car is mostly a track rat but is registered for the street-
wondering if putting colored film on plastic headlight covers makes car illegal for street-
will headlights give adequate road illumination with smoked or yellow films-
if so, will go with 40mm clear film

just go clear...i know people have been pulled over for yellow & smoke is stupid to put on headlights

sounds like the way to go for the street

It is one of those things, where your milage may vary. I run a combo of smoked and yellow on my headlights on the streets without any problems so far, knock on wood.

Never had a problem going on 2 years I think...

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It really depends on where you live. Every state, county, or individual officers are different.

how much reduction in lighting is there with colored films? I assume no problems with typical street driving?

Not much, unless you run the darker smoked film. The tint film only diminishes ~5% of light output. So an officer really wouldn't notice. The yellow is a bold statement. Yellow during the day and a bright yellow light at night. Pretty cool effect, just noticeable. The blue film gives a bold look during the day, but lights white at night. So not likely to draw unwanted attention at night.

maybe blue or clear then, to not be too conspicuous-
why do endurance race cars use yellow film? is it a reg for the class they are running in?

AFAIK, in series where they run concurrently with another class, the yellow lights help drivers distinguish between which cars are in what class.

Not much, unless you run the darker smoked film. The tint film only diminishes ~5% of light output. So an officer really wouldn't notice. The yellow is a bold statement. Yellow during the day and a bright yellow light at night. Pretty cool effect, just noticeable. The blue film gives a bold look during the day, but lights white at night. So not likely to draw unwanted attention at night.I've been running yellow Nokia bulbs in my Subaru for almost a year now; never been pulled for them ... Once, I was pulled over for speeding, the cop didn't say anything.

AFAIK, you can have any lights that are yellow/amber or clear facing forward...

There normally isn't a legal restriction (unless it lights up red or blue) on fog or driving lights either. It's just the primary headlamps that have may have restrictions