Blacking out tail lights
Drifting
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From: Utica NY
This is the exception, not the norm......pretty soon the C5 will be just like every other Honda Civic owned by a teenager......
Your pics of the "exceptions" are show cars, look at the license plates. Even the Lambo with the TX is parked with other display cars around it. Nice try.
Your pics of the "exceptions" are show cars, look at the license plates. Even the Lambo with the TX is parked with other display cars around it. Nice try.
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St. Jude Donor '06-'08-'10
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You know, you don't see Porsches and Ferraris with blackout kits...
I just don't understand why the "blackout craze"....IMHO it cheapeans the look of the car, it is a safety issue, and it is against the law.
Let's see what else JC Whitney sells to put on Corvettes.....may I suggest a big "ironing board" rear spoiler.....chrome fender wells.....how bout some Landau bars!!! Yeah, thats the ticket......
but I guess if that is what is going to make you happy.
I just don't understand why the "blackout craze"....IMHO it cheapeans the look of the car, it is a safety issue, and it is against the law.
Let's see what else JC Whitney sells to put on Corvettes.....may I suggest a big "ironing board" rear spoiler.....chrome fender wells.....how bout some Landau bars!!! Yeah, thats the ticket......
but I guess if that is what is going to make you happy.
Excellent, I looked for those last night, but was too tired, and couldn't find them.
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
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Maybe he doesnt understand that everyone is into something different.
Seems like he has blinders on but what can you do. I myself can have our custom spray tinted lights but im not into them at all so I left my Euro's as is but here are some examples of our painted lights anyway...I know they suck
Seems like he has blinders on but what can you do. I myself can have our custom spray tinted lights but im not into them at all so I left my Euro's as is but here are some examples of our painted lights anyway...I know they suck
Melting Slicks
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From: Jesuit Bend Louisiana
I don't have a problem if the "blackouts" are used for show or off road use only.
The problem is that we preach not to race these cars on the street because of safety concerns yet we think it is okay to alter DOT approved (yes, look at the DOT stamp on your lenses) in the name of looks.
My big beef is we compromise safety for looks........that's really my big issue.
The problem is that we preach not to race these cars on the street because of safety concerns yet we think it is okay to alter DOT approved (yes, look at the DOT stamp on your lenses) in the name of looks.
My big beef is we compromise safety for looks........that's really my big issue.
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I don't have a problem if the "blackouts" are used for show or off road use only.
The problem is that we preach not to race these cars on the street because of safety concerns yet we think it is okay to alter DOT approved (yes, look at the DOT stamp on your lenses) in the name of looks.
My big beef is we compromise safety for looks........that's really my big issue.
The problem is that we preach not to race these cars on the street because of safety concerns yet we think it is okay to alter DOT approved (yes, look at the DOT stamp on your lenses) in the name of looks.
My big beef is we compromise safety for looks........that's really my big issue.
Le Mans Master
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From: Belleville Il
Just make sure to upgrade the bulbs,,, dark tint and stock bulb can be hazardous,,especially in bright sun!! Other than that HAVE FUN!!! Best bet would be to get some bright LED's to compensate!!
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Burning Brakes
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so what are your thoughts on brighter bulbs? are they safer because you can see them sooner or unsafe because they have been altered? what if you add brighter bulbs to tinted lens? what about slightly tinted? there are way too many variables to make a blanket judgment.
Melting Slicks
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From: Highlands Ranch CO
I don't have a problem if the "blackouts" are used for show or off road use only.
The problem is that we preach not to race these cars on the street because of safety concerns yet we think it is okay to alter DOT approved (yes, look at the DOT stamp on your lenses) in the name of looks.
My big beef is we compromise safety for looks........that's really my big issue.
The problem is that we preach not to race these cars on the street because of safety concerns yet we think it is okay to alter DOT approved (yes, look at the DOT stamp on your lenses) in the name of looks.
My big beef is we compromise safety for looks........that's really my big issue.
Really? I have had tinted lights on my vehicles since 2000 and not once have i EVER been rearended!
as for the pictures i had posted, those were just 5 of the many thousands of photo's i've seen with EXOTICS with tinted lights.
As for your comments about teenagers and vette's thats a very ignorant comment to make your ***umption that teenagers have no taste is incorrect. In fact some of the worst vettes i have ever seen in my life were moddified by much older gentlemen who think everything tack on chrome looks good.
I'm sorry sir but you fail!
Melting Slicks
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From: Jesuit Bend Louisiana
Really? I have had tinted lights on my vehicles since 2000 and not once have i EVER been rearended!
as for the pictures i had posted, those were just 5 of the many thousands of photo's i've seen with EXOTICS with tinted lights.
