footwell neons

1. user_35102 Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2009 Leicester Posts: 808 1.0i flat arch admiral blue saxo

   #1 6th July 2009, 23:30

   are these legal ?
   
   http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BLUE-Interior-...3A1%7C294%3A50
   
   cheers
2. Craig_B Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Feb 2009 Pontypool, S.Wales Posts: 3640 RenaultSport Clio 197 + Ph1 172

   #2 6th July 2009, 23:35

   well i dought they be legal when driving.
   
   i always thought that neons are for off-road use only.
   
   but correct me if i wrong
3. user_35102 Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2009 Leicester Posts: 808 1.0i flat arch admiral blue saxo

   #3 6th July 2009, 23:39

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Saxo_Baker well i dought they be legal when driving. i always thought that neons are for off-road use only. but correct me if i wrong

   hmmm can any 1 clarify this ?
4. iDaNz_VTR Established Member Joined: May 2009 Peterborough Posts: 1549 Mk1 Saxo VTR

   #4 6th July 2009, 23:50

   yh the legal if they nt 2 bright while drivin
5. Hodgins91 Established Member Joined: Jun 2008 South Wales Posts: 1051 '52 Saxo VTS

   #5 6th July 2009, 23:53

   as long as they dont dazzle yourself and other drivers i cant see them being a problem
6. jmwilliams Central South Joined: Jun 2008 Southampton Posts: 2874 Astra SXi CDTi

   #6 7th July 2009, 00:12

   interior neons are legal, undercars are legal as long as they are not blue! I had an X5 police pass me on a 30 dual carriageway roadwworks and I had my pink neons on... he didnt pull me...
7. LT_TA Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2009 Birmingham Posts: 475 Citroen Saxo (westcoast)

   #7 7th July 2009, 00:27

   u cant have neons on in the car while drving...but obvously if there not too bright to dazzle other drivers then probably not to bright for police to notice
8. jmwilliams Central South Joined: Jun 2008 Southampton Posts: 2874 Astra SXi CDTi

   #8 7th July 2009, 09:53

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by LT_TA u cant have neons on in the car while drving...but obvously if there not too bright to dazzle other drivers then probably not to bright for police to notice

   yea u can... dunno where u got that from... if u can have them under the car then u can have them inside... obv if they are insanely bright or in the windows then it will be illeagle but who is that stupid?
9. user_28436 Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Shropshire Posts: 1786

   #9 7th July 2009, 10:01

   Any blue light that can be seen from the outside of your car is illegal. And i thought under car neons were only legal for offroad use...
10. jaystar89 Frequent Poster Joined: May 2009 Dundee Posts: 543 TEH BEST CAR EVER!!! obv :)

    #10 7th July 2009, 10:25

    lol i use to get pulled all the time for my under car neons, but they were multi coloured (changing colour)
    
    Who gives a toss mate, if you get pulled, you get pulled... If they see your car, and think "were gunna b the commont wanker copper" they will pull you, neon lights on or off - they will find an excuse...
    
    just go for it and you will soon find out if your local PC Plod is a nice, understanding copper... Or a sly, snatchet bastart that needs to go back to balamory.
    (sorry im a bit bitter against cops just now - wankers kicked out my mates head light so they could book him after finding fuck all wrong with the car...)
11. user_35102 Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2009 Leicester Posts: 808 1.0i flat arch admiral blue saxo

    #11 7th July 2009, 11:34

    soo many different views . . i was going to get a blue neon for inside but now im unsure. some people say its legal some say its not. . . what to do !?!?
12. user_27433 Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 705 VTR

    #12 7th July 2009, 11:38

    my mate used to have blue neons in his focus and we never got pulled.. if that helps
13. user_35102 Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2009 Leicester Posts: 808 1.0i flat arch admiral blue saxo

    #13 7th July 2009, 11:39

    might have to make a few calls . id hate to be stoped by the police.
14. jaystar89 Frequent Poster Joined: May 2009 Dundee Posts: 543 TEH BEST CAR EVER!!! obv :)

    #14 7th July 2009, 12:20

    Mate, tbh - make sure your properly insured, taxed and not over the limit. if you get pulled - fuck em
15. jmwilliams Central South Joined: Jun 2008 Southampton Posts: 2874 Astra SXi CDTi

    #15 7th July 2009, 13:59

    blue undercar is only illeagle colur
16. wellsy Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2007 Devon Posts: 847 Mazda rx8 turbo

    #16 7th July 2009, 14:04

    Just fit em mate. If ur gunna be a pussy about modding a car, then you wont get far away from standard tbo.
    
