He wanted cops to see red.

A resourceful Colorado truck driver replaced his busted taillight with a bottle of red sports drink — and cops let him go without a ticket.

A Longmont police sergeant pulled over the man, a driver for an oil company in town every two weeks, while he was on his way to get the light fixed Monday night, ABC Denver reported.

A photo shared by Longmont police on Facebook shows a bottle filled with a red liquid and duct-taped to the back of the man’s truck.

Colorado law says all on-road vehicles must be equipped with a red light that can be seen from at least 100 feet away in daylight.

Obviously, a bottle of refreshing electrolytes doesn’t fit the bill.

Cops let the man go without a ticket and, true to his word, they spotted him at a garage later Monday getting his taillight fixed.

“While we appreciate the ingenuity of this tail light, this is not a permanent solution,” Longmont Fire, Police and OEM wrote in a Facebook post.

“Working tail lights prevent accidents,” they said.