Making a back lit license plate. Would it be illegal?

[Viresh05]

Hey everyone. I've been doing some experiments with my car using LED strips and other LED applications and I had the idea to make a back lit LED license plate. How it would work is that it will still be visible on and off but in the night it would give a glow like a sign. From your experiences would that be illegal to have it back lit with white LEDs? Thank I would really appreciate the advice.

[cinco]

Hey everyone. I've been doing some experiments with my car using LED strips and other LED applications and I had the idea to make a back lit LED license plate. How it would work is that it will still be visible on and off but in the night it would give a glow like a sign. From your experiences would that be illegal to have it back lit with white LEDs? Thank I would really appreciate the advice.

I've seen a red band maxi with this since last year some time

[Viresh05]

Oh cool so it would be illegal to some extent? I wanna save myself the trouble of making it if it is. :-\

[sliderz1]

pull up infront the highway patrol

[hustla_ambition101]

pull up infront the highway patrol

simple

[cinco]

You should be fine
(ii) the identification mark may, at the option
of the owner, be constructed and used in a
manner which illuminates it by reflection,
transparency, translucency or otherwise.
If the identification mark is so constructed
and used, the letters and figures shall be
black on a white surface, and every letter
or figure shall be indelibly inscribed or so
attached to such surface that it cannot
readily be detached therefrom;

[konartis]

you could explore the offence of unauthorized light on a vehicle, try it and see how it goes, if u get a ticket for unauthorized lights, challenge it in court, post back here, you could be a test case....but it sounds pretty kool to do a licence plate like that tho

[buckredan]

dude you need permission from licence office when altering any lights same way how you have to have permission for fog lights or leds on headlamps.

[cinco]

I miss the days when tuners could read

[SMc]

Check out the Envision diffuser films if you have access to them..I have seem them do some really clever stuff in the Lab, like when the LED's are off the backround is one colour and when on another colour....

[Redman]

(ii) the identification mark may, at the option
of the owner, be constructed and used in a
manner which illuminates it by reflection,
transparency, translucency or otherwise.
If the identification mark is so constructed
and used, the letters and figures shall be
black on a white surface, and every letter
or figure shall be indelibly inscribed or so
attached to such surface that it cannot
readily be detached therefrom;

Doesnt the word shall limit the discretion??

[cinco]

(ii) the identification mark may, at the option
of the owner, be constructed and used in a
manner which illuminates it by reflection,
transparency, translucency or otherwise.
If the identification mark is so constructed
and used, the letters and figures shall be
black on a white surface, and every letter
or figure shall be indelibly inscribed or so
attached to such surface that it cannot
readily be detached therefrom;

Doesnt the word shall limit the discretion??

The law is an a s s

[playerskrew]

din you do any regulation ?

[RBphoto]

I miss the days when tuners could read

When was this? *Nevahappen*

[DFC]

i dunno why cinco does ignore me so.

[Hook]

sinko eh hav time fuh nobodie

[Slartibartfast]

I miss the days when tuners could read

TL:DR

[supercharged turbo]

Was thinking abt this awhile ago...in for info

[cinco]

sinko eh hav time fuh nobodie

Yew know it.
*runs hands tru yer luscious mane*