I couldn’t tell you for sure. A cop around here told me you can have any light on your car you want, just can’t have it operating on the street while driving. I think we’re going to be getting amber covers for our ecto, but we’re gonna try for blue or green. We have amber bubble lights on our cars right now for a temporary thing, drove right past a cop with em on, not a problem, and we don’t even have emblems yet.
I plan on, some time in the (VERY distant) future, I plan on creating an Ectomobile out of my current car. It’s the perfect car (I think) for a modernized version of the original Ecto-1.
The lights are an issue that’s already come to my attention, but I think I’m just going to use green lights instead of blue because green is the color you think of when you hear “ecto” (does anyone remember the Hi-C Ecto-coolers?)
But of course, I’m going to check with local laws. It’s different everywhere.
Hell Yes! 
You could still buy it a few years ago, but it no longer had Slimer on the package… Man, what I would give for a glass of
ECTO-Cooler. 
I’ve heard there is a couple flavors out there, that are similar. Infact somebody on the web claimed that when he bought the flavor “Lavaburst” the receipt said ecto cooler, interesting.
By the way, what car do you currently have that you are planning on converting to an ecto?
Heh. Well … I WOULD keep it a secret and suprise everyone when I started work on it … but sadly that most likely won’t happen for quite a while, we’re talking upwards of 5 years.
But I currently drive a '99 Ford Taurus station wagon. It looks like this:
Except mine’s red. Though I would of course have it painted white with the appropriate red fins, and the yellow and black caution stripes from the Ecto 1a.
Personally I think it’s a very nice shape for an ectomobile. I’m suprised I haven’t seen anyone else use it yet. What do you think?
Ya, I think that would be cool to turn into an ECTO… I think a nice touch would be to find steel wheels with the chrome hub cap, like ecto’s, that would a fit a Taurus. 
Hey! Nice idea, Skywalker! I’ll try to remember that. ^.^
I got a 95 Taurus wagon I conveted. In my area Long Island New York. I was told thats blue was Volenteer, Red and White was Police. I happen to have Red and white. Though I did get pulled over the first time I drove it on the expressway The cop simpley told me with a smile on his face and his partner taking pictures of my car " Wanted to let you know you can’t have red but Iam not going to bust you over it" and I was sent on my way. I recently have the front lightbar all white and the rear one stays covered cause it is all red. Can’t change it. When I drive into New york city I cover both of them to avoid any police attention.
Here is a picture of us in front of the Ecto Before a convention.
Say, that’s pretty nice, Chris. Very similar look to the Caprice conversions I hear so much about.
Well of course it gonna be similar. Hazzard Tape, GB logos, Roof rack ect.lol.
Heh. Well, that WAS a silly thing for me to say. I actually meant the shape of the car itself. ^.^
LOL. Its cool.
My Ecto 1a Replica is accurate on the lighting, Minus the 2 chrome spot lights on the rear white canister. I run the light bars alot around town, Never any greif, a few people have pulled over, i turn them off at that point. Overall, People Love it, Even the cops…
Yeah, I’ve found that most cops take a common sense approach. It’s just for fun and a guy driving around a big glowing Ghostbusters car has nothing to hide. Most cops just kinda grin at me, here in Texas.
Now, I’ve been told that amber lights in the DFW area will get you tagged. They’re permit only. Oddly enough, all blue lights are permitted in the DFW area for personal use…so when I visit that area for conventions, I plan to clear lense and add in my blue filters.
In Oklahoma, where I also frequent, its illegal to even mount the lightbars. Fortunately, officers are not really told to enforce it because so many contractors, farmers, and offroad hobbyists mount them for legit reasons. They just ask that you not light them on roadways. I bought a lot of my lighting equipment from an officer in Oklahoma and he was totally cool about it.
Ive had the lightbars on my MagnumEcto1 for about 3 months now.. passesd many of cops, on highways, roads,etc. Never once pulled over, ive had cops take pics of the car because they like it tho.. i leave my lights uncovered too. So in ohio ive talked to a cop here in my city. The blue lights are illegal to USE. but legal to have on ur car.
Having collected police cars, fire trucks, and ambulances over the years, questions like this come down to the simple answer of maturity and responsibility. I liken it to the fact that in-service fire trucks, ambulances, and police cars run their lights when they are going to emergencies, parades, etc. Ghostbusters are the same way. If you’re running your lights all over the place, then, of course, you’re going to attract the wrong kind of attention from authorities. Be responsible with your lights and siren.
Another essential activity is making good contacts. I’ve found that most cops, paramedics, and fire-fighters LOVE the Ghostbusters. Just as little kids want to be like the big firefighters on the fire truck, the big firefighters want to be Ghostbusters and ride around in our cool Ectomobiles. Make connections. Ask for business cards from every cop, paramedic, or fire fighter that shows interest. Build a reputation with the emergency service industry. That way, if you do run into trouble with the “one jerky cop who hasn’t seen the movie” you can make some phone calls to their higher-ups. If a cop hassles you, just being able to drop some names or say, “Cops take pictures with the car all the time and you’re the first to say anything about it,” can make an officer think about what he’s doing. I take any opportunity I can to get pictures with uniformed officers with the car and post them on the website and Facebook page. The emergency service industry is a family that you have to work your way into.
Being visible helps tremendously too! Being in parades where officers can see the car and response it gets, being involved with charity events, getting some news media coverage. All these things help to show authorities that you’re not out to cause problems, you’re out their doing good things with your Ectomobile.
I’ve also found that older cars get more of a free pass than newer ones do. The older police cars/fire trucks/ambulances I’ve owned are given more of a blind eye with regard to lights than newer models. And when I say older, I’m talking 30-40 years older. Remember, the Crown Vics that are on the roads today are the same body style that came out in 1998. So 12 years is a drop in the bucket when you think about how John Q. Public views an emergency vehicle.
Be professional. Act responsible. Be nice. And you shouldn’t have any problems.
I’ve had Code 3 blue lights on my car for 4 years and never had a problem. I don’t turn them on while driving of course, but they are there and not covered.
In Virginia it is illegal to OPERATE any color light on your vehicle other than AMBER or WHITE. That said if you leave it off and use it only on private property and in parades you should, SHOULD; be okay.
There is always that one guy who reads it “THE LETTER OF THE LAW” and forgets the “Spirit of the law” which is mentioned in the fine print.
And this is why the lights on my ecto are going to be green. When it happens. Anyone know the law for lightbars in Florida?
http://policeposers.com/light-laws/ you’re welcome