Taillight blackouts
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St. Jude Donor '03
I believe they are not legal in any State, but I had them on my other C5 for 2 years without any issues.
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had mine for a coupe years...
piece of advice.....signal early..people tend to run up your azz a bit more....
piece of advice.....signal early..people tend to run up your azz a bit more....
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St. Jude Donor '03-'05-'06-'08
Originally Posted by pewter99
piece of advice.....signal early..people tend to run up your azz a bit more....
Maybe if you moved a little faster and put some distance between you and the people behind you......
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From: ================== Houston, Texas www.englandgreen.com ================== Necessary Evil™ __________
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14
I have had all my cars blacked out, DRL disabled, tinted and no front plate for the past 6 years (since I first came to the US).
I have been stopped for other things but NEVER for blackouts, tint or no front plate (lucky??)
I have met many nice LEOs from various states. They have never hassled me about anything beyond the legitimate reason they stopped me.
All respect to LEOs, they have a tough job - I do not ever try to make their job harder by being a hardcase. Seems to work - never any hassle from LEOs without just cause.
Your mileage may vary, however.
EG
I have been stopped for other things but NEVER for blackouts, tint or no front plate (lucky??)
I have met many nice LEOs from various states. They have never hassled me about anything beyond the legitimate reason they stopped me.
All respect to LEOs, they have a tough job - I do not ever try to make their job harder by being a hardcase. Seems to work - never any hassle from LEOs without just cause.
Your mileage may vary, however.
EG
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'05-'09
I had a forum member (gst20psi) make me some , but using a lighter shade of acrylic. They look just as black as the regular blackouts when lights are not on, show up real good when lights are on.
Waiting to do some more stuff before I do pics though.
Waiting to do some more stuff before I do pics though.
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From: ================== Houston, Texas www.englandgreen.com ================== Necessary Evil™ __________
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Originally Posted by Scratch
I had a forum member (gst20psi) make me some , but using a lighter shade of acrylic. They look just as black as the regular blackouts when lights are not on, show up real good when lights are on.
Waiting to do some more stuff before I do pics though.
Waiting to do some more stuff before I do pics though.
Here are the blackouts with the lights switched on:
And during the day, they look like this:
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From: Springfield MO
St. Jude Donor '05
I also got my blackouts from gst20psi and recommend them highly. Whether or not blackouts are legal, this varies from state to state. They are legal in Missouri...I talked to a police officer about it and he said its okay in Missouri as long as your lights shine through. The blackouts from gst20psi shine through fine.
You can see some pics on my car at the thread below. Look at both pages in the thread as I posted pics in each page. I love the blackout look and the price is very affordable.
My blackout thread
You can see some pics on my car at the thread below. Look at both pages in the thread as I posted pics in each page. I love the blackout look and the price is very affordable.
My blackout thread
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From: West Palm Beach FL
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07
Originally Posted by mojo1
Thinking of doing the blackout on the taillieghts,pics . anyone ?Or there legal issues with these???
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From: ================== Houston, Texas www.englandgreen.com ================== Necessary Evil™ __________
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14
D@mn, Stu - your car is fine!!
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07
Originally Posted by EnglandGreen
D@mn, Stu - your car is fine!!
...thanks EG...
Was it the size of the pic that won you over
