[Startingover]

Ok, didn’t know license plate had a light bulb. A stranger walking by stopped an said License plate light was out.

Hope its not hard to fix.

 

[lenaitch]

Difficulty can depend on the vehicle's design but they can be really impacted by rust or corrosion depending on things like the vehicle's age and operating environment. Quite frankly I wouldn't really worry about it unless your local law enforcement is really 'picky'. I doubt most of them would notice either.

 

[chandler48]

You could just buy a pint of tag light oil at the 7-11 Tag lights must be illuminated, so changing the bulb may be the simplest, but check for rust while you're at it.

 

[lenaitch]

You could just buy a pint of tag light oil at the 7-11 Tag lights must be illuminated, so changing the bulb may be the simplest, but check for rust while you're at it.

OK, I'll bite. Is that beside the shelf where they keep the keys to the batter's box?


Tag, plates, markers, etc. have to be illuminated in probably every jurisdiction, but in all my years I never heard of a cop up here ever writing for it - even the most, shall we say, persnickety, or for someone who failed the attitude test.

 

[Nik333]

OK, I'll bite. Is that beside the shelf where they keep the keys to the batter's box?


Tag, plates, markers, etc. have to be illuminated in probably every jurisdiction, but in all my years I never heard of a cop up here ever writing for it - even the most, shall we say, persnickety, or for someone who failed the attitude test.

I see cars stopped on Livepd & COPS. I don't know if they write for it. It may be a reason to stop a car. . .

 

[de-nagorg]

Here you get what's called a "FIX IT" ticket.

You then have 2 weeks to appear at the dispatch office, and they check to see if the light is working.

If you don't appear with it fixed, then they issue a warrant, and you are looked up and fined.

So Rae, fix it now, before you get stopped.

You can probably go to Auto-Zone, ask for a bulb, and the counter guy will change it for a nice lady.

Normally this is a very simple twist and pull bulb, newer cars are just a pull, I don't know for sure what you drive, seem to remember a Subaru, but I dunno.

Get the bulb , then look above the plate for it's socket, and go from there.



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[lenaitch]

I see cars stopped on Livepd & COPS. I don't know if they write for it. It may be a reason to stop a car. . .

I used to do it all the time back when cars had wooden spoke wheels. It's not really necessary up here anymore since our Supreme Court validated random traffic stops in 1990.

 

[Startingover]

How often do people turn their car on at night and walk around it to check all lights are working?

 

[de-nagorg]

How often do people turn their car on at night and walk around it to check all lights are working?

That depends on the people involved.

Professional drivers do, every day that they are driving at night.

Amateurs, should at least weekly, depending on how often they are out at night.

Lighting at night is as important as clean windows, good wiper blades, even decent tires.

I stop preaching now, you be safe, some other people value your existence.


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[lenaitch]

How often do people turn their car on at night and walk around it to check all lights are working?

Passenger vehicles, probably never, but the responsibility for equipment has to lie somewhere.

 

[de-nagorg]

I discovered last week that my 09 explorer has a monitoring system that told me that one turn signal bulb had burnt out.

So I went and replaced the outage that day.

ED

 

[Nik333]

I used to do it all the time back when cars had wooden spoke wheels. It's not really necessary up here anymore since our Supreme Court validated random traffic stops in 1990.

Wooden spoke wheels?


https://forums.aaca.org/topic/162125-how-late-was-wood-spoke-wheels-a-option/

 

[ServiceCall]

I’ve got wooden spokes on my ‘23 and a license plate light

 

[Startingover]

Dad gave me 2 headlights that had a kerosene bowl attached to light. Sold them.

SC. Well maintained car.

 

[Startingover]

Just tried to find my photo of dads first car. Model T or maybe Model A

Love those cranks in front. Probably not many women drove back then. Wonder if crank was hard to do.

 

[chandler48]

Model A crank could break your arm if the ignition advance wasn't set right and it backfired while you were cranking. Ignition advance and idle was set on the steering wheel where the horn is.

 

[ServiceCall]

So will the “T”.

I’ve learned the proper hand position, on the crank to prevent that problem.

Thankfully, I have an electric start on this one!

It normally fires up on the 2nd revolution.

 

[lenaitch]

I’ve got wooden spokes on my ‘23 and a license plate light

Very nice. I see what looks like turn signals - do they have to be fitted to make it street legal where you are?

 

[ServiceCall]

No I just put them on because people don’t seem to understand hand signals. Also add brake lights to it.


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[Bigplanz]

If are in Louiville, on a city street west of I-65, you WILL get pulled over for one headlight, no license plate light, basically any equipment violation. East of I-65, 50/50 chance of getting pulled over for an equipment violation.

When I got my 2000 Avalon, the first thing I did was check all the lights. One back up light was out, but that was it. Every time I get an oil change, they do a lighting check. Cops around here will pull you over for equipment violations RIGHT NOW.