I have a friend who operates a performance shop doing lifts, steps, etc. I had ordered some clear tailights for my (for now!) street only '04 KJ. First, they were backordered. Yesterday he called to say that DOT had ordered a stop shipment on all clear style (european) aftermarket tailight kits TFN. He's baffled, as he has them on both his truck and his wife's truck. Anyone heard this from anywhere else or have any other information on this? As always, thanks for the knowledge everyone on this forum provides!

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Still miss my 94 Sport with 202k!

Sold it to buy my '04 Liberty Sport

the DOT cannot outlaw the sale of them ... what is, and has been the case if you read the fine print, is that they are not guaranteed for on-road use.

Typically on the box it will state something like "for off-road use only"

But then why the stop shipment order? Believe me-my buddy is in the biz to make money and he is not going to b.s. me about something when it means a "lost"sale. I can't fathom why someone in the 'ups and extras' auto/truck business would make this up. The 'unavailability' is coming from somewhere.

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Still miss my 94 Sport with 202k!

Sold it to buy my '04 Liberty Sport

maybe the box wasnt marked for off road use only?

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2006 Renegade 4x4

Sounds fishy to me....I'd give a call to your local VDOT facility and see what they know or if they can lead you in the right direction.

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Had 2005 KJ Rocky Mnt. Edition (destroyed)
Had 2006 KJ Sport 4x4
Have 2007 JK 4-dr Sahara 4x4 (tow package so stock 4.10s!!)
AEV 3.5" RS Lift; Schrockworks FR bumper and Warn 9.5ti winch; Cobra 75 CB; Rigid 50" LED light bar; Adventure Trailers (AT Overland) JK Kitchen setup in the cargo area.
Southern L.O.S.T. # 236487

MY Jeep is still titled in Virginia, but I'm living just over the border in TN. VA has some of the strictest vehicle laws out there. I would say just go ahead and do it, and hope you don't get a ticket (I think they give you 48 hours to swap back, not sure though). You may have to order them from eBay or somewhere online. Piece of cake to swap out, 3 bulb sockets, a pin and a wiring plug. You will need a long torx driver (a manual one, or a really long extension on a drill) to reach the torx bolts on the driver's side. I believe they are T25. Should take you all of 5 minutes to switch them out.

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2012 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon

Actually these guys would be the better ones to talk to. They are more than likely the ones who put the stop order in place.

US Dept. of Transportation

The company may be putting the DOT/SAE stamp on them illegally and they are investigating it.

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Mike D.
2011 Brilliant Black KK Renegade 4x4 (New addition)


2003 Atlantic Blue KJ 2WD

That sounds like the most likely scenario ... I do know the DOT stamp is pretty specific ... you are probably more likely to buy a pesticide ridden piece of fruit stamped "organic" than you are to get a non-DOT approved piece of safety equipment stamped DOT approved.

I wouldn't go with the aftermarket tail lights. I went through 2 broken sets delivered to me, and then nothing but problems. They were really junk. Looked good on Ebay though. I'm thinking of getting a set of the new tail lights that are a little darker red. I think they look a little better than the old ones. Anyone know if they changed anything besides the color?

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June 2001 Liberty Limited 4X4
Frankenlift II Premium, Al's Upper Arms, 245/75R16 C Silent Armors on Moabs, RL Skink Super Sliders, Rear DTT, Riddler Diff Cover, Fastman Throttle Body, Profinish-Proglass Hood, Borla Dual Outlet Exhaust, TransGo Reprogramming Kit, APS Stall Converter, 4.10 Gears, B&G Chrysler PCM, Lots of Line-X, etc...