This is for the members that have built a Knight Rider conversion...

Have you had any issues with not having forward facing signal lights? I just started a conversion and the car I bought had a similar-to-Knight Rider nose already installed. To pass the safety inspection the front signals were removed from the stock location and screwed to the bottom edge of the nose. I don't like how this looks but I don't want to get harassed by the police.

I found some 1/2" dia, single led lights that I was going to mount in the front where the "driving lights" go but then I noticed in another thread that many members here have the conversion done with no visible signals on the front.

Any advice will be great. Thanks

 

i have a knight rider nose that had openings for the stock turn signals and put dark plexiglass to hide them but the light shows through.

 

Most of it boils down to what season nose you have and personal preference/how screen accurate you are trying to be.

A season 1 nose has the cut outs in the top of the bumper so the turn signals shine through the plexiglass blackouts. A season 2 nose has the recessed area in front of the headlights and turn signals without cut outs for the lights, but the nose sags in that area enough that the turn signals shine through. A season 3 & 4 nose is totally flat across the headlight and signal area and obstructs the signals. Most guys either relocate the stock signals to the driving light area, install a 3 driving light per side set up (convert one on each side to amber and make it the signal), or hid a small LED style signal in the driving light area so that it's only seen when on.

 

I've always wondered, are these road legal in most general places?

 

blackouts aren't a big deal as long as the lights are still visible in both night and day conditions.

I have been driving my KITT for 6years with no problems