Tinted Tailights (What do you guys think?)
08-03-2010, 12:46 PM
#16
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It looks good, but you are def going to get extra attention from the cops.
Be careful on friday and sat nights, even if you are driving perfectly fine, now they have a reason to pull you over...leading to blowing...higher chance of DUI...
Be careful on friday and sat nights, even if you are driving perfectly fine, now they have a reason to pull you over...leading to blowing...higher chance of DUI...
08-03-2010, 01:12 PM
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x1SoN what you've done is nice , but I think you should not have painted the LED circles cause the car looks great with them at night & when you use the breaks it glows which makes it looks even better & obvious for who's driving behind you ( also avoid causing any safety hazard ) . And about the reverse lights, could u post a picture showing as how is it going to look when the car is in reverse ?
08-03-2010, 01:32 PM
#19
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Yes, I have a question. What about the guy who goes out for dinner with his family, and has a glass of wine or a beer? He is not legally intoxicated, but a cop pulling you over (for those tail lights no less) on the way home may think he notices something and conduct a field sobriety test in front of his family. Let’s say he passes. But does he really want to go through all that?
08-03-2010, 01:46 PM
#21
Yes, I have a question. What about the guy who goes out for dinner with his family, and has a glass of wine or a beer? He is not legally intoxicated, but a cop pulling you over (for those tail lights no less) on the way home may think he notices something and conduct a field sobriety test in front of his family. Let’s say he passes. But does he really want to go through all that?
If you are truly not intoxicated a field sobriety test takes MAYBE 90 seconds. I've been pulled out of the car for a field test after a 12 hour shift and as soon as the cop just saw i was tired it was over and he let me go.
If you are worried about looking bad in front of people or "wasting" 2 minutes of your life and really think tinting the tail lights will lead to that fine don't do it
Last edited by hispeed-lowdrag; 08-03-2010 at 01:56 PM.
08-03-2010, 04:26 PM
#23
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Yes, I have a question. What about the guy who goes out for dinner with his family, and has a glass of wine or a beer? He is not legally intoxicated, but a cop pulling you over (for those tail lights no less) on the way home may think he notices something and conduct a field sobriety test in front of his family. Let’s say he passes. But does he really want to go through all that?
completely agree with you. Once you have a family that last thing you need is to be explaining to your kids is why a cop has you standing infront of the car walking a straight line and touching your nose.
When you are young, the response usually is who cares. That same response usually soon changes with age/when you have a family.
08-03-2010, 05:33 PM
#24
a) really did have too much to drink
2) should be able to do it really fast w/ no problems, and the police will not give you any problems if you can obviously do it fine
or
d) if you're really that embarrassed in front of your family then don't drink at all. ever.
What's wrong with saying "hey Billy the police try to catch people who have had too much to drink, and they just wanted to make sure Daddy didn't have too much. I did awesome on their test, etc. etc. etc."
08-03-2010, 05:34 PM
#25
Aside from the DUI...you're less likely of getting messed with for tinted tails at night than anything. Ive had my tails tinted for a while now and at night you cannnot tell at all that they are tinted. The leds are bright and crisp enough that there is no way anybody would even know that the tails are tinted; most people cant even tell mine are tinted at night and i can still light up street signs behind me a block away with my brake lights
Mine during the day
Running lights at night
Brakes
Last edited by EnviedG35; 08-03-2010 at 05:40 PM.
08-03-2010, 05:52 PM
#26
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I will gladly admit that I don't have a family so obviously it's not from experience...but I really think that if you have to do that then you either
a) really did have too much to drink
2) should be able to do it really fast w/ no problems, and the police will not give you any problems if you can obviously do it fine
or
d) if you're really that embarrassed in front of your family then don't drink at all. ever.
What's wrong with saying "hey Billy the police try to catch people who have had too much to drink, and they just wanted to make sure Daddy didn't have too much. I did awesome on their test, etc. etc. etc."
a) really did have too much to drink
2) should be able to do it really fast w/ no problems, and the police will not give you any problems if you can obviously do it fine
or
d) if you're really that embarrassed in front of your family then don't drink at all. ever.
