Sad to say but, in Cali, almost everything is illegal these days.

 

seriously...even playing a lil joke...ummm....nobody....

 

The joke is on you jack!

 

i m going to paint my FD to blue color.... i think i will store it in garage after the car has paint
thax sindy

 

it is not illegal to color your lol this topic is funny i know fd and fc drivers with different color then the stock ones i plan to go from red to something.

 

Goofy did a search!
IT IS NOT LEGAL TO PAINT DIFFERENT COLOR!
all cars are color coded on the vin #.veh code 44689 sec.3 par.4

 

They will get you even for primer and peeling paint. That is my old car that I had to sell...I was being pulled over left and right for my sucky paint job.

 

]v[akaveli
just don`t wash your car for couple months......it`ll change color for you.

 

True. but remember you need to register it with the DMV on the color change and have them reissue you a new vin # and plate. The processing fees alone were over $1000.

 

but honestly I agree that patroling officer will pull you over if he finds out your car is a different color than it states in your pink-slip.
And if he had a bad day at work he will find other things on your car that are "illegal".

At least in Serbia-Montenergo (Europe) you can take police officer to a bar for a couple rounds, but again we are in Cali...hehe

 

Bs

 

I dont know what you guys been through, but I painted my FD a different color and had no problem with any law... Just remember to report it to the DMV about it that's all. I didn't have to pay any fee either... I just told them I got into a car accident, and it was cheaper to repaint it a different color...
Here's California DMV number for those that are interested... Just find out for yourself if it's illegal or not.!!!

1-800-777-0133

 

well, mine is (was) montego blue and i painted it a different shade of dark blue.... who are they to say its not the orignal paint?

it was blue and still is blue!

 

interesting. I never knew that. Anybody know the color codes?

 

I heard Sound Systems that go to 11 are illegal as well.... No wonder I can only find ones that go to 10....

 

Guys I have to tell you. My Fc started it's life a red color. After I received an exhibition of speed ticket in jackson for drifting I painted the car white. I soon received another ticket for the same thing. Nothing was said about my paint. I then Painted the car yellow and to this day I have not had any problums with my car being painted. I live in Sacramento California, cops here suck ***.

 

california laws are pretty dumbass

 

Bottom line it's not illegal to paint different color. Just report it to DMV during renewal of registration or whenever...I live in Sacramento too.

 

yuP!

 

Nope.

 

WTF do you guys mean its illegal to paint a car another color...is this a california thing? I have NEVER heard of this "CODE"....again I hope this is a cali thing...cause if its nation wide im gonna be pissed!

 

Onlyonthurs,

Indeed, it is only a California thing. If you are in Texas, you are quite lucky and do not have to be concerned with such irrational laws.

 

Sounds like the cops just didn't like you, I was driving around an 84 Ford Crew-cab Dually with basicly no paint just rust for about 5 years and never got a ticket for the paint, now the 90 in a 55, countless registration tickets and unsafe lane change are another story.

 

thats the biggest BS i ever heard. I drove around with my spray painted black primered REPU all over LA for many years with no problem. Loud, lowered and ugly as hell.

If thats the case, then my neighbors in East Los will have a riot

 

Well, you car was most likely so fugly, that the cops just felt sorry for you and allowed you to proceed on your marry way.