Tape on headlights + rear lights....

  1. #1
    Hey guys.

    As my car kind of has the track car look going on (it wil be on track this year hopefuly!!)

    i was just wondering, is it illegal to have tape on your headlights and rear lights like you do on track??

    Like the cross of tape over them??

    like this http://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/...ar_Front_1.jpg
  2. #2
    Anyone??
  3. #3
    most probally, as it will block your lights beam
  4. #4
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by tomgarrett View Post
    most probally, as it will block your lights beam
    i 2nd that opinion
  5. #5
    i'd of thought so. you know what police are like will nit pick at anything that looks different. not worth the hassle imo. just buy lots of tape to put on and off
  6. #6
    lol its just that i have some black electrical tape here and was going to do it.

    May just do my fog lights and see if i get any hassle....
  7. #7
    i actually wonder if it is ilegal tbh wont it be like tinting and aslong as reflector is exposed be ok or they could say its obstructing indicators,brake lights etc. not sure about the front lights or fogs though i might have to ask a traffic cop see what hesays
  8. #8
    my mate's done this on his corsa has done for some time now an hes not had any bother of the police, i'd like to no tho just outta interest
  9. #9
    it is illegal
  10. #10
    imo unless your on the track it looks pointless and stupid
  11. #11
    Dont do it karl, you will be pulled for it for sure
  12. #12
    Awww ok

    You reckon i could get away with the foglights??
  13. #13
    I dont know if its legal or not.
    But some cars run grills over the headlights (I used to have them on my old landrover) so surely its a similar thing and no-one ever said anything about that
  14. #14
    the grills wouldnt be as obstructing as 2 3/4 inch bits of tape on the light
  15. #15
    I had tape on my front and rears for ages after FCS last year and never got pulled. Tbf I rarely drove the car.

    Agree though, it does look good
  16. #16
    wouldnt look so stupid if it were just the fogs. doubt u will get pulled for that cos some cars dont even have em
  17. #17
    I think it is illegal mate. Also I wouldnt leave the tape on too long, I had mine left on for months after FCS and the glue took me ages to scrub off
  18. #18
    this is a bit of a n00b question but ive always wondered what the tape is for when your on a track?
  19. #19
    i think your alright during certain times, of a day, because track bikes with no headlights are alowwed on the road but only between a certain time
  20. #20
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by gav1513 View Post
    this is a bit of a n00b question but ive always wondered what the tape is for when your on a track?
    i would think its so that if they break you dont get bits of glass everyware ??
  21. #21
    My friends had his lights like that for over a year. Never been pulled. Don't see point for every day driving!!
  22. #22
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by VTEC-Saxo View Post
    i would think its so that if they break you dont get bits of glass everyware ??
    yeh thats what ive always thought but never 100% known
  23. #23
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by VTEC-Saxo View Post
    i would think its so that if they break you dont get bits of glass everyware ??
    correct!
  24. #24
    It is illegal to have tape on your road vehicles lights. Well unless you get your car register as for daylight use only but then you have to use hand signals and it would be illegal to use the vehicle in the hours of dearness even if you took the tape off the lights.
  25. #25
    Are you planning to having a crash and don't was debris on the road? If not then no point in having tape on your headlights.
  26. #26
    Dude its your car if you want to do it do it. If you get pulled you get pulled.
  27. #27
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Jaytee View Post
    Dude its your car if you want to do it do it. If you get pulled you get pulled.
    Hmmm i kind of agree with your statement lol

    If i was to do it, what colour tape should i use??

    Black do you think??
  28. #28
    Dont do it karl, you know what the cops are like up here they will be on ya before you k now it
  29. #29
    well do you agree i could do the foglights Pred ??
  30. #30
    fog lights are optional extra lights IMO thats why you can either have them or not like third brake light - can't see them being fussed over fog lights tbh. How oftern do police look down there anyway...
  31. #31
    hmm very true.

