anyone else see these taillights?
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Originally Posted by CoRDiTe1
If you don`t like my tail lights then don`t look at them. I painted them like that. its not a sticker or nothing. It`s better then having the same dyno 86-88 or 89-92 lights like every1 else has. If you dont like them too bad. Its not gonna make me take them off and put the same boring lights every1 else uses like you. What matters is I like them. It`s on my FC. I make it the way I like it. Not for your pleasure or your enjoyment. If you dont like them keep your mouth shut and worry about your own damn Seven. If you see me on the road look the other way. It's better to be unique and differn't then just follow a patter and look just like every1 else with the same lights, same bodykit , same factory paint, whatever. Make your own car stand out from every1 else. I do my own work under the hood with custom parts I made when I worked at a Machine shop. Its for my pleasure not yours. Also Im not a kid. On top of that not a stupid *** one. I am a smart person, with lots of skills in differn't trades and I do a good job at what I do.
I agree wholeheartedly.....this forum has absolutely the most haters than any other forum that I have ever seen. Seems like when someone wants to do something outside of the box a select few come in and want to ridicule. But to each their own.....
Originally Posted by westler91
I agree wholeheartedly.....this forum has absolutely the most haters than any other forum that I have ever seen. Seems like when someone wants to do something outside of the box a select few come in and want to ridicule. But to each their own.....
Opinions aside I doubt that is DOT legal. Its a safety issue more than a gaudy mod.
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Put it this way. Most of it is just One person says something, The other feels threatend to give his actual answer. They don't want to be made fun of so they go on and just start hating with the others so they can fit in. heh. Bunch of followers. Not enough leaders
Originally Posted by CoRDiTe1
Put it this way. Most of it is just One person says something, The other feels threatend to give his actual answer. They don't want to be made fun of so they go on and just start hating with the others so they can fit in. heh. Bunch of followers. Not enough leaders
Lead us all on circle tail man!
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Originally Posted by 1987RX7guy
Opinions aside I doubt that is DOT legal. Its a safety issue more than a gaudy mod.
Their is nothing illegal about it. THe circles are legal because they are not small. It is street legal im showing enough Tail lights to make it legal. I have no problem with the cops. I also have lots of cop friends and none of them have a problem with it. Most of them even say if it looks Factory, or legal they wont bother with minor infractions even if they know hey this car didn't come like this from the factory. This isnt Cali. Cop have nothing better to do then start busting cars for the Heights. Lots of people lower their car. In lots of states that is illegal because of the height of the lights are changed. Lights have to be a certain height on the road. If they are below that. your car can get towed. Plus lots of people put mods on their cars with out serial numbers on them. That is illegal too but I guess you didn't know that.
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Few years back it was illegal to change your tail lights for clear or euro. People were getting pulled over for them. especially if they were clear. way back. atleast 7-14 years ago when people in their nissan trucks were buying Clear lenses for the front and back that was illegal. Look how things changed. Cars from the Factory are comming with lights that look just like the aftermarket lights people were putting in their Hondas Years ago. It's a new trend the car manufactor are picking up on. Same with body kits and rims. Yes I know back then some cars came with body kits and rims. But look how now it is blowing up.
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And what general comment was that... That You don't like my tail lights and you wish to critisize me for painting them.
P.S excuse me for not using the question mark symbol. Im using a spanish Keyboard imported from Brasil and cant get it to work properly right now. heh.
P.S excuse me for not using the question mark symbol. Im using a spanish Keyboard imported from Brasil and cant get it to work properly right now. heh.
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How is that any different than any of the other ricer mods that many of our members sport?
Widebody kits, wings, and non-OEM rims? I'm still befuddled that many will quickly shoot down a V8 conversion but have no problem butchering their rotary's exterior.
Widebody kits, wings, and non-OEM rims? I'm still befuddled that many will quickly shoot down a V8 conversion but have no problem butchering their rotary's exterior.
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Uh..sorry..no. Clear lenses are still illegal if you don't change the bulb. Manufacturer's using clear lenses still have a colored bulb. Clear corner lights on a Nissan truck, with a clear light bulb, is STILL ILLEGAL. 7-14 years..uh..ok. Try like 2-4 years. Nothing has changed. DOT laws are DOT laws. Oh, and any modification to stock or otherwise OEM lightings - is illegal. So, you painting an OEM part - yeah, that's not legal. Now I'm not saying that I didn't do the exact same thing(painting lights), but, it doesn't make it legal. Try again~
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^^^ Exactly. What's the insurance company going to say when someone slams into the ***-end of your car. I am only critisizing from a safety standpoint. I still don't like them and to the owner of those lights, We can all give our opinions, after all, this is a public forum. And to Homebrewer, I am not one of those that hates engine swaps either. I just have a differing opinion. To each, their own.
i've seen worse.
it may not be illegal where he lives but it may not be legal either, it is hard to say what is one way or the other. the point about insurance is a good one, try defending yourself in court if you get rearended, you would lose most definitely if they showed proof of the modifications.
it may not be illegal where he lives but it may not be legal either, it is hard to say what is one way or the other. the point about insurance is a good one, try defending yourself in court if you get rearended, you would lose most definitely if they showed proof of the modifications.
