Got pulled for clear corners...
#1
Got pulled for clear corners...
After 3 years on the car, I got pulled over for the clear corners, the police officer was nice enough to not giving me a ticket, he said the corner light should be reflective, I argue that I have red bulb for rear and amber for front but he was insisting on reflectiveness of the corner light.
He basically told me it was a 140$ fine ticket for front and same for the rear, I told him I will order the oem one asap, he then said you know what I mean, he basically could have also check my muffler ( Powertech ) I said no problem officer, I will swap the clear as soon as I have the OEM... that should take at least a year lol
Anyway I'm going to order the OEM corner and keep it in the trunck if I ever got pulled over again, I will tell him that I just got the Nissan Corner and was heading to the garage before he pulled me. Lol.
Cheers
AA
He basically told me it was a 140$ fine ticket for front and same for the rear, I told him I will order the oem one asap, he then said you know what I mean, he basically could have also check my muffler ( Powertech ) I said no problem officer, I will swap the clear as soon as I have the OEM... that should take at least a year lol
Anyway I'm going to order the OEM corner and keep it in the trunck if I ever got pulled over again, I will tell him that I just got the Nissan Corner and was heading to the garage before he pulled me. Lol.
Cheers
AA
#3
Originally Posted by adithius
What a rediculous pull over.
doublea, when did it happen? If it was midnight or so, he could have been trolling for DUIs and used your clears as a reason to stop you.
#5
I know some states, that they are illegal cuz they are usually not DOT approved. It's all vary by states.
#6
should of just told him to take his funny looking pants and jump back up on his horse and go look for more important laws to enforce....
#9
ur lucky man...same thing happend to me but i had a friend that was drunk as **** in the back and i got pulled over. the cop asked me a couple of questions about the clear corners and the clear bulbs, took a look around, and then when he came back to get my license and registration he asked if i was drinking. of course i said no but they took us all out and took a breathilizer and we got arrested. we ended up paying a fine and community service. my fine was like double though b/c of the clear corners.
#11
Wow. Cop must've been bored. This is the first time I've heard of someone getting pulled over for clears when they've got OEM colored bulbs - though I do realize it's illegal. Typically just the people with white bulbs in the clears get harassed.
#12
i remember the box my corners came in from SWA had a warning saying the corners were "For off-road use only/for show purposes only". i just got colored bulbs to make it look legal.
#13
Originally Posted by housecor
Wow. Cop must've been bored. This is the first time I've heard of someone getting pulled over for clears when they've got OEM colored bulbs - though I do realize it's illegal. Typically just the people with white bulbs in the clears get harassed.
Originally Posted by maximillus
ur lucky man...same thing happend to me but i had a friend that was drunk as **** in the back and i got pulled over. the cop asked me a couple of questions about the clear corners and the clear bulbs, took a look around, and then when he came back to get my license and registration he asked if i was drinking. of course i said no but they took us all out and took a breathilizer and we got arrested. we ended up paying a fine and community service. my fine was like double though b/c of the clear corners.
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Originally Posted by 2k2kev
No, this is exactly why he got pulled over... Good. Glad to see our system does work right every once in a while.
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Originally Posted by maximillus
ur lucky man...same thing happend to me but i had a friend that was drunk as **** in the back and i got pulled over. the cop asked me a couple of questions about the clear corners and the clear bulbs, took a look around, and then when he came back to get my license and registration he asked if i was drinking. of course i said no but they took us all out and took a breathilizer and we got arrested. we ended up paying a fine and community service. my fine was like double though b/c of the clear corners.
Originally Posted by 2k2kev
Good. Glad to see our system does work right every once in a while.
#16
Originally Posted by FanaticMadMax
I know some states, that they are illegal cuz they are usually not DOT approved. It's all vary by states.
#17
well i dont know if many of u know but they arent DOT approved yet..so they technically are illegal...just as illegal as clear tailights....
#18
Originally Posted by gameover03
well i dont know if many of u know but they arent DOT approved yet..so they technically are illegal...just as illegal as clear tailights....
#19
Originally Posted by gameover03
well i dont know if many of u know but they arent DOT approved yet..so they technically are illegal...just as illegal as clear tailights....
