Exterior LED Lighting Suggestions

My seven-year-old son asked me to put some purple glow under my Prius. Can anyone suggest a lighting kit that I could install?

 

Yes, really.
Thanks for the help.

 

1. Thanks for the search tip. I realize there are a lot of kits out there and was hoping someone had installed one on a Prius that had worked well.

2. Any kit I installed would have a switch. If I was in a place where it was illegal I would keep it off.

3. As for tacky. That's in the eye of the beholder. To my son it will be cool. It's not like I can't remove it after a couple of weeks/months.

Yes, my seven-year-old who goes to a gifted STEM program and loves cars and trucks did very well on a project for school and asked me to do this. I think I'd prefer him wanting to help me put some lights on a car rather than running around with a BB gun.

My desire in this case is to bring my son a little happiness and fun.

Thanks...that's some solid advice. I really do appreciate it.

That's where I started looking...I guess I'll just pick one and see what happens.

 

Thanks. They're legal in Florida and I have little care of what anyone except my family thinks about my car. I'm hoping it turns out to be a fun project.

 

1. I'm an attorney. I've been practicing for over 25 years and I'm relatively adept at reading a statute.
2. You have misinterpreted the law. I read the pertinent statutes. I also called Florida's DMV. There are limitations as to the type, color and location of the lights, but simple purple LEDS as are sold in many stores down here are legal.

A person at DMV gave me the name of a store that carries them near me. In this case DMV has proven to be more helpful and quite a bit more friendly than Priuschat.com's membership...

You did render some help, and for that I was thankful. For some reason you also came across as less than friendly. I'm not sure why you would do that...especially since you were trying to be helpful.

Some of the others here were not at all helpful and rather nasty. Eventually, those types of responses will cause people not to post or join and this forum like so many others will fade away. It's a shame because over the eight years I've been a member there has been some great information and support that doesn't appear to be the casey any longer.

 

Thanks, I'll take it under advisement.
Here's something that should put you at ease.

Unless the vehicle displays a blue or amber light which is prohibited
by section 316.2397, F.S., or a red light visible from the front
which is prohibited by the same statute, neon lights mounted on
the undercarriage of a vehicle are not prohibited by Florida law.
Your inquiry concerns the legality of neon lights, which are installed
underneath a motor vehicle. This legal opinion does not address
lights which are mounted on the front, sides, or rear of the vehicle,
which would be subject to specific sections of chapter 316, F.S.;
see, for example, sections 316.220, 316.221, and 316.224. Also,
it should be noted that the neon lights do not flash. If these
lights were flashing, they would be prohibited by section 316.2397(6).
No statute expressly prohibits installing lights underneath a motor
vehicle. However, the display of a blue light by any vehicle other
than a police vehicle is prohibited by section 316.2397(2). Also,
no vehicle is authorized to display a red light, which is visible
from the front, unless the vehicle meets the exceptions delineated
in section 316.3297(3), such as fire department vehicles. Only certain
vehicles noted in section 316.2397, including road service vehicles
in operation, vehicles, which escort over-dimens
ioned (wide-load) equipment, material or buildings, and wreckers,
may display further, amber lights. For a complete list of authorized
vehicles, which may display red, blue, or amber lights, please refer
to section 316.2397. Thus, if a blue or amber light were visible
from a vehicle, which does not meet one of the exceptions provided
by law, the display of such light would be prohibited by section
316.2397. Similarly, if a vehicle displays a red light, which is
visible from the front, a violation of the same statute is committed.
The fact that the light is mounted underneath the vehicle is not
a stated defense or exception recognized by section 316.2397. The
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles classify this offense
as a nonmoving infraction for which no points are assessed. It
should be pointed out that sections 316.216 or 316.24 do not require the Department.
To approve the neon lights prior to installation underneath a vehicle.
Section 316.216, authorizes the Department to approve or disapprove
lighting devices and to issue and enforce regulations concerning
installation, adjustment, and aiming of these devices. The regulations
shall be consistent with standards and specifications of the society
of automotive engineers that are applicable to such equipment. No
such standards have been promulgated by the society of automotive
engineers and the Department has no independent guidelines to determine
whether neon- lights should be approved prior to use. Although the
Department has the discretion to approve such devices, without standards
to follow, the Department would be required to examine each individual
device to determine if it should be used and the manner in which
it should be installed. Thus, I recommend against any independent
review by the Department of neon lighting devices prior to sale
or installation. Although the Departm
ent is required by sections 316.216(2) and 316.241 to approve certain
lighting devices, these devices must be required for use on motor
vehicles by chapter 316. Neon lights are not required for use on
motor vehicles by any provision of chapter 316. Also, section 316.241
provides that headlamps, auxiliary or fog lamps, rear lamps, signal
lamps and reflectors are required to be approved by the Department
prior to sale. Due to the express mention in the statute of these
lighting devices, which require approval prior to sale, the statute
should be construed to exclude from approval those devices, which
are not mentioned, such as neon lights. In conclusion, the installation
of neon lights to the undercarriage of a vehicle is not necessarily
a violation of Florida law. The Department is not required to approve
neon lights prior to sale or installation or to establish regulations
for installation, adjustment, and aiming. However, the display of
red, blue, or amber lights may be a vi
olation of section 316.2397.

For your information, all of Florida's laws may be viewed at the
following link.


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