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Originally Posted by zoner  In CA, you can have a white or amber flashing light in front and an amber or red flashing light in the rear. The rear lens can be clear, but the bulb must be amber or red. Many DOT spec. BMW's have come with clear euro lenses and amber bulbs.
Sec. 24953 CVC, in case you were wondering... |
There is another code that requires an orange reflector in the front and red reflector in the rear. This is why you see cars with factory equipped clears that have a reflector on the bumper near the headlight. The euro lenses for e36s don't have these, so they are technically illegal under California Vehicle Code. There are also 'euro' amber lenses that do not have reflectors.
CVC 24607 covers the rear and CVC 24611 covers the front.
FWIW I never had an issue with them in 10+ years driving an e36 when I lived in SoCal.