#20
Originally Posted by Maxima-Ness
Sorry, totally off topic here, but Jesse......Cool sig pic!!!
but yeah, unfortunatly the lights are illegal, i couldnt even pass my damn inspection last time because of them, and my HID's, I was pisssssed. luckily I had a friend that could do it for me
#21
Originally Posted by 2k2kev
Maybe not...
doublea, when did it happen? If it was midnight or so, he could have been trolling for DUIs and used your clears as a reason to stop you.
doublea, when did it happen? If it was midnight or so, he could have been trolling for DUIs and used your clears as a reason to stop you.
AA
#22
Originally Posted by FanaticMadMax
I know some states, that they are illegal cuz they are usually not DOT approved. It's all vary by states.
Cheers
AA
#23
Originally Posted by maximillus
ur lucky man...same thing happend to me but i had a friend that was drunk as **** in the back and i got pulled over. the cop asked me a couple of questions about the clear corners and the clear bulbs, took a look around, and then when he came back to get my license and registration he asked if i was drinking. of course i said no but they took us all out and took a breathilizer and we got arrested. we ended up paying a fine and community service. my fine was like double though b/c of the clear corners.
AA
#24
Originally Posted by soonerfan
it does not vary by state. it is a DOT and NHTSA law not a state one. they are illegal because they do not comply with the DOT regulations that states not "the front must REFLECT amber and the rear must REFLECT red". the clear sidemarkers say "for offroad use only" on the box. people except the risk when they have them....so why do people b!tch when they get pulled over?? i have them knowing they do not comply.
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#25
That's why I like my smoked side markers....they still reflect and shine colored at night, but blend in with the rest of the car in the day...the clears scream "illegal" to cops because they are so noticeable.....
#26
Originally Posted by irish44j
That's why I like my smoked side markers....they still reflect and shine colored at night, but blend in with the rest of the car in the day...the clears scream "illegal" to cops because they are so noticeable.....
#27
Originally Posted by Puppetmaster
Josh, ya wanna find me some blue tint for my markers? I'll give it a shot if I have the time.... too bad amber and red probably won't really come out that way with blue "smokes" in the markers....
#28
Originally Posted by irish44j
hey we can always give it a try....all you need is blue enamel spray paint (match it to your car's color code @ advance auto w/ dupli-color)....just a light coat and should still shine through good. Anid if not, it can be removed with some mineral spirits/turpentine (I removed mine after I used smoke paint and re-did them with gloss black...)
#29
i know alot of cops here in the bay area and some of the cities around here pul you over for factory tint or factory Euro tail lights. i have even had a cop pull up next to me in my city and ask me if my stock tail lights were from the factory or aftermarket. then he realized he knew me and was like oh never mind and drove off. some Cops are fricken
#30
you know my buddy with a 5th gen pot pulled over and ticketed for his clears. Yes he has hyper whites all around.
Funny thing is 4th gen clears still read DOT on them.....wierd cuz of course they are illegal.
Funny thing is 4th gen clears still read DOT on them.....wierd cuz of course they are illegal.
#31
Originally Posted by doublea
It happend around 10:30 am, I was driving normally.
#32
Originally Posted by soonerfan
it does not vary by state. it is a DOT and NHTSA law not a state one. they are illegal because they do not comply with the DOT regulations that states not "the front must REFLECT amber and the rear must REFLECT red". the clear sidemarkers say "for offroad use only" on the box. people except the risk when they have them....so why do people b!tch when they get pulled over?? i have them knowing they do not comply.
#34
Originally Posted by speye022
...strange. so how do they explain the tail lights on a lexus rx330? they do not reflect red. also the front of many mercedes do not reflect amber
#35
Originally Posted by nismo0604
i failed inspection for them in MA but i just came back an hour later with the red and yellow ones, passed it, then swaped the clears back in
#36
Originally Posted by speye022
...strange. so how do they explain the tail lights on a lexus rx330? they do not reflect red. also the front of many mercedes do not reflect amber
look at the side of EVERY car. there is something in the front that reflects amber and something in the back that reflects red.
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hmmm...thats weird that a cop would actually take the time to pull someone over for something as small as that..i guess whenever i get mine, i'll have to keep my OEM corners in my trunk just in case!
#38
...my apologies to irish44j and soonerfan, i thought it had to be within the taillight assembly.
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