DOT Lighting

[or7]

One of the requirements I had for passing the state's safety inspection was DOT/SAE lighting all the way around. DOT headlights that fit the buckets and side markers weren't too bad, but coming up with parking lights, turn signals and rear lighting took a bit of sorting. The inspector needed DOT/SAE lenses on all lights. All easily reversible.

 

-Parking/Turn Signals - from a Jeep CJ7, fit into an aluminum sleeve

- Trailer lights from a truck stop, mounted to an aluminum plate that fit the Caterham rubber rear light block. Trailer wiring harness to integrate so all lights work as intended.

- Side markers screwed in from inside the fender

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[Dave W]

What state inspection do you have to pass? I used the standard Caterham rear lights. My police inspector only checked for function and not the DOT markings. If your state inspection process is that nit-pic, you probably will have to raise your front head lights to meet the min height requirements. Have you talked to some one who has already gone thru the same state inspection? Dave W

Edited August 7, 2017 by Dave W

[yellowss7]

We'll if you pass the initial state Special constructed Vehicle inspection process and get your sticker, then next year you can just go to a regular inspection station and I suspect that by then those lights you have put on will have fallen off and you might just have to put the original caterham ones back on.

 

Worked for me. :jester:

[coffee break]

I think there are some turn signal/head lamp and turn signal/brake lamp assemblies from major manufactures that wouldn't pass the test. These combinations blur the functions, especially turn signals. :rant:

[or7]

The test was for NJ reconstruction/specialty vehicle inspection. Functionality needed to be there, but the DOT/SAE markings on the lenses is what they wanted to see.

[yellowss7]

Sorry. I thought you were in Pa. Good Luck. Tom

[NVP66S]

How is it being licensed? If it is as a replica, then 1968 was the year that DOT listed lights were made a requirement.

[or7]

Sorry for the confusion guys, my original post was intended to be more of an FYI to anyone down the line looking for ideas in case they had to come up with DOT/SAE markings on the lighting. The inspector was looking for the specific DOT/SAE markings and it ended up being acceptable, so I wanted to pass it along.