# Emergency Ligthing for Ecto Replicas **URL:** \ **Category:** Ectomobiles\ **Created:** [February 5, 2007, 7:54am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/emergency-ligthing-for-ecto-replicas/1946 "2007-02-05T07:54:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cpd507](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/cpd507/32/186450_2.png) [@cpd507](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/cpd507)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 7:54am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/emergency-ligthing-for-ecto-replicas/1946/1 "2007-02-05T07:54:41Z")
I am fairly new to the forum, but I have noticed often in Ectomobile threads there are questions about the overhead lighting needed for the replicas. As a police officer, I thought I may be able to shed some light on the situtation. First off I am a police officer in Missouri, so you should check your local laws and take my suggestion as guidence, not legal advice. Lightbars are available in many styles, types, and prices ranging from less that $100 to several $1000s for led technology. Used equipment is commonly found on ebay and sites like Wiseguy’s Used Emergency Equipment. Lightbars are not illegal, althought there are color restictions. Normally, red/blue are restricted to police, fire, & ems; red alone to police, blue alone to volunteer firefighters. There are four none restricted colors: amber, clear, purple, and green. Amber and Clear are generic warning colors, purple is used to denote private funeral vehicles (hearses), and green is used by private security. You can openly buy **_any_** of the above listed colors from most new and used emergency supply sites or cataloges. And most places you can even have the restricted colors on a vehicle not intended for emergency use so long as you do not activate the lights while traveling on a public throughfare (ie the hobby of replica and restored police vehicles). Some states do require a vehicle not intended for emergency use but bearing a restricted colored light to have the light covered with a shroud emblazed with “Out of Service” while traveling on the road. Also keep in mind, depending on the officer you encounter, you can be stopped and cited for operating a motor vehicle bearing the unrestricted colors if the lights are activated while the vehicle is motion on a street or highway. Most people don’t know that they can be ticketed for using their horn if there is no emergency. So gos for unrestricted caution lighting. Mostly though, a reasonable officer will look the other way in the cases of unrestricted lighting colors and focus on something more inportant, so long as the you are acting a responsiable and sane manner. Thanks for your time and if you have any questions for me feel free to post below and do my best to answer them. ---
**Author:** ![Boomerjinks](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/boomerjinks/32/128_2.png) [@Boomerjinks](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Boomerjinks)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 8:29am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/emergency-ligthing-for-ecto-replicas/1946/2 "2007-02-05T08:29:47Z")
Green is illegal in Colorado as it is used for emergency command vehicles. Purple _tends_ to be classified as funeral or forest fire patrol(not used nice the 60s-70s), but this color restriction has since been “retired”. Most color and use laws are terribly vague, falling under a large umbrella of “for authorized use only” which excludes any utility or emergency vehicle. We currently have a pair of 36" amber lights mounted on our ecto. When we started off I talked to nearly four dozen police officers and state troopers, and the answers we got when we told them about the project and our intended ideas was that so long as we were not impersonating police officers or emergency services, and as long as we were not pulling people over, we’d be fine. On our own we decided a set of rules that we would follow, including never running the lights while we were behind anyone, never running the lights while anyone was coming towards us, not running the lights on public roads at night, and only running the lights if we were travelling below the speed limit. This went smoothly for a little less than a month, we even had cops pull us over to take pictures of the car and just talk about the project, tons of fun. But less than a month later we encountered officers who were less than amused. We can’t blame them, their main reason for doing what they did was to uphold the law. Granted, it was a slightly silly law that we didn’t believe applied to us, but our elected officials agreed it was a good law. Anyway, at this point we were told never to run the lights on while the car was on public streets. We complied. A little while later we were reprimanded for running the lights while the car was in motion in on city-owned streets. We complied. Soon we were confined to running the lights while puttering around mall parking lots and in front of grocery stores or places like Best Buy. We were finally reprimanded a third time by an off-duty police officer while pulling up to Cartoys. I had switched the lights on for (hopefully) the bemusement of the staff of CarToys while pulling into their empty parking lot (tiny little lot, too, inside a larger supermarket lot). The