GQ: "Is It Illegal To Have Neon Lights On Your Car?"

By Michael Buczyner, michaelb@wagt.com

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Modifying your car can be eye catching and also very expensive and if your not careful, it can also catch the eye of law enforcement.

Joseph from Evans wants to know if it's legal to have neon lights on your car?

From satellite radio to satellite TV to GPS. The sky is the limit when it comes to 'tricking' out your ride.

Richard Hurt modifies cars at this Martinez shop. "A lot of them are accenting the vehicle with neon lights and under body neon."

Hurt installs dozen of the light kits each year and for $300, you too can glow on the road. But there's certain colors he won't put under that car, that's because they're illegal. "If somebody wants you to do a blue light, you really shouldn't do that. It interferes with the law," Hurt said.

"You can't have the blue lights, you can't have the red lights, you can't have flashing green lights," Columbia County Deputy Bobby Bradford said.

If deputy Bradford see those lights, he'll show you his blue lights. "If they're under the car and the lights are not visible, we cannot stop them. But if the lights are visible and the lights can be seen we do stop them."

And if you're stopped, you'll see red and pay a lot of green, $119 to be exact. So if you decide to customize your ride, you'll want to stay away from red, blue and flashing green.

If you live in South Carolina, the law there says it's illegal to have any blue, red or flashing lights anywhere on your vehicle.

Friday, Oct 17 at 9:21 PM Yohance wrote ...

So what lights Are legal?

Friday, Sep 26 at 2:53 PM Adam D. wrote ...

Is it illegal to have green neon lights on your car that dont flash, in south carolina. E-mail me back pyrocooldude@yahoo.com

Sunday, Sep 7 at 5:05 AM CJ wrote ...

this is silly. why can't cops just use ugly colors like orange so we can use cool colors like red, blue and green. Makes no sense to outlaw all the cool colors that people want to use.

Wednesday, Aug 27 at 12:59 AM Tess wrote ...

I've heard green isn't allowed anymore because it is the color of homeland security.

Monday, Aug 18 at 3:04 PM Brannon wrote ...

i got pulled over last night for running purple neon's under my car

Sunday, Jul 20 at 7:41 PM austin wrote ...

what about neon INSIDE your car???

Sunday, Jul 13 at 11:17 PM Chris wrote ...

Fine was dropped and I'm not complaining, But im not doing that again.

Friday, Jun 20 at 9:32 AM Michael wrote ...

In georgia,you can not have red or blue neon lights only.

Thursday, Jun 5 at 10:54 PM Moose wrote ...

so solid green underbody LEDs are ok to have lit while driving?

Thursday, May 22 at 7:32 AM Chris wrote ...

I got pulled for having my green lights under my front bumper on. The Dep. said it was a improper side cowl violation and a $232.50 fine. Whats up with that? I live in Lexingtion.

Monday, Apr 28 at 5:00 AM rick wrote ...

In South Carolina is it red lights in general or red flashing lights?

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