Vehicle Mod Laws in Delaware
Vehicle type: Sedan
8 of 11 modifications are conditional for Sedans in Delaware
Aftermarket Exhaust
Delaware · All
Replacing the exhaust system is legal in Delaware, but a muffler in good working order is required and cutouts or bypasses are prohibited. Modifications that make the exhaust louder than the originally installed muffler are prohibited.
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Exhaust Noise
Delaware · All
Delaware sets no statewide decibel limit for passenger cars. A muffler in good working order is required, exhaust may not produce excessive or unusual noise, and cutouts or bypasses are prohibited.
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Headlight & Taillight Tint
Delaware · All
Smoked or tinted film on headlights and taillights is illegal in Delaware. Headlights must emit white light and taillights must show red at the required visibility distance, and tint that dims or discolors them violates those requirements.
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License Plate Frames
Delaware · All
License plate frames are legal in Delaware as long as nothing required stays hidden. Frames are expressly permitted as long as nothing is concealed; no tinted material may cover any portion of the plate.
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Lift Kits
Delaware · All
Delaware caps bumper height at 22 inches on passenger vehicles and station wagons and 30 inches on all other registered vehicles, measured from the ground.
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Light Bars & LED Lighting
Delaware · All
Delaware permits two spot lamps, two fog lamps, one auxiliary passing lamp, and one auxiliary driving lamp, with no cover requirement and no obligation to switch them off.
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Lowering
Delaware · All
Delaware sets maximum bumper heights but no minimum, so lowering is unrestricted by height rules.
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Underglow
Delaware · All
Underglow is legal in Delaware, including while driving, subject to color and flashing limits: No red visible from the front, no blue (emergency only), and flashing is restricted to authorized vehicles.
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Wheel & Tire Protrusion
Delaware · All
Delaware has no fender-coverage or tire-protrusion rule for passenger cars.
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Window Banners
Delaware · All
Transparent products are allowed along the top edge as long as they do not encroach on the AS-1 portion of the windshield. Because the material must be transparent, a printed or opaque banner is not legal in Delaware — only a clear tint band.
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Window Tint
Delaware · All
Front side windows: minimum 50% VLT. Rear side and back windows: any darkness.
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