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Originally Posted by adrock3217
Uh..sorry..no. Clear lenses are still illegal if you don't change the bulb. Manufacturer's using clear lenses still have a colored bulb. Clear corner lights on a Nissan truck, with a clear light bulb, is STILL ILLEGAL. 7-14 years..uh..ok. Try like 2-4 years. Nothing has changed. DOT laws are DOT laws. Oh, and any modification to stock or otherwise OEM lightings - is illegal. So, you painting an OEM part - yeah, that's not legal. Now I'm not saying that I didn't do the exact same thing(painting lights), but, it doesn't make it legal. Try again~
your absolutly correct. Also changing The factory paint is illegal. Putting a body kit on your car. Most insurances will not insure your vehicle because you changed the OEM specs on the car. So I guess anything you do besides changing the radio is illegal or also known as ricer to you. My bad on saying 7-14 years ago. Yes I know even 2-4 years back too. I know that the clears are still illegal. I was just making a statement on the lights back then and now they are using the Euro ones even comming out of the factory. I bet lowering your car or jacking it up is illegal too. You are changing the OEM specs on the car.
Originally Posted by CoRDiTe1
your absolutly correct. Also changing The factory paint is illegal. Putting a body kit on your car. Most insurances will not insure your vehicle because you changed the OEM specs on the car. So I guess anything you do besides changing the radio is illegal or also known as ricer to you. My bad on saying 7-14 years ago. Yes I know even 2-4 years back too. I know that the clears are still illegal. I was just making a statement on the lights back then and now they are using the Euro ones even comming out of the factory. I bet lowering your car or jacking it up is illegal too. You are changing the OEM specs on the car.
How is changing your paint illegal? You just have it changed on the reg.
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Originally Posted by inflatablepets
^^^ Exactly. What's the insurance company going to say when someone slams into the ***-end of your car. I am only critisizing from a safety standpoint. I still don't like them and to the owner of those lights, We can all give our opinions, after all, this is a public forum. And to Homebrewer, I am not one of those that hates engine swaps either. I just have a differing opinion. To each, their own.
That also goes with a Body Kit. I have another car with a factory body kit from the factory. a 01 Mercury and some of the insurance companies i went to, to get it insured said no way. Because it has a body kit on it. They don't like to see cars with bodykits or rims because if an accident happend most wont cover the loses when people changed their OEM specs. Even though my situation was differn't. Mine came with one from factory. It was a little hard to get insurance.
Plus you wern't critisizing from a safety standpoint you were flat out critisizing me because i changed my tail lights trying to be differn`t. oh well. gotta be differn't. heh.
For example---> how many of us have seen atleast 2000 hooked up civics and atleast 1 out of every 3 look alike except for the factory paint being differn't. stop following a crowd. be your ownself and make your car look the way you want it. Your the one driving it no1 else. If any1 has any problem with how your car looks tell them to turn the other cheek. No1 told them to look at your car right ??? get my point???
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Originally Posted by inflatablepets
^^^ Exactly. What's the insurance company going to say when someone slams into the ***-end of your car. I am only critisizing from a safety standpoint. I still don't like them and to the owner of those lights, We can all give our opinions, after all, this is a public forum. And to Homebrewer, I am not one of those that hates engine swaps either. I just have a differing opinion. To each, their own.
You can say that about anything I bet. What if you change out your injectors for none OEM ones that give out more spray. or a Fuel pump that sends more fuel and in some situation your car catches on fire. I guess you would lose big too. Plus that is changing your OEM specs but how many of you do that in here ???
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Originally Posted by inflatablepets
. I still don't like them and to the owner of those lights, We can all give our opinions, after all, this is a public forum.
Yes you have every right to give your opinion. I understand this is a public forum.
But saying that you dont like the tail lights and prefer Factory and saying oh your gay or your a stupid *** person, What a dumb ***, ****** ricer or whatever etc...etc...etc... is not giving an opinion. You are flat out being a punk *** immature idiot trying to be cool. BTW im not bashing this on you. Im just quoting what you said and making a statement on what you said saying it is a public forum and you can give your opinions. Its cool that you and many others wont like it. Thats fine with me. It doesn't bother me. But you don't have to bash me, make fun of me, shoot me down for them because im being differn't. I don't have any problem with any1 saying. I don't like those, and if you dont oh well Thats Why I am me and you are you. We all have differn't likes, differnt tastes, and differnt looks. As I said before if you dont like them look the other way. (and im not bashing this on you just remember. Im making a statement in general to your quote)
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Originally Posted by CoRDiTe1
Yes you have every right to give your opinion. I understand this is a public forum.