officer was inside and got up on us. Told us that we were only technically authorized to run the lights for a special event, while the car was off and on private property. At this point I was getting frustrated, especially since I only went with building the car because we had been told by so many authorities that we’d be fine running the lights whenever, so long as we weren’t bothering anyone. I’ve recently decided to start lobbying for a special permit or city exception (which will be damn near impossible because it’s a STATE law). The way we approach this law is that we are bending the rules, but unlike so many citizens, we are not bending the rules in order to take advantage of or harm other people. Luckily my friends and I have become enough of a local celebrity phenomenon that we may have some pull in this.. It really is a thin line you have to balance while having an ecto with lightbars on it. To be responsible enough not to run the lights while you’re late for work, or to try to freak someone out, to just use common sense and realize that you could be mistaken for something very serious (by the very few people who don’t know of ghostbusters). Personally, I am the only person I trust with the task of choosing when to run the lights, because I do not want the penalties of doing the wrong thing to fall upon anyone else. ---
**Author:** ![cpd507](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/cpd507/32/186450_2.png) [@cpd507](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/cpd507)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 8:58am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/emergency-ligthing-for-ecto-replicas/1946/3 "2007-02-05T08:58:20Z")
Boomerjinks is right. I only meant my remarks to be a guide. The personalities of cops are as varied as anyone in the general public. I simply went by what I know to be true and the attitude I have from my years in law enforcement. In Federal Incident Command System (ICS), a green beacon light does mark the local of the operations command post. In Missouri, though, it was decided not to restrict the color for this purpose alone due the its wide use in the security field. Be sure to check local laws and talk with local authorities before taking any action, because it will be you paying the fine if your wrong. Thanks for the reply. Hopefully we can examine the various law and ordinances of the states to get a more complete understanding of this area. ---
**Author:** ![Boomerjinks](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/boomerjinks/32/128_2.png) [@Boomerjinks](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Boomerjinks)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 9:16am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/emergency-ligthing-for-ecto-replicas/1946/4 "2007-02-05T09:16:31Z")
No worries, I was just adding my experience to the compendeum of knowledge. Basically, understanding of police impersonation laws is realizing that they are blanket protection. The protect the lowest-common denominator of citizens, people that cannot distinguish a white wagon with satellite dishes and tubes and various gadgets on top from a clearly-marked official vehicle. The Lacey Law, that which prevents red and blue lights, or the impersonation of an official vehicle, I am all for that. But for the most part what we have encountered is a violent urge to protect the public at large from us, kids who are not impersonating law enforcement, but impersonating ghostbusters. To me, this law is just like the warning label on hair dryers that say not to use it while IN the shower. I really would be fine with the laws if there were a permit or exception that could be obtained for certain vehicles. But oh well. ---
**Author:** ![cpd507](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/cpd507/32/186450_2.png) [@cpd507](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/cpd507)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/emergency-ligthing-for-ecto-replicas/1946/5 "2007-02-05T09:24:55Z")
Sorry you can’t get a permit. I know few states, like Kansas,issue permits and variances for “promotional and theatrical vehicles” though the Dept. of Revenue. I I learned this from a custom car shop owner in Kansas City, KS who operated “Ghostblasters” and a “Back from the Future” (notice his attempt to avoid copyright infringment) replica vehicles and rented them for special occation. ---
**Author:** ![Boomerjinks](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/boomerjinks/32/128_2.png) [@Boomerjinks](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Boomerjinks)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/emergency-ligthing-for-ecto-replicas/1946/6 "2007-02-05T17:06:55Z")
Ghostblasters… wasn’t that the ecto that was a dragster? ![image](https://gbfans-discourse.storage.googleapis.com/original/2X/2/28b3b234f1e5cf9939c1dafab094cad42e2c663f.jpeg) Colorado may have a similar loophole for me, I’ll have to do more research. Coincidentally, the time machine is next on the dockett for conversion by me and my friends ^.^ ---
