Are these smoked LED tail lights legal?

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    2010-2012 Toyota Prius Tail Lights LT-PUS10GLED-TM

    I thought these would be a cool look; noticed that they don't seem to have a side reflector though. I think I read somewhere on the forum that red reflectors are required on the sides to be legal? Anyone know about that or if these in particular are street legal. Figured these would go good with the winter grey metallic but I'd hate to get them and find out I couldn't use them. :(
     
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    different laws for different states
     
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    Well, within their own advertising they say they are DOT approved.
     
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    Yeah, I read that in the listing. so I guess that's the case and I wouldn't have a problem here in TX; hopefully. Not sure if that's good enough for the state troopers!! Hopefully they're legal here. I'll probably hang on to the original ones for awhile before I sell them to be on the safe side though. ;)
     
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    Well...you could always print the advertising out, and then hand that to the police officer as he is writing you out the ticket. Just so you and the officer could have a good laugh.

    Really with any modification it comes down to the "officers interpretation". Those tail lights can be totally legal, but if it happens to catch the attention of an officer and they "think" they're not meeting the legal standards you are screwed. Could become a hassle.

    Those look OK to me though. I think the chances of you having a problem slim....but probably not non-existent.
     
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    I got a fix a ticket for my tail lights when I was younger
     
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    Tinted lights are illegal and unsafe.
     
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    "DOT approved" is the wrong terminology, which shows that the seller does not know how to comply with FMVSS. The USDOT does not approve any equipment; the NHTSA only fines manufacturers and/or vendors for failing to comply.

    Also, his claim is self-serving because he wants uninformed buyers to spend money. Any reputable manufacturer would be glad to show you their DOT compliance documentation.
     
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