But saying that you dont like the tail lights and prefer Factory and saying oh your gay or your a stupid *** person, What a dumb ***, ****** ricer or whatever etc...etc...etc... is not giving an opinion. You are flat out being a punk *** immature idiot trying to be cool.
But saying that you dont like the tail lights and prefer Factory and saying oh your gay or your a stupid *** person, What a dumb ***, ****** ricer or whatever etc...etc...etc... is not giving an opinion. You are flat out being a punk *** immature idiot trying to be cool.
Originally Posted by CoRDiTe1
You can say that about anything I bet. What if you change out your injectors for none OEM ones that give out more spray. or a
Originally Posted by CoRDiTe1
Fuel pump that sends more fuel and in some situation your car catches on fire. I guess you would lose big too. Plus that is changing your OEM specs but how many of you do that in here ???.
I don't think you get it. Why should other drivers' safety be compromised just so you can "look cool". We are talking about taillights here, not fuel injectors. Don't try and go off on a tangent here. Lighting has to meet certain requirements as far as visibility, sizing, and reflectivness to be legal to drive on our highways, all of which have been altered.
Originally Posted by CoRDiTe1
Plus you wern't critisizing from a safety standpoint you were flat out critisizing me because i changed my tail lights trying to be differn`t. oh well. gotta be differn't. heh.
No, I was commenting primarily on the safety standpoint of the issue. If I may put forth a bit of personal philosiphy here: I don't think accidents happen. I believe they are caused. It can be human error, or equipment failure, which is usually linked to human error. I have done numerous accident investigations and have come to this conclusion. I hold a high standard of safety, which was brought on by my company asking me to write a safety program for it. Since the programs inception, nobody in my company has had any sort of lost time injury which has been for five years now. A few near misses but everyone learns from them as I make an example of each incident. Sorry for going off track there.
As you can see, I take safety very seriously. It's a #1 priority for work and outside life.
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Originally Posted by Karack
i've seen worse.
it may not be illegal where he lives but it may not be legal either, it is hard to say what is one way or the other. the point about insurance is a good one, try defending yourself in court if you get rearended, you would lose most definitely if they showed proof of the modifications.
it may not be illegal where he lives but it may not be legal either, it is hard to say what is one way or the other. the point about insurance is a good one, try defending yourself in court if you get rearended, you would lose most definitely if they showed proof of the modifications.
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I agree wholeheartedly.....this forum has absolutely the most haters than any other forum that I have ever seen. Seems like when someone wants to do something outside of the box a select few come in and want to ridicule. But to each their own.....
CoRDiTe1 - You must not see many FL cops they are total jack Asses. They definitely do not have anything better to do then make up story’s and write bogus tickets.
Oh yea I was like :-/ blue looks kinda coo but all in all ahh no yuck and yea the S4 tails are rocking in the day time.
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Originally Posted by BinaryRotary
How are non-oem rims rice you retard? Oh I'm sorry, the extra .10 of a 'G' I pick up on the skid pad is so ******* rice. IT"S SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN THAT A WIDER WHEEL MAKES A CAR HANDLE BETTER! More important is the weight of the wheel. The lighter the wheel, the less is the kinetic energy of the wheel at a given speed and so the more of the work of the engine is used to drive the car forward. It is also easier to design suspensions which are more comfortable if the wheel is lighter. A lighter wheel can go up and down more rapidly when subjected to the forces of the bumps in the road and the spring connecting it to the body of the
car.
Next thing you know you're going to say how a low profile tire is rice and I'm going to have to explain to you what inertia and center of mass are.
Get off your high ******* podium I'm tired of you constanly ranting about your pathetic V-8 swap because you want pepople to sympathize. If you don't like import culture and you don't like rotarys get off the ******* board. An Rx-7 is a rotary, hence the 'RX' in the name. Of course you wouldn't know that because you've got a bow-tie mouse motor shoved up your ***.
car.
Next thing you know you're going to say how a low profile tire is rice and I'm going to have to explain to you what inertia and center of mass are.
Get off your high ******* podium I'm tired of you constanly ranting about your pathetic V-8 swap because you want pepople to sympathize. If you don't like import culture and you don't like rotarys get off the ******* board. An Rx-7 is a rotary, hence the 'RX' in the name. Of course you wouldn't know that because you've got a bow-tie mouse motor shoved up your ***.
Very straightforward.
