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Neon's, Good New From Texas DFW Area.

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jamesbtex

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Spoke with Senior Corporal Michel of the Dallas police and he confirmed the same conclusion I came to after investagating the Texas law and city ordinances.

Here's what he said.:
It's illegal to display any kind of red/blue lights from the front, (including strobes, head lights, those little blue wind shield sprayer lights, license plate lights, tire valve stem lights, or Neon's. :cautious:

It's also illegal to display any kind of white light from the rear. :cautious:

However Green, Purple, or Pink Neon's are perfectly legal in the state of Texas to run while the vehicle is in motion. ;D

They just can't be white, blue, or red.
Only other rule is that no part of the neon blub can be directly visible,(Looks like I have to block the view of the front blub through the tow hook openings).

He said this may change in the future but he was not aware of any cities that had passed laws on this either.

I'm still checking with Plano.

However based on this looks like I'm all set to do some Road Glowing!!! ;D >:D
 
Blue isn't just Texas! Many states use blue for emergency vehicles ONLY.

I would suggest you do the same thing I did and check with your state and local authorities.

State and city laws can usually be found on the internet, but it's still a good idea to call and verify.
 
Just got word back from the Plano PD and the same rules apply. I'm all set to glow green!!
 
Yup, just make sure that you can't view the bulbs directly. :cool:

Only place I have a problem is through the hole in the front fascia where the tow hooks are. You can see that bulb directly.

I plan to make a black plastic shield to block it's light through those holes.

Boy I tell you,
The Avalanche is almost custom made for installing these Neon's. ;D
I mounted a 4 foot and a 2 foot totally under each of the factory running boards. They fit perfectly in length and fit perfectly between the mounting braces and the running board itself.

There is even a little body "lip" under there allowing you to drill the lip and install the neon mounts instead of actually having to go through the body itself.

On the rear a 3 foot bulb and the same lip is present there for mounting. On the front another 3 foot bulb. For this front bulb I drilled and mounted the center mount to the hard plastic dust cover (removing it makes it much easier). I then mounted the 2 end mounts by drilling a couple of very small holes in the chassis rail.

There are also plenty of existing wire harness clips to route the wires for the bulbs. Just use a small screw driver to pry open an existing clip, lay in the wire with the existing bundles and close the harness again.
In places where there wasn't any factory clips I used wire ties.

To prevent having to drill and run a wire through the firewall to a dash board switch, instead I installed a remote control switch on the drivers side engine compartment next to the power brake assist. Just take off the upper corner crossmember by the hood hinge and there is more then enough room under that. There is even an existing bolt there to mount the switch. When done re-attach the brace.

I also removed the large fuse box cover and lid, and wired the power lead of the switch to the smaller battery lead that connects to the front of this fuse box by the battery. Re-install the cover and it hides it all. The fuse for this switch is right next to the switch in it's own fuse holder and easy to access.

I programmed the right most "Home Link" button to copy this keychain remote. There was a little trick to programing the "Home Link" with the remote I purchased (Light Link Ignitor).

Follow the instructions in the Avalanche owners manual, press and hold the button you want to program. However the trick is that the keychain remote only broadcasts for a few seconds even though it's red LED is on the entire time you hold it's button.
You have to hold the "Home Link" button on solid and push the remote button, count 5 seconds, release the remote for one second, hold on for 5 seconds, off for one second, and keep repeating this sequence until the "Home Link" indicates it's programed. Then you can release the "Home Link" button.

The end result is I've got the left "Home Link" button set for the garage lights, the middle for the garage door, and the right for the Neon's when I'm in the truck, or I can use the remote and turn them on about 100 feet away when parked. Very cool (y)

Really worked out well. ;D
 
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