Turn signals (front) can be, by federal law, white or amber. However, if all the lights are in the same housing, behind one single lens, the signal bulbs have to be amber because a white signal becomes invisible when it is in the same housing as a white headlamp. That is the exact reason manufacturers make them amber in the first place.
Rear signals can never be white, they can be red or amber.
Edit and update:
My answer is correct for vehicles up to 1963, when FMVSS108 (US) and CMVSS108 (Canada) dictated, by federal law that front signals emit an amber light, either by coloured lenses or by coloured bulb. Individual states and provinces cannot over-ride the federal standards for these lights.
Presently almost all other countries outside North America require amber lights on all vehicles from the 60s or 70s on as well.
In other words, whether you take my original incomplete answer, or my updated answer, if your car is new than 1963, you MUST have amber front signal lights.Is it illegal to clear out your headlight? (Take the turn signals from yellow to clear)?
Fred's answer is correct...to a point.
The feds have one set of rules and each state may make further restrictions such as not permitting your change to white.
No state can allow something that the feds prohibit.
Call your DMV to find out what the rules are in your state
you can have clear lenses as long as the bulb is yellow when it blinks it doesnt matter what color the lenses are , just as long as the turn signals are yellow.
yes it can be yellow or white, and in some cases red in the rear of the vehicle. it just depends where you live.
if you want a ticket and some hassel do it...just use amber led bulb and it will look clear untill you use it the turn signal and no tickets
It is against the law. It's yellow for a reason. Take a guess why.
Doing this is illegal in all states.....
It depends on where you live.
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