smoked front&tail lights is illegal in CA?

[gorillajin]

since my car is black,
i am thinking to smoke the tail lights and front headlights, but i heard that it's illegal in CA.
is it true?

[SaabHat93]

As a Californian you should know that EVERYTHING in California is illegal. :roll:

I see people running around with tail lights almost completely blacked out, which I find stupid and dangerous, but I can't seem to find anything that says otherwise on the DMV website.

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc25950.htm

", shall emit radiation predominantly in the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Any incidental visible light projecting to the front of the vehicle shall be predominantly yellow to white. Any incidental visible light projecting to the rear of the vehicle shall be predominantly red."

^^ Is the only thing I can find that might suggest otherwise.

[imheretostay]

Its only illegal if the cops cite you for it, otherwise i would only smoke them just a bit, as i've been behind cars where the lights are so smoked the brake lights barely shine through during the day....., at night though its a somewhat different story. Yes, technically any modification done to a car, renders it "illegal", but then again, what they dont know, doesnt hurt them, so a rally car on the street, as long as it meets emissions, is legal until the DMV wants to check it lol

[gorillajin]

my friend smoked his tail lights so i was just wondering.
if it's illegal, then i will pass it :)
thank you for the info though.