    They can only tell you too take them off again
17. Ozzay Regular Poster Joined: Jun 2009 Gwent, S.Wales Posts: 279 C2 VTS

    #17 7th July 2009, 14:21

    Im sure their legal? they shouldn't be that bright anyway
18. user_35102 Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2009 Leicester Posts: 808 1.0i flat arch admiral blue saxo

    #18 7th July 2009, 16:52

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by wellsy Just fit em mate. If ur gunna be a pussy about modding a car, then you wont get far away from standard tbo. They can only tell you too take them off again

    i am a pussy i just dnt handle situations with the police very well haha
19. joewilliams22 Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2009 presteinge Posts: 431 gun metal grey phase 1 vts

    #19 7th July 2009, 17:00

    i think u have to be carefull if there blue
20. vts_nico Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2009 belgium Posts: 472 black Mk2 VTS

    #20 7th July 2009, 18:50

    blue neons aren't legal, but if they're not bright, cops won't see them from the outside of the car.
    i got blue ones too. i've had them for over a year and still haven't been pulled.
21. user_35102 Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2009 Leicester Posts: 808 1.0i flat arch admiral blue saxo

    #21 7th July 2009, 19:04

    but i want them so you can see from the outside otherwise whats the point ? haha
    
    any other colour sugestions ?
    
    my car
22. jmwilliams Central South Joined: Jun 2008 Southampton Posts: 2874 Astra SXi CDTi

    #22 8th July 2009, 09:17

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by wellsy Just fit em mate. If ur gunna be a pussy about modding a car, then you wont get far away from standard tbo. They can only tell you too take them off again

    well said, as long as your insured and have good tread tyres (oops, 1 of mine is low) then u will be fine... plus who said that car modifying was all legal was a dumbass.
23. user_32464 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Trackside Posts: 2624 1.1 saxo died :( now on the look for another

    #23 8th July 2009, 10:47

    m8 ive got bright blue neons all over the inside the car. just put them in
24. Matt67 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2008 Kent Posts: 2653 1.6 16v C2 GT

    #24 8th July 2009, 11:11

    I thought any neons under the car whilst drive are illegal? You have to be stationary to have them on.
25. user_28622 Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 West Sussex, Worthing Posts: 1671 Golf TDI 130

    #25 8th July 2009, 11:34

    them lights are shite, i had them for about a week before they broke, not worth it imo
26. user_29491 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2008 Lancs Posts: 4124 JP4S'd R.

    #26 8th July 2009, 11:39

    look shit too imo.
27. jmwilliams Central South Joined: Jun 2008 Southampton Posts: 2874 Astra SXi CDTi

    #27 8th July 2009, 12:33

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Matt67 I thought any neons under the car whilst drive are illegal? You have to be stationary to have them on.

    only blue
28. user_35102 Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2009 Leicester Posts: 808 1.0i flat arch admiral blue saxo

    #28 8th July 2009, 13:04

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by saxova look shit too imo.

    everyone likes different things
    
    i think they look good
29. user_10473 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2006 Swansea Posts: 4946 Bianca White Peugeot 106 S2 Rallye, Saxo VTS

    #29 8th July 2009, 17:26

    Exterior neons are not illegal as long as you cannot see the light source. So all you can see is the glow being produced. The glow must also not be causing a distraction. etc. Which any copper will say it is causing a nuisance so switch em off.
    
    The blue ones are not technically illegal as the law staes you cannot have any blue beacon, warning lamp etc fitted to the exterior of your car, or anything that resembles one of those warning lights. Well the neon bulb a) shouldn't be visible and b) the glow certainly doesn't resemble a warning beacon. And this is a serious grey area as any copper that pulls you will believe you are braking the law and that they are right.
    
    The below link is a good read regarding the legality of interior and exterior neons. It basically puts the law down to the discretion of the individual who pulls you.
    
    EDIT: Forgot the link
    
    http://www.roadsidelawyer.co.uk/ques...aser-detectors
30. user_35102 Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2009 Leicester Posts: 808 1.0i flat arch admiral blue saxo

    #30 8th July 2009, 19:09

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Mr_P Exterior neons are not illegal as long as you cannot see the light source. So all you can see is the glow being produced. The glow must also not be causing a distraction. etc. Which any copper will say it is causing a nuisance so switch em off. The blue ones are not technically illegal as the law staes you cannot have any blue beacon, warning lamp etc fitted to the exterior of your car, or anything that resembles one of those warning lights. Well the neon bulb a) shouldn't be visible and b) the glow certainly doesn't resemble a warning beacon. And this is a serious grey area as any copper that pulls you will believe you are braking the law and that they are right. The below link is a good read regarding the legality of interior and exterior neons. It basically puts the law down to the discretion of the individual who pulls you. EDIT: Forgot the link http://www.roadsidelawyer.co.uk/ques...aser-detectors

    this guy ^ knows his stuf cheers mate
31. user_34661 Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2009 North West Posts: 593

    #31 8th July 2009, 22:03

    Hi,
    
    I presume they would be legal as they are not external lights after all, only internal. Provided that they are not too bright or cause distraction to other drivers.
    
    Mark.
32. Mcinabout Established Member Joined: May 2009 Worcester Posts: 2453 Saxo-1.1 forte MK2-posi blue-Flat Arch

    #32 8th July 2009, 22:03

    if your worried about the interior neons, then just wire them up so that when you open your car doors they turn on with the interior light. or if not then just do it and then least the police could do is tell you to take them out/turn them off.