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12-15-2007, 12:50 PM
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Blue Dot History
Here is what I know about the blue dot in the tail light lens. Its some old-school hot rod thing- thats all i know. Can anyone give me a quick history lesson on how these came around? I have heard they are Illegal? Is that true? Thanks fellas!
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12-15-2007, 12:57 PM
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Re: Blue Dot History
Yes they are illegal in most states, I still see people running them though guess it depends on the cop. It is illegal to have Blue lights facing the front or back of a vehicle.
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12-15-2007, 01:31 PM
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Re: Blue Dot History
I have memories of them from my youth, i.e., the 50's. They have been around many, many years. They're made of glass with metal frames and they are installed by drilling a hole in the lens, then inserting the blue dot into the hole.
Whether or not the law is enforced is more an issue with the officer.
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12-15-2007, 01:50 PM
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Re: Blue Dot History
Used to call the "Purple Glows".That`s what`s so funny about them being illegal.They may be of blue material,but the effect is a pinkish purple light.Nothing blue or simular to cop lights about them.
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12-15-2007, 02:02 PM
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Re: Blue Dot History
Back in the day, the undercover police cars in L.A. were all equipped with blue dot tail lights so marked police cars could recognize them. The hot rodders caught on and the rest is history.
Info added by me: That is the story as told to me by a neighbor we had while I was growing up. He was a retired long time L.A. county sherriff's deputy.
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12-15-2007, 02:35 PM
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Re: Blue Dot History
T h a n k y o u B i l l !!!This,I did not know.That there`s your history.Kind of antiquates the law a bit,though.
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12-15-2007, 02:53 PM
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Re: Blue Dot History
Here ya go ... from the HAMB and these guys usually know their stuff when it comes to traditional hot rodding.
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12-15-2007, 02:59 PM
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Re: Blue Dot History
Never knew that. My history lesson for the day.
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12-15-2007, 03:15 PM
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Re: Blue Dot History
and you install them exactly behind the bulb in the tail or parking light or you wont get the affect. i run them and havent had a problem but i,am a old dude and behave myself when driving. virginia is a bugger of a state and definatly will get ya. cant even lower a truck in that sates, same with exhaust, has to be as it came from the factory....
wonder why they call it the comunist state ??????
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12-15-2007, 03:18 PM
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Re: Blue Dot History
va laws sucks
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12-15-2007, 07:08 PM
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Re: Blue Dot History
Quote:
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12-16-2007, 03:55 AM
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Re: Blue Dot History
Great history lesson...
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12-16-2007, 04:19 AM
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Re: Blue Dot History
49 Fords came from the factory with them, not all though, maybe it was an option. But, the 49's had glass taillights and the blue-dot taillights on them had a "raised" ridge around the hole where the blue dot was installed.
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