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Old 03-16-2007, 01:47 AM
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are there any DOT approved 1pc lights?

anybody know of any readily available 1pc headlights that are DOT approved? I have the eagle eye cefiros and they dont have the DOT approval on them...
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I think the new R34s are...
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Old 03-17-2007, 12:36 AM
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Who cares if they are DOT approved or not. Cefiros and the new R34 lights all look stock enough to go unnoticed. No cop is ever going to look at your car on the road and know that they are not DOT approved.
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Originally Posted by Vlasic
Who cares if they are DOT approved or not. Cefiros and the new R34 lights all look stock enough to go unnoticed. No cop is ever going to look at your car on the road and know that they are not DOT approved.
Yeah, BUT...

a) if he pulls you over for something else and decides to nitpick while snooping under your hood, he might notice.

b) DOT approved lights will probably have a beam pattern that isn't utter crap, like aftermarket cefiros and R34s.
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do the stock lamps even say DOT on them?
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Old 03-17-2007, 01:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Vlasic
do the stock lamps even say DOT on them?
Well, technically yes. Actually the aiming brackets do. I couldn't quickly find it on the housings themselves. However, it's pretty small and not easy to find at all, if they were in the car I might not be able to find it.
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Old 03-17-2007, 09:30 AM
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i'll never pop my hood for a cop. there is no reason for it.. idk where you guys are from but usually florida cops dont care..
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Old 03-17-2007, 09:36 AM
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Old 03-17-2007, 09:42 AM
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I have had a cop pull me over and give me flak about my tails, saying they are not DOT approved until i got out of the car and pointed at the DOT stamp on the back of them. Cops in Fairfax County are notorious for giving people a hard time.
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Old 03-17-2007, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by shiftnatredline
i'll never pop my hood for a cop. there is no reason for it.. idk where you guys are from but usually florida cops dont care..
And then we will all laugh at you for posting the following thread;

"cop towed my car for not cooperating"

If a cop wants to look under your hood, he is going to look under your hood.
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Originally Posted by Vlasic
And then we will all laugh at you for posting the following thread;

"cop towed my car for not cooperating"

If a cop wants to look under your hood, he is going to look under your hood.
lol i'll be keeping this in mind when it actually happens so that i dont post a thread "cop towed my car for not cooperating"
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Originally Posted by Vlasic
And then we will all laugh at you for posting the following thread;

"cop towed my car for not cooperating"

If a cop wants to look under your hood, he is going to look under your hood.
No right to look under the hood..."Probable Cause" are the words you need to utter. What is the reason he wants to look under the hood? Because you were driving without a seatbelt or speeding (7mph over speed limit)? You aren't illegally racing..so Wtf?

Back in highschool when I was pulling out of a parking lot. The cop pulled me over, FOR NO REASON. I asked what did I did, he said it was a routine stop "Just Incase." Then he asked to see under the hood, I said "for what reason? There is no Probable Cause since you're just pulling me over for a routine stop." He just stopped for a sec, looked at me, and said "well thanks for your cooperation" and I was on my way. He was looking to bust someone for something and couldn't get any "business"

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Old 03-17-2007, 11:57 PM
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here in hawaii we need DOT approved things to get a reconstruction permit tho.
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Old 03-18-2007, 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by phenryiv1


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Trialt,

Just curious, but is your SC 100% in appearance? I know you're running a smaller pulley. Have any guages in the car? So, are you afraid he will pull you over for the headlights, then ask you to pop your hood, and then BAM!, you're busted?
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Old 03-18-2007, 06:13 PM
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Are you fawking stupid?.. Whens the last time a cop came up and started walking around your car looking for DOT badges and asking you to pop your hood.

I have an RBS13 thats louder than anything you could ever imagine and cops wont ask me to pop my hood.. Or whether my engine is DOT legal.
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Old 03-18-2007, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Apparition
Are you fawking stupid?.. Whens the last time a cop came up and started walking around your car looking for DOT badges and asking you to pop your hood.

I have an RBS13 thats louder than anything you could ever imagine and cops wont ask me to pop my hood.. Or whether my engine is DOT legal.
You've a) gotten lucky or b) are in a place where cops are nice. I've heard of many instances where a cop has asked to pop the hood.
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Old 03-18-2007, 06:53 PM
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yeh there is not DOT approved 1pc lights.

anyone know what the fine or charge is? I have retrofit r34 lights so im basically screwed if a cop pulls me over. Im pretty sure its inevitable...just wanna know what im getting myself into if i ever get pulled over.
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Old 03-19-2007, 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by MorpheusZero
You've a) gotten lucky or b) are in a place where cops are nice. I've heard of many instances where a cop has asked to pop the hood.
In that case I retract my previous statement and advise to get the hell out of there ASAP..
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Old 03-19-2007, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Apparition
In that case I retract my previous statement and advise to get the hell out of there ASAP..
Well I drive a quiet maxima with 16s and safe, stock looking bright lights, I'm not in too much trouble. One of the guys drives a hachi with 13bt swap in it, loud as crap, cop asked him to pop the hood. You'd think he was screwed but when the cop asked what he had done to it he said something about a new radiator (pointing to intercooler) and there was a leak so he had to plug this thing up (wastegate). He was let off...

Plus, I like it here. Lots of dumb hot blondes. Just kidding, but that usually means the girls who are worth a damn are more neglected.
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Old 03-19-2007, 06:56 PM
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man i thought Maryland was strict but damn i've never actually seen or even heard of anyone having to pop there hood, one of my boys got pulled over for his exhaust (which was legal) and they didnt even ask him to pop the hood
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Old 03-19-2007, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by MorpheusZero
Well I drive a quiet maxima with 16s and safe, stock looking bright lights, I'm not in too much trouble. One of the guys drives a hachi with 13bt swap in it, loud as crap, cop asked him to pop the hood. You'd think he was screwed but when the cop asked what he had done to it he said something about a new radiator (pointing to intercooler) and there was a leak so he had to plug this thing up (wastegate). He was let off...

Plus, I like it here. Lots of dumb hot blondes. Just kidding, but that usually means the girls who are worth a damn are more neglected.
I'm surprised the cop didnt accuse him of having a weed wacker engine under the hood. I absolutely hate rotaries period, unless they're built and thats only awesome because the sound they make when they hit the rev limiter and shoot 6 foot flames. A properaly tuned rotary is something I've never seen, even in formula D. They get close but still rich as hell in the end.

BACK to topic, sry haha.
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Originally Posted by Apparition
I'm surprised the cop didnt accuse him of having a weed wacker engine under the hood. I absolutely hate rotaries period, unless they're built and thats only awesome because the sound they make when they hit the rev limiter and shoot 6 foot flames. A properaly tuned rotary is something I've never seen, even in formula D. They get close but still rich as hell in the end.

BACK to topic, sry haha.
Brap brap brap. Maybe they're tuned rich intentionally... owners are afraid of blowing triangles all over the crowd.

Anyway another guy got pulled over for his STOCK exhaust on the EVO IX. Not taking it above 3500rpm, not dipping into boost, etc. I love the cops' explanation "no, it's modified, I can tell."
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Originally Posted by MorpheusZero
Brap brap brap. Maybe they're tuned rich intentionally... owners are afraid of blowing triangles all over the crowd.

Anyway another guy got pulled over for his STOCK exhaust on the EVO IX. Not taking it above 3500rpm, not dipping into boost, etc. I love the cops' explanation "no, it's modified, I can tell."
lmao @ triangles.. That's basically what they are though.
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Originally Posted by Apparition
lmao @ triangles.. That's basically what they are though.
Well yeah... if you want to get picky then they're bloated triangles...
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