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Originally Posted by MmmHamSandwich
But they're not legal like that, that's the point.
For one, they are yellow whereas they must be red, two they probably don't meet the surface area requirements, and three they definitely don't meet the requirements for rear running lights to be visible from the sides. I still maintain they wired them wrong from the factory. Personally I'd resolder the wires. Maybe you'd get lucky and find when wired correctly the yellows flash at the proper rate.
Barring all that, they still fail the rear and side reflector requirements. Are you handy with a soldering iron?
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If you want to get technical, how many guys are running illegal mods on their cars everyday without even realizing it, let alone running tails that may or may not meet safety or legal requirements.
. Loud exhaust, hi-flow catt, headers etc [Emision Laws some States]
. Tinted windows, Headlights etc
. Modded indash multimedia while driving
. Radar detectors [Some States and Provinces]
. Led lighting [Interior/Exterior - Flashing Red & Blue]
. Aftermarket HID's [I've seen guys get nailed for them here]
I mean the list goes on and on, so to single out these tails seems be redundant, unless of course your prepared to rid your car of all other illegal mods
I get what your saying and agree that they may not meet certain safety specs, but where do you draw the line ?
You could draw up a thousand scenarios of all the above mentioned mods and show how unsafe they could be under certain conditions, but what's the point ? Guys are gonna mod their cars, with or without meeting every law on the planet
It sure as hell won't stop me and other enthusiasts
Speaking of Laws, Speed Limit is 110Km here on our highways, I almost never drive the speed limit, how many do ?? If I had to guess, I would definitely say the percentage of people that do is very small. No suprises here...
Now I'm not saying people should go and break every traffic law out there or mod their cars beyond recognition, but people are gonna do what they wanna do and will usually accept the logical consequences of their actions, whether it's breaking trafiic laws or running ilegal mods on their car if and when they get pulled over
Example Window Tint: "Sorry officer, I didn't realize window tint was illegal on my from windows
No problem Son, this is just a warning, so get it removed and check back with us when it's off. Will do & thanks Officer!" Remove tint and check back with officer for inspection, good to go! Two weeks later, tint is right back on there LOL
Lot's of people here run complete tint front and back, have loud exhaust and other questionable mods. But usually never get bothered, assuming your not driving around like a retard looking for attention
