Cool idea? 3rd Brake Light/Turn Sig up front

[Kirby1374]

I saw somewhere, maybe the HAMB, where a fella used a spare mount mirror bracket and mounted a taillight to it and strapped it to the rear spare.

[MrTube]

Originally Posted by fordgarage

Maybe you should check again.

Maybe you should check again, my memory is usually very good. I find it amazing that not only is someone from Michigan telling me I don't know what I'm talking about, but was rather rude about it as well.

Either way, here it is.


N.J. Stat. @ 39:3-50 (2001)

@ 39:3-50. Color of lights, permits; cancellation or revocation of permits

All lamps and reflectors, which display a light visible from directly in front of a vehicle as authorized by this subtitle, shall exhibit lights substantially white, yellow or amber in color.

(a) The color of light emitted or reflected by exterior lamps or reflectors on a vehicle shall be as follows, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b),(c) and (d) of this section:

White when the lamp is a headlamp, or spot lamp, or illuminates a license plate or a destination sign; or is located on the outside limit of a side car or other attachment on a motor cycle;

Substantially white or amber when the lamp is a side-cowl or fender lamp, running-board or other courtesy lamp, front parking lamp, back-up lamp, auxiliary driving lamp; or a turn signal on or facing the front;

Substantially red or amber when the lamp is a turn signal or a stop lamp on or facing the rear;

Red when any other lamp or any reflector is on the rear or on either side at or near the rear, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (f) of section 39:3-61 for a combination marker lamp;

Amber when any other lamp or reflector is on the front or on either side other than at or near the rear.

(b) Lamps and reflectors on projecting loads shall emit or reflect light with color as provided in section 10 of this act.

(c) No person shall drive or move any vehicle or equipment upon any street or highway equipped with any device or lamp thereon capable of or displaying a light of any other color than permitted by this section, except: an authorized emergency vehicle, an authorized school bus, or a vehicle authorized by a permit issued by the director.

(d) A permit authorizing a vehicle to be equipped with a lamp capable of or displaying a flashing light, except as provided in 39:3-54 or a light of a color other than permitted by this section, visible from directly in front of said vehicle, may be issued by the director when necessary, in his discretion, for the reasonable and safe movement of traffic. The permit shall specify the type and color of such lamp and the conditions under which a person may drive or move the vehicle with said lamp displaying a light.

The permit shall be valid only when the specifications and conditions contained therein are complied with.

The director may cancel or revoke a permit issued under authority of this section whenever the conditions for its issuance no longer exist or on any other reasonable grounds.

[bogiediver]

IL also allows amber brake lights: (bold / underline added)

(625 ILCS 5/12-208) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-208)
Sec. 12-208. Signal lamps and signal devices.
(a) Every vehicle other than an antique vehicle displaying
an antique plate or an expanded-use antique vehicle displaying
expanded-use antique vehicle plates operated in this State
shall be equipped with a stop lamp or lamps on the rear of the
vehicle which shall display a red or amber light visible from a
distance of not less than 500 feet to the rear in normal
sunlight and which shall be actuated upon application of the
service (foot) brake, and which may but need not be
incorporated with other rear lamps. During times when lighted
lamps are not required, an antique vehicle or an expanded-use
antique vehicle may be equipped with a stop lamp or lamps on
the rear of such vehicle of the same type originally installed
by the manufacturer as original equipment and in working order.
However, at all other times, except as provided in subsection
(a-1), such antique vehicle or expanded-use antique vehicle
must be equipped with stop lamps meeting the requirements of
Section 12-208 of this Act.
(a-1) An antique vehicle or an expanded-use antique
vehicle, including an antique motorcycle, may display a blue
light or lights of up to one inch in diameter as part of the
vehicle's rear stop lamp or lamps.

(to anticipate a question - not to hijack a thread...)
IL just started a new type of registration that allows for more general use of antique vehicles called 'expanded use' - Nov 1 - Mar 31 has same restrictions as the normal antique plate (to & from shows, for servicing, etc); but from Apr 1 - Oct 31 - no restrictions on use. Slightly higher registration fees that straight antique plates, but less than regular passenger plates.

FWIW