What's wrong with saying "hey Billy the police try to catch people who have had too much to drink, and they just wanted to make sure Daddy didn't have too much. I did awesome on their test, etc. etc. etc."
) I personally have a 2 drink limit no matter when I am driving, because my family/medical license is worth way more to me then another drink at dinner! On the other hand, I try not to drink at all when the kids/neices are in the car.Sorry to the OP for sidetracking. I DO like the tails a lot. Good luck with the cops
(all of this came up because my friend was pulled over a few years ago for tinted tails)
08-03-2010, 06:00 PM
#27
Nice tails.
Tinted tails are just as likely to get you pulled over as missing your front plate. Everyone still does it anyway. My friend was driving my Accord a few years ago in K-Town and the rest of us passengers were pretty drunk. We got pulled over since I didn't have a front plate. Fortunately, the driver doesn't drink, so we got off pretty easily (even though we crammed 6 in the car).
My point is you're taking a calculated risk by doing one or the other (or both), so it's really up to you on whether it's worth giving them more reasons to stop you. If a cop really wants to pull you over, he'll find a dumb reason, whether it's for tinted tail lights or a tire that looks slightly deflated.
Tinted tails are just as likely to get you pulled over as missing your front plate. Everyone still does it anyway. My friend was driving my Accord a few years ago in K-Town and the rest of us passengers were pretty drunk. We got pulled over since I didn't have a front plate. Fortunately, the driver doesn't drink, so we got off pretty easily (even though we crammed 6 in the car).
My point is you're taking a calculated risk by doing one or the other (or both), so it's really up to you on whether it's worth giving them more reasons to stop you. If a cop really wants to pull you over, he'll find a dumb reason, whether it's for tinted tail lights or a tire that looks slightly deflated.
08-03-2010, 06:00 PM
#28
Well, putting aside the safety issue (where I still believe that if there’s less light emitted from darkened tails then there’s a potential safety risk), I was coming from the position of attracting cops because they may believe the darkened tails have not met the state’s standard for light emission. In other words, even if these tails are legal they still may draw attention from law enforcement. And you’ve heard it before: get pulled over for one thing and they may find another, etc…
We all do things to attract the cops, i.e, lowered, tinting, loud radio, exhaust, no front plates, etc.....etc.....
We all take the risk and shouldn't complain when we do get pulled over.
08-03-2010, 06:01 PM
#29
Senior Citizen
I will gladly admit that I don't have a family so obviously it's not from experience...but I really think that if you have to do that then you either
a) really did have too much to drink
2) should be able to do it really fast w/ no problems, and the police will not give you any problems if you can obviously do it fine
or
d) if you're really that embarrassed in front of your family then don't drink at all. ever.
What's wrong with saying "hey Billy the police try to catch people who have had too much to drink, and they just wanted to make sure Daddy didn't have too much. I did awesome on their test, etc. etc. etc."
a) really did have too much to drink
2) should be able to do it really fast w/ no problems, and the police will not give you any problems if you can obviously do it fine
or
d) if you're really that embarrassed in front of your family then don't drink at all. ever.
What's wrong with saying "hey Billy the police try to catch people who have had too much to drink, and they just wanted to make sure Daddy didn't have too much. I did awesome on their test, etc. etc. etc."
). The scenario as written is a practical and logical possibility that many of us could be faced with. To suggest that the driver did have too much to drink, or that being subject to a field sobriety test is no big deal, or that he should refrain from any drinking for the rest of his life, is not a rational or realistic solution.Let’s stay focused on the original point, i.e., darkened tail lights could make the car a cop magnet, and being pulled over for that is fraught with other risks most drivers would rather avoid.
08-03-2010, 06:19 PM
#30
Senior Citizen
There's no way thats legal! Here in CA, the law is written to where you can't have ANY modifications to the OEM lights.
We all do things to attract the cops, i.e, lowered, tinting, loud radio, exhaust, no front plates, etc.....etc.....
We all take the risk and shouldn't complain when we do get pulled over.
We all do things to attract the cops, i.e, lowered, tinting, loud radio, exhaust, no front plates, etc.....etc.....
We all take the risk and shouldn't complain when we do get pulled over.
OK, I may have played my radio too loud once in a while, but I'm old and hard of hearing.