**Author:** ![ShadesMcPherson](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@ShadesMcPherson](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/ShadesMcPherson)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/emergency-ligthing-for-ecto-replicas/1946/7 "2007-02-06T00:55:49Z")
Does anyone know where, exactly, to find these laws permitting to “emergency light bars” and the like? I’ve done some searching via the internet, but I can’t find anything concrete. Help, anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Boomerjinks](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/boomerjinks/32/128_2.png) [@Boomerjinks](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Boomerjinks)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 3:17am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/emergency-ligthing-for-ecto-replicas/1946/8 "2007-02-06T03:17:13Z")
As far as I know, they don’t exist. I am going to have to create and promote it within the city government from scratch ☹ ---
**Author:** ![aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/aj-quick/32/187072_2.png) [@aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/aj-quick)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 4:40am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/emergency-ligthing-for-ecto-replicas/1946/9 "2007-02-06T04:40:02Z")
> [@ShadesMcPherson](#): > > Does anyone know where, exactly, to find these laws permitting to “emergency light bars” and the like? I’ve done some searching via the internet, but I can’t find anything concrete. Help, anyone? Look in your State Statute. It defines what the law is in your state specifically. Lets all find our own and post it up.. ---
**Author:** ![aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/aj-quick/32/187072_2.png) [@aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/aj-quick)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/emergency-ligthing-for-ecto-replicas/1946/10 "2007-02-06T04:49:04Z")
> [@Minnesota: 169.64 PROHIBITED LIGHTS](#): > > Subd. 2. Colored light. Unless otherwise authorized by the commissioner of public safety, > > no vehicle shall be equipped, nor shall any person drive or move any vehicle or equipment upon > > any highway with any lamp or device displaying a red light or any colored light other than those > > required or permitted in this chapter. > > Subd. 3. Flashing lights. Flashing lights are prohibited, except on an authorized emergency > > vehicle, school bus, bicycle as provided in section 169.222, subdivision 6, road maintenance > > equipment, tow truck or towing vehicle, service vehicle, farm tractor, self-propelled farm > > equipment, rural mail carrier vehicle, funeral home vehicle, or on any vehicle as a means of > > indicating a right or left turn, or the presence of a vehicular traffic hazard requiring unusual care > > in approaching, overtaking, or passing. All flashing warning lights shall be of the type authorized > > by section 169.59, subdivision 4, unless otherwise permitted or required in this chapter. > > Subd. 4. Blue light. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) to (d), blue lights are prohibited > > on all vehicles except road maintenance equipment and snow removal equipment operated by or > > under contract to the state or a political subdivision thereof. > > (b) Authorized emergency vehicles may display flashing blue lights to the rear of the vehicle > > as a warning signal in combination with other lights permitted or required by this chapter. > > In addition, authorized emergency vehicles may display, mounted on the passenger side only, > > flashing blue lights to the front of the vehicle as a warning signal in combination with other > > lights permitted or required by this chapter. > > (c) A motorcycle may display a blue light of up to one-inch diameter as part of the > > motorcycle’s rear brake light. > > (d) A motor vehicle may display a blue light of up to one-inch diameter as part of the > > vehicle’s rear brake light if: > > (1) the vehicle is a collector vehicle, as described in section 168.10; or > > (2) the vehicle is eligible to display a collector plate under section 168.10. In otherwords.. You really can’t have anything. You could do an amber colored light but only if you have a service vehicle, and are not running them on the Highway. ---
**Author:** ![Ecto96](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/919ad9/32.png) [@Ecto96](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Ecto96)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 5:03am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/emergency-ligthing-for-ecto-replicas/1946/11 "2007-02-06T05:03:00Z")
I’ve spoken with many Joliet cops. We’ve driven through Joliet with the lights on, but being amber most people pay no mind, the only exception was on halloween night we were making a left turn and all of oncoming traffic stopped. Where I work the Joliet officers are often coming for different odds and ends, and so I always talk to them, and make sure they know the friendly radioshack guy’s also a ghostbuster and they know who’s car it is, as I often point to the Ecto. Several have said that if I call traffic department, I should be able to get a city permit for driving with the lights (and possibly the siren) for making our GBJS film, as long as they are informed of days we are filming, and I always tell them it should only take a couple weeks of filming the car, maximum. Joliet cops are actually pretty lenient on everything, including lisence plate frames, and ground effects, however, all the surrounding downs officers are dicks. Sorry, had to say it. Though I was surprised on the weekend before halloween, I thought some Pekin cops were gonna pull me over, and thought that all the times before I visited with the lightbar on, but the weekend of, I was speaking with one cop who said the car was fine sitting on the road with the lights on, or driving with them off (I think that’s what he said) because they were amber. I was expecting a pull-over because the pekin police hate any bulb and I mean ANY bulb that isn’t stock on a car. Ladies and gentlemen, my long-winded speech :lol: ---