As for your comments about teenagers and vette's thats a very ignorant comment to make your ***umption that teenagers have no taste is incorrect. In fact some of the worst vettes i have ever seen in my life were moddified by much older gentlemen who think everything tack on chrome looks good.
I'm sorry sir but you fail!
as for the pictures i had posted, those were just 5 of the many thousands of photo's i've seen with EXOTICS with tinted lights.
As for your comments about teenagers and vette's thats a very ignorant comment to make your ***umption that teenagers have no taste is incorrect. In fact some of the worst vettes i have ever seen in my life were moddified by much older gentlemen who think everything tack on chrome looks good.
I'm sorry sir but you fail!
Lets say for arguments sake that I wanted to modify my taillights. I want to put One (1) Red LED light the size of a pencil eraser in place of my stock lights. It lights up red when I hit my brakes so for all intensive purposes "works". Is this legal and safe? NO. But as your arguements state, it is my car so I can do with it what I want, right? WRONG. Why? cause it is ILLEGAL.
Burning Brakes
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if start looking at all the laws across all the states, you'll find just about everything you mod is illegal. tint, exhaust, lowering, air intake, HID headlights. so hope you have a bone stock vette if you're coming here saying these things.
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Santa Maria Ca.
Illegal "stuff" on my Vette:
Blacked out DRL's
Vortec CAI
HID Low Beams
SkipShift Eliminator
Performance Hood Seal (kidding,even Cali's not that bad yet)
I'll write ya from "the joint"
Blacked out DRL's
Vortec CAI
HID Low Beams
SkipShift Eliminator
Performance Hood Seal (kidding,even Cali's not that bad yet)
I'll write ya from "the joint"
Last edited by Carcass; Jul 12, 2010 at 06:07 PM.
Melting Slicks
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From: Redding CA
The reason they are illegal is because they do not have the DOT required reflective materials that stock OEM rear tail lights have. The simple test is will your headlights reflect off the rear lens when the car is parked with no lights on. Most black out kits do not have built in reflectors. ILLEGAL and a Safety Hazard.
Lets say for arguments sake that I wanted to modify my taillights. I want to put One (1) Red LED light the size of a pencil eraser in place of my stock lights. It lights up red when I hit my brakes so for all intensive purposes "works". Is this legal and safe? NO. But as your arguements state, it is my car so I can do with it what I want, right? WRONG. Why? cause it is ILLEGAL.
Lets say for arguments sake that I wanted to modify my taillights. I want to put One (1) Red LED light the size of a pencil eraser in place of my stock lights. It lights up red when I hit my brakes so for all intensive purposes "works". Is this legal and safe? NO. But as your arguements state, it is my car so I can do with it what I want, right? WRONG. Why? cause it is ILLEGAL.
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St. Jude Donor '06-'08-'10
The reason they are illegal is because they do not have the DOT required reflective materials that stock OEM rear tail lights have. The simple test is will your headlights reflect off the rear lens when the car is parked with no lights on. Most black out kits do not have built in reflectors. ILLEGAL and a Safety Hazard.
Lets say for arguments sake that I wanted to modify my taillights. I want to put One (1) Red LED light the size of a pencil eraser in place of my stock lights. It lights up red when I hit my brakes so for all intensive purposes "works". Is this legal and safe? NO. But as your arguements state, it is my car so I can do with it what I want, right? WRONG. Why? cause it is ILLEGAL.
Lets say for arguments sake that I wanted to modify my taillights. I want to put One (1) Red LED light the size of a pencil eraser in place of my stock lights. It lights up red when I hit my brakes so for all intensive purposes "works". Is this legal and safe? NO. But as your arguements state, it is my car so I can do with it what I want, right? WRONG. Why? cause it is ILLEGAL.
Most blackouts are:
Stock lights (with reflectors) that are tinted
Stock lights (with reflectors) that have a tinted acrylic plate over them
Stock lights (with reflectors) that have a tinted vinyl stick on applied
Stock lights (with reflectors) that have LED in place of stock bulbs and tinted
Notice anything in common??? 99.9% are all stock with the reflectors in place. I've yet to see any that do not reflect red when a light is directed at them.
Last edited by Blue 92; Jul 11, 2010 at 05:44 PM.
Instructor
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From: Chicago Illinois
This is the exception, not the norm......pretty soon the C5 will be just like every other Honda Civic owned by a teenager......
Your pics of the "exceptions" are show cars, look at the license plates. Even the Lambo with the TX is parked with other display cars around it. Nice try.
Your pics of the "exceptions" are show cars, look at the license plates. Even the Lambo with the TX is parked with other display cars around it. Nice try.
