NYS blue lights, Canada

Okay I have a quick question for any of you guys/gals up by the NYS boarder with Canada. Right now I have a removable light bar (blue) on my truck as well as a fixed set of grill lights (also blue) located just between where the fog lights would go on a ford sport trac, 04 edition. Now with a upcoming trip across the boarder I have no problem removing my roof light and leaving it at home but its a bit more difficult to do that with the grill lights. Should I just pop the fuse and cover the light heads in duct tape or do somthing else? Anyone know anything on the topic ? thanks in advance

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Permalink Reply by Scott on March 10, 2010 at 4:47pm

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Permalink Reply by Paul Montpetit on March 10, 2010 at 5:08pm

I would strongly recommend a phone call to the Canadian Customs building...they would be far more qualified than anyone here and might save yuo a ticket....in some States here in the US you cannot have BLUE light on your vehicle as that is what their Law Enforcement agancies use.....Good luck......Paul

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Permalink Reply by Brendan O'Keefe on March 10, 2010 at 5:44pm

you can have blue lights in ny. you shouldnt have a problem at all. i cross the border with them in my truck all the time.

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Permalink Reply by Brian Mackie on March 10, 2010 at 6:18pm

Scott, Paul is right.. best to check with the border auth. first. In Canada, blue lights mean snow removal. Except in Law enforcement, its red and blue. We use RED lights for fire. Ontario however, used green for vol. ff. The laws vary from province to province. Here in Manitoba, while we can use the lights, they must be covered when not in use. IF you put tape across the blue lights, so as to conceal the colors, I suspect that would be adequate given the situation. But, a phone call to the prov. highways dept. would also give you the answers.. well in theory. lol they prolly don't know what the hell to tell you either. I suspect if you pull the fuse to make them inoperable, and covered the lenses.. they would not say anything to you.
WELCOME TO CANADA ! oh, and remember... while here, keep your stick on the ice. and beware of our beer. One of ours is the equivalent of 4 or 5 of yours lol or so I've been told! good luck

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Permalink Reply by Dale Barker on March 10, 2010 at 6:54pm

Hey Paul, I agree you should place a call to the Canadian Customs, My last trip over the border they did not ask me to remove the light. But verified that I was a firefighter in NY. Vermont gave me a hard time since they run Blue on thier patrol cars.

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Permalink Reply by Scott on March 10, 2010 at 7:26pm

Okay thanks fellas Ill put in a call shortly.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Montpetit on March 10, 2010 at 7:59pm

is it true....that duct tape is "the handy man's helper".....and remember..."If it ain't broken then you ain't trying." LOL..Really...I thought the beer was like your dollar...worth about 60% of ours....LOL....(sorry couldn't help myself) Ah...?

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Permalink Reply by Brian Mackie on March 10, 2010 at 8:19pm

LOL Paul. I actually had to go check.. but ours is only 4% alc. but thats for a lite beer. Our money might not be worth chit, but we do build prettteeeeee good beer!

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Permalink Reply by Brian Mackie on March 10, 2010 at 8:21pm

Scott, just an after thought too, even if you took out the bulbs. What could they say about it? Just tell them.. I dint know what those things were for EH!.