**Author:** ![Exoray](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/d26b3c/32.png) [@Exoray](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Exoray)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 5:04am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/emergency-ligthing-for-ecto-replicas/1946/12 "2007-02-06T05:04:07Z")
Illinois > [@](#): > > (625 ILCS 5/12‑215) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12‑215) > > Sec. 12‑215. Oscillating, rotating or flashing lights on motor vehicles. Except as otherwise provided in this Code: > > (a) The use of red or white oscillating, rotating or flashing lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on: > > 1. Law enforcement vehicles of State, Federal or > > local authorities; > > 1. A vehicle operated by a police officer or county > > coroner and designated or authorized by local authorities, in writing, as a law enforcement vehicle; however, such designation or authorization must be carried in the vehicle; > > 2.1. A vehicle operated by a fire chief who has > > completed an emergency vehicle operation training course approved by the Office of the State Fire Marshal and designated or authorized by local authorities, in writing, as a fire department, fire protection district, or township fire department vehicle; however, the designation or authorization must be carried in the vehicle, and the lights may be visible or activated only when responding to a bona fide emergency; > > 1. Vehicles of local fire departments and State or > > federal firefighting vehicles; > > 1. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively > > as ambulances or rescue vehicles; furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except when responding to an emergency call for and while actually conveying the sick or injured; > > 1. Tow trucks licensed in a state that requires such > > lights; furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted on any such tow truck while the tow truck is operating in the State of Illinois; > > 1. Vehicles of the Illinois Emergency Management > > Agency, vehicles of the Illinois Department of Public Health, and vehicles of the Department of Nuclear Safety; > > 1. Vehicles operated by a local or county emergency > > management services agency as defined in the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act; > > 1. School buses operating alternately flashing head > > lamps as permitted under Section 12‑805 of this Code; and > > 1. Vehicles that are equipped and used exclusively as > > organ transplant vehicles when used in combination with blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights; furthermore, these lights shall be lighted only when the transportation is declared an emergency by a member of the transplant team or a representative of the organ procurement organization. > > (b) The use of amber oscillating, rotating or flashing lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on: > > 1. Second division vehicles designed and used for > > towing or hoisting vehicles; furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except as required in this paragraph 1; such lights shall be lighted when such vehicles are actually being used at the scene of an accident or disablement; if the towing vehicle is equipped with a flat bed that supports all wheels of the vehicle being transported, the lights shall not be lighted while the vehicle is engaged in towing on a highway; if the towing vehicle is not equipped with a flat bed that supports all wheels of a vehicle being transported, the lights shall be lighted while the towing vehicle is engaged in towing on a highway during all times when the use of headlights is required under Section 12‑201 of this Code; > > 1. Motor vehicles or equipment of the State of > > Illinois, local authorities and contractors; furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except while such vehicles are engaged in maintenance or construction operations within the limits of construction projects; > > 1. Vehicles or equipment used by engineering or > > survey crews; furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except while such vehicles are actually engaged in work on a highway; > > 1. Vehicles of public utilities, municipalities, or > > other construction, maintenance or automotive service vehicles except that such lights shall be lighted only as a means for indicating the presence of a vehicular traffic hazard requiring unusual care in approaching, overtaking or passing while such vehicles are engaged in maintenance, service or construction on a highway; > > 1. Oversized vehicle or load; however, such lights > > shall only be lighted when moving under permit issued by the Department under Section 15‑301 of this Code; > > 1. The front and rear of motorized equipment owned > > and operated by the State of Illinois or any political