headlights

[aiZach]

i just bought some xenon/krypton headlights online, and never bothered to check for any laws or regulations regarding headlights. anyone know what kind of guidlines there are? i live in flower mound, tx... in denton county.

[mbaskett]

I don't believe there are any here in the DFW area... but I could be wrong...

[Zipper]

HI ZACH :wave: :D

[aiZach]

thanks, ive been past a few cops now and no problems.. so i guess i'm fine. keeping the old in my glovebox though, just incase i need some leverage if they try to ticket me...hehe.

lol, hi eveio

[Mir Hussain]

§ 547.305. Restrictions on Use of Lights



(a) A motor vehicle lamp or illuminating device, other than a headlamp, spotlamp, auxiliary lamp, turn signal lamp, or emergency vehicle or school bus warning lamp, that projects a beam with an intensity brighter than 300 candlepower shall be directed so that no part of the high-intensity portion of the beam strikes the roadway at a distance of more than 75 feet from the vehicle.




§ 547.321. Headlamps Required



(a) A motor vehicle shall be equipped with at least two headlamps.



(b) At least one headlamp shall be mounted on each side of the front of the vehicle.



(c) Each headlamp shall be mounted at a height from 24 to 54 inches.



Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.



§ 547.3215. Use of Federal Standard



Unless specifically prohibited by this chapter, lighting, reflective devices, and associated equipment on a vehicle or motor vehicle must comply with:



(1) the current federal standards in 49 C.F.R. Section 571.108; or



(2) the federal standards in that section in effect, if any, at the time the vehicle or motor vehicle was manufactured.

[aiZach]

lol. that works. thanks