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Midnight Sun
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 Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 2:55 pm Post subject: Shaved Marker Lights** |
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I am thinking... Why not just shave the front turn signals, they are ugly looking and there is really no easy way to hide them except if you get a nice pair of clear covers (rice boyee!)
Would this pose an legal issues though? I mean if I had blacked out signals I am sure the cops would be like "put the stock one sback one"
But should I worry about this and just try and play off the "Well I bought it like this officer" approach.
Just curious, because I reall think it would look really nice and clean.
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Dewey316
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| Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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| its illegal, you have to have front turn signles. you can shave them up front, but you need to relocate them somehow. |
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Midnight Sun
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| Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 3:48 pm Post subject: |
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Can I shave the rear turn signals?
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Dewey316
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| Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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not legaly, i am thinking really hard on how you would 'shave' the rears.
to be raod legal, you need to have front/rear turns, front/rear side markers, and brake lights. to drive at night, you rear running lights, and least a drivers side headlight. |
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Midnight Sun
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| Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2004 12:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Dewey316 wrote: | | not legaly, i am thinking really hard on how you would 'shave' the rears. |
I was going to put a piece of duct tape behind the fender, and then put some bondo down. then when it dries I can remove the duct tape, and BAM, shaved turn signals.
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Roshambo
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| Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2004 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Midnight Sun wrote: |
I was going to put a piece of duct tape behind the fender, and then put some bondo down. then when it dries I can remove the duct tape, and BAM, shaved turn signals. |
Uhh.. are you talking about the marker lights? 
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Midnight Sun
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| Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2004 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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Yes... the marker lights..
My bad.
And the bondo thing, a joke. I was gonna weld some metal over them.
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Roshambo
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| Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2004 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Midnight Sun wrote: | Yes... the marker lights..
My bad. |
Hehe, cool.
I was a little confused as you why you'd want to shave the taillights. 
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Midnight Sun
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| Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 12:21 am Post subject: |
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| Roshambo wrote: | | Midnight Sun wrote: | Yes... the marker lights..
My bad. |
Hehe, cool.
I was a little confused as you why you'd want to shave the taillights.
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That would real bad ass though, maybe on a bird a and not so much a 'maro.
I have seen custom mini trucks with like indiglo plexiglass painted body color, but they still light up correctly and are legal.
But... to clear up confuse.
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Can I shave the side markers on either the front or back?
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Roshambo
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| Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 12:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Midnight Sun wrote: |
Can I shave the side markers on either the front or back? |
Sure you can... but it won't be legal. 
I dont think you would really have problems with cops if you did it because its such a small detail they would probably not notice it. And, you could just play ignorant if they did pull you over for it I guess.
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Midnight Sun
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| Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Roshambo wrote: | [
I dont think you would really have problems with cops if you did it because its such a small detail they would probably not notice it. And, you could just play ignorant if they did pull you over for it I guess.
-Joe |
That is exactly what I think. I mean having an illegal color of side marker is much more obvious then not having them at all.
I highly doubt I would get cited for it, unless I was in an accident or something.
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miamivice
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| Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Midnight Sun wrote: | | I was going to put a piece of duct tape behind the fender, and then put some bondo down. then when it dries I can remove the duct tape, and BAM, shaved turn signals. |
if you do decide to do 'shave' them, dont do it like this. the bondo will eventualy crack if it has nothing to stick to. i know several people who shaved their antenna like this and applied 5 thousand dollar paint jobs and now its all cracking. you need to weld a piece of sheet metal on and then bondo it..............my 2 cents
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Midnight Sun
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| miamivice wrote: | | Midnight Sun wrote: | | I was going to put a piece of duct tape behind the fender, and then put some bondo down. then when it dries I can remove the duct tape, and BAM, shaved turn signals. |
if you do decide to do 'shave' them, dont do it like this. the bondo will eventualy crack if it has nothing to stick to. i know several people who shaved their antenna like this and applied 5 thousand dollar paint jobs and now its all cracking. you need to weld a piece of sheet metal on and then bondo it..............my 2 cents |
I know... heh, I was being completely sarcastic.
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