaring to any person” in (d) may no longer be the most appropriate phrasing.

[connor]

Are the hella 500 considered auxiliary lights or spot lights

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[Futurefd]

do they emit a wide beam or a narrow beam? If a wide beam it would be aux, narrow would be spot. If nj is like pa usually the term "spot light" would be more like a police style.

[4hshooter]

I would call them auxiliary.

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[connor]

Thanks for all the help

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[Devin-20]

The previous of my owner of my truck (a cop) had them as driving lights. So i assume there fine.

[Monkeee2002]

Hella 500's aren't much brighter than headlights, if at all. I had them on my Jeep.

IIRC, they have the "DOT" stamp on the lens, which generally means they're road-legal. Driving lights should be used as if they were high beams - off when there's oncoming traffic. But, local laws may vary, and I hear some of the vehicular laws in Jersey suck.

[connor]

I think you mean most vehicular laws suck in new jersey!

2003 Ford Ranger xlt 2wd

[TerrenceStuart]

hella 500 "Driving" lights are illegal for use on the road with other traffic due to the fact that they do not have a "shroud" over the bulb to prevent excessive glare. Look at low beam headlights, they all have a "shroud" covering the bulb. even foglights have a shroud, or at least a bulb with a black tip, eliminating glare. Look at vehicles with separate low and high beam bulbs: the high beam bulb has no "shroud" and no black tip. therefore, will be glaring when turned on, which is why people don't use high beams in traffic.
and which is why on all driving light installation instructions, it say's:"connect the wire to the HIGH BEAM"
I hope this Info helps you.

[djfllmn]

hell in pa all aux/driving lights have to be covered while the truck is on the street unless they came from the factory with them

[connor]

Well in nj we have red stickers under 18 to creeps can follow us

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[Vogenitz69]

Originally Posted by connor

Well in nj we have red stickers under 18 to creeps can follow us

2003 Ford Ranger xlt 2wd

Yup. I'm pretty sure you need them til 21

[connor]

Nah once your off the probationary license (after 18) you can take them off

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