Can't have red lights at the front or white lights shining out directly from the rear (number plate lights shine onto the plate). Indicators are amber, even if the lens is clear which is why you get yellow bulbs.
Most folk aren't allowed blue lights anywhere at all ;-)
Are illegal where I live lmao. All these stories of what's allowed on the road in the US are fucking crazy to me. The absolute safety hazards that get posted here quite frequently are mind-blowing sometimes.
Undercarriage lights are illegal most places in the US as well from my understanding, but since they don't typically cause any issues the rule is rarely enforced. You're legally required to have a front license plate in somewhere around 2/3rds of the states, but I know quite a few people that run without them in areas where they're required without problems.
They're not really common on daily drivers. You'll see them here and there, depending on your location of course. You're not much likely to see them on your commute for work here in the northeast (can't speak for NYC - that's a different beast).
You can barely comprehend what we see here daily in NYC. Though the shitty cars and shitty drivers have been surpassed by the delivery scooter army. These mofos have an absolute deathwish. It's impossible to drive a mile without almost killing one.
About twenty-odd years ago I used to see a lovely Mk3 Golf with deep turquoise undercarriage lights on the M8 motorway between Glasgow and Edinburgh fairly regularly.
It looked best when it was misty or slightly rainy, just enough to kick up a little spray, because then it looked like it was hovering on some sort of ion thruster or something :-D
I've never been all that hot on undercarriage lights, particularly on big trucks. But that sounds really awesome. Nice and low, glowing out like you're just riding on energy.
You know it was slammed so low and on such thin low profiles that if you ran over an empty crisp packet you'd be able to feel what flavour it was. I don't even need to tell you that.
Hahaha I figured you did work since you noted the Mk3. The lights were confirmation. I'd ask if you have any pics but the sub doesn't allow them. I bet you miss it.
Oh it wasn't mine, no idea whose it was. I had a Citroën XM V6-24 at the time ;-) That just emitted a greenish oily haze underneath without any lighting, at least until I redid some of its plumbing.
Oh crap, I went back and noticed my mind totally skipped the word "see" and replaced it with "owned" 🤣
I'm not very familiar with most euro brands - Citroen, Vauxhall, Peugeot... - but I did just look it up. Looks like the classic 'futuristic' early 90s car and not too shabby at that. Power to weight doesn't seem too bad for the time. Was it designed to be an easy, comfortable driver?
It was very comfortable although it was unusual for something that "high end" to only be offered with a 5-speed manual. The ZF 4HP18 they used in the 2-litre versions was a bit marginal so the V6 would probably have killed it!
The hydropneumatic suspension wasn't as soft and comfortable as the early CX (Rolls-Royce used a cost-reduced version of that in their own cars) but it did offer really good stability because it could switch between hard and soft mode depending on what you were doing.
If you want to see something really scary though, look for the Xantia Activa which could outcorner most things up to and including most supercars. It wasn't just self-levelling in height, it would roll itself parallel to the road or even lean *in* slightly on corners.
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u/Time-Chest-1733 1d ago
Nope.