    Think i will do the spot lights and leave it at that!

    thanks guys
  32. #32
    I have to LOL at tape now being a style mod.

    im sorry the track wannabees just get more funny each day.
  33. #33
    Hardly a track "wanabee" just could nto get on last year as the car wasnt in a fit state to do so

    And through no fault of my own my local race track has cancelled all its track days, so im a little stuck tbh
  34. #34
    LOL just wait for when its on track. Your not going to achieve anything from taping your lights atm. Its like people putting track stickers on there car and they havent been on track. Dont fall into the wannabe catergory for doing it mate
  35. #35
    teeside autodrome still does them and thats closer than croft.
  36. #36
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Saxo_89 View Post
    Hey guys.

    As my car kind of has the track car look going on (it wil be on track this year hopefuly!!)

    i was just wondering, is it illegal to have tape on your headlights and rear lights like you do on track??

    Like the cross of tape over them??

    like this http://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/...ar_Front_1.jpg
    pointless if your car isnt actually going on track.

    It is illegal.

    As it is blocking and re directs the beam of your headlights, and you will just cause un needed attention, then when you have to pull it off, if its been on over a week and the lights have been used its a total bastard to get off.

    I took mine off a few days after croft, the clue was rock hard, never got it off for months afterwards and spent nearly an hour scraping it off.


    As for the comment you get pulled you get pulled, not be that when your paying to have your car mot'd again
    It isnt a styling mod tbh Karl lol
  37. #37
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Saxo_89 View Post
    Hardly a track "wanabee" just could nto get on last year as the car wasnt in a fit state to do so

    And through no fault of my own my local race track has cancelled all its track days, so im a little stuck tbh
    there are other tracks, teeside is closer as said, or venture further a field.
    Croft isnt exactly awesome anyway (especially when its now £200), Cadwell puts it to shame. (which if you look around is £125 for a day, and alot more fun)
  38. #38
    Why would you want to keep tape on your lights?

    On the day of the track event ... Put the tape on, when you get home take them off again ... Easy.
  39. #39
    I've been on loads of track days and not put tape on my lights.

    Nurburgring x 18 days!
    Llandow x 2 days
    Brands hatch x 2 days
    Silverstone x 1

    That's 23 days with no tape on my lights!

    Whereas you want tape on your lights, and you haven't even done one yet? I agree with ryan it screams wannabe.
  40. #40
    lol, theres alot of people that take the rear seats out and think they have a track car.
  41. #41
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Saxo_89 View Post
    Awww ok

    You reckon i could get away with the foglights??
    You could deffinately get away with the fogs, as by law you dont have to have front fog lights. So i cant see the problem with covering them in tape.

    Would look a bit silly though unless you were on a track.
  42. #42
    just take foglights out. tape on lights is gay imo.
  43. #43
    I can see why he wants to do it so he can acheive the "track car" look..Although i never really put tape on my lights when on track unless i have to..

    Dont do it though mate, as said its more trouble than its worth..
  44. #44
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by williamsvts View Post
    lol, theres alot of people that take the rear seats out and think they have a track car.
    i hate that
    it pisses me off

    i get people think im an idiot for how stripped mine is

    as for the lights
    i thought it was cool
    did it and then before i even drove the car i realised how ghey it looked
  45. #45
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Alex-VTS View Post
    i hate that
    it pisses me off

    i get people think im an idiot for how stripped mine is

    as for the lights
    i thought it was cool
    did it and then before i even drove the car i realised how ghey it looked
    I went on track with a full interior

    Tape on lights is just gay.
  46. #46
    its illegal mate i got pulled for it
  47. #47
    Id also like to say its GAY like Ry said, still going to do it?
  48. #48
    if your car is going to be doing track sessions i would remove your 'cage' asap as if heaven for bid you do roll it (like alex ), the cage will snap and will more of a hazard.

    as for the tape, do it if you want...