subdivision thereof, which is designed and used for removal of snow and ice from highways; > > (6.1) The front and rear of motorized equipment or > > vehicles that (i) are not owned by the State of Illinois or any political subdivision of the State, (ii) are designed and used for removal of snow and ice from highways and parking lots, and (iii) are equipped with a snow plow that is 12 feet in width; these lights may not be lighted except when the motorized equipment or vehicle is actually being used for those purposes on behalf of a unit of government; > > 1. Fleet safety vehicles registered in another > > state, furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except as provided for in Section 12‑212 of this Code; > > 1. Such other vehicles as may be authorized by local > > authorities; > > 1. Law enforcement vehicles of State or local > > authorities when used in combination with red oscillating, rotating or flashing lights; > > 9.5. Propane delivery trucks; > > 1. Vehicles used for collecting or delivering mail > > for the United States Postal Service provided that such lights shall not be lighted except when such vehicles are actually being used for such purposes; > > 1. Any vehicle displaying a slow‑moving vehicle > > emblem as provided in Section 12‑205.1; > > 1. All trucks equipped with self‑compactors or > > roll‑off hoists and roll‑on containers for garbage or refuse hauling. Such lights shall not be lighted except when such vehicles are actually being used for such purposes; > > 1. Vehicles used by a security company, alarm > > responder, or control agency; > > 1. Security vehicles of the Department of Human > > Services; however, the lights shall not be lighted except when being used for security related purposes under the direction of the superintendent of the facility where the vehicle is located; and > > 1. Vehicles of union representatives, except that > > the lights shall be lighted only while the vehicle is within the limits of a construction project. > > (c) The use of blue oscillating, rotating or flashing lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on: > > 1. Rescue squad vehicles not owned by a fire > > department and vehicles owned or operated by a: > > voluntary firefighter; > > paid firefighter; > > part‑paid firefighter; > > call firefighter; > > member of the board of trustees of a fire > > protection district; > > paid or unpaid member of a rescue squad; > > paid or unpaid member of a voluntary ambulance > > unit; or > > paid or unpaid members of a local or county > > emergency management services agency as defined in the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, designated or authorized by local authorities, in writing, and carrying that designation or authorization in the vehicle. > > However, such lights are not to be lighted except > > when responding to a bona fide emergency. > > Any person using these lights in accordance with this > > subdivision (c)1 must carry on his or her person an identification card or letter identifying the bona fide member of a fire department, fire protection district, rescue squad, ambulance unit, or emergency management services agency that owns or operates that vehicle. The card or letter must include: > > (A) the name of the fire department, fire > > protection district, rescue squad, ambulance unit, or emergency management services agency; > > (B) the member’s position within the fire > > department, fire protection district, rescue squad, ambulance unit, or emergency management services agency; > > (C) the member’s term of service; and > > (D) the name of a person within the fire > > department, fire protection district, rescue squad, ambulance unit, or emergency management services agency to contact to verify the information provided. > > 1. Police department vehicles in cities having a > > population of 500,000 or more inhabitants. > > 1. Law enforcement vehicles of State or local > > authorities when used in combination with red oscillating, rotating or flashing lights. > > 1. Vehicles of local fire departments and State or > > federal firefighting vehicles when used in combination with red oscillating, rotating or flashing lights. > > 1. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively > > as ambulances or rescue vehicles when used in combination with red oscillating, rotating or flashing lights; furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except when responding to an emergency call. > > 1. Vehicles that are equipped and used exclusively > > as organ transport vehicles when used in combination with red oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights; furthermore, these lights shall only be lighted when the transportation is declared an emergency by a member of the transplant team or a representative of the organ procurement organization. > > 1. Vehicles of the Illinois Emergency Management > > Agency, vehicles of the Illinois Department of Public Health, and vehicles of the Department of Nuclear Safety, when used in combination with red oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights. > > 1. Vehicles operated by a local or county emergency > > management services agency as defined in the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, when used in combination with red oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights. > > (c‑1) In addition to the blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights permitted under subsection (c), and notwithstanding subsection (a), a vehicle operated by a voluntary firefighter, a voluntary member of a rescue squad, or a member of a voluntary ambulance unit may be equipped with flashing white headlights and blue grill lights, which may be used only in responding to an emergency call. > > (c‑2) In addition to the blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights permitted under subsection (c), and notwithstanding subsection (a), a vehicle operated by a paid or unpaid member of a local or county emergency management services agency as defined in the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, may be equipped with white oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights to be used in combination with blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights, if authorization by local authorities is in writing and carried in the vehicle. > > (d) The use of a combination of amber and white oscillating, rotating or flashing lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except motor vehicles or equipment of the State of Illinois, local authorities, contractors, and union representatives may be so equipped; furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted on vehicles of the State of Illinois, local authorities, and contractors except while such vehicles are engaged in highway maintenance or construction operations within the limits of highway construction projects, and shall not be lighted on the vehicles of union representatives except when those vehicles are within the limits of a construction project. > > (e) All oscillating, rotating or flashing lights referred to in this Section shall be of sufficient intensity, when illuminated, to be visible at 500 feet in normal sunlight. > > (f) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a manufacturer of oscillating, rotating or flashing lights or his representative from temporarily mounting such lights on a vehicle for demonstration purposes only. > > (g) Any person violating the provisions of subsections (a), (b), (c) or (d) of this Section who without lawful authority stops or detains or attempts to stop or detain another person shall be guilty of a Class 2 felony. > > (h) Except as provided in subsection (g) above, any person violating the provisions of subsections (a) or (c) of this Section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. > > (Source: P.A. 93‑181, eff. 1‑1‑04; 93‑725, eff. 1‑1‑05; 93‑794, eff. 7‑22‑04; 93‑829, eff. 7‑28‑04; 94‑143, eff. 1‑1‑06; 94‑270, eff. 1‑1‑06; 94‑331, eff. 1‑1‑06; 94‑730, eff. 4‑17‑06.) Do note that Illinios is clear that “unlighted or lighted” makes no difference, they can’t legally be mounted unless you meet the requirements set forth under the code… ---
**Author:** ![Ecto96](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/919ad9/32.png) [@Ecto96](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Ecto96)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 5:09am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/emergency-ligthing-for-ecto-replicas/1946/13 "2007-02-06T05:09:00Z")
Yeah I read those codes in a lawbook a few months ago. I look at it this way; I’ll put a tow-hitch under her ass, and say she’s a towtruck. :lol: But so far have had no trouble, in fact even when I’m speeding the Joliet boys don’t bother me. We have become pretty well known in our home town. ---
**Author:** ![Exoray](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/d26b3c/32.png) [@Exoray](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Exoray)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/emergency-ligthing-for-ecto-replicas/1946/14 "2007-02-06T05:48:44Z")
Yeah, just because the law says so, doesn’t mean it’s always enforced… But, on the [flip side](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/real-ghostbusters/flip-side) when and if you get popped oh well… I have found most Illiniois police will ignore the amber lights, but not all… I know a few landscapers who have been hassled when pulled over for a “safety check” still having the amber light bar on the pickup truck after plow season… ---
**Author:** ![Ecto96](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/919ad9/32.png) [@Ecto96](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Ecto96)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 7:30am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/emergency-ligthing-for-ecto-replicas/1946/15 "2007-02-06T07:30:15Z")
I’ll keep that in mind. Though most people believe you when you say you’re the real deal, so I could always tell the police that if they give me a ticket now and get into trouble with spirits, they’re s.o.l. :lol: ---
**Author:** ![Charnel](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@Charnel](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Charnel)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 12:46am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/emergency-ligthing-for-ecto-replicas/1946/16 "2007-02-07T00:46:16Z")
> [@boomerjinks](#): > > To me, this law is just like the warning label on hair dryers that say not to use it while IN the shower. Sad part is, that label is probably on there cause someone did do that. And that ecto dragster is one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen.