[delise]

Wow how can you see out the front window at night with that dark a tint? I prefer sunglasses to tint personally , you can take your glasses off at night hehe. I am glad LAPD gives tickets for that kind of all around tinting. I would not want to be on a freeway at night next to somebody with side windows tinted that dark ! Devious I downloaded that ricer ticket and plan to print a few out, funny stuff !

 

[Irishfan04]

Very Nice.

Uh, Devious...what's your objection to this car? Please post another blanket-commentary graphic to denote your reply.

 

[smoseley]

Wow how can you see out the front window at night with that dark a tint?

The front window isn't tinted. Sides and back are 5%, which is extremely dark. Usually, I roll down the windows at night to see better and enjoy the night air. Oh, who am I kidding... I do it to show off my ricer lights! rotfl

 

[Devious]

Very Nice.

Uh, Devious...what's your objection to this car? Please post another blanket-commentary graphic to denote your reply.

Uh, Irishfan...No blanket graphic, just thought it was appropriate due to the original thread title on "ricer lights" and "opinion". The TT is very well done, except for the interior lighting IMHO.

If you read the citation, many Lotus vehicles would also seem to fall into the "ricer" catagory.

 

[erics75218]

Doesn't look too bad. Id lose the vent lights

Exterior Shots with them on?

+1 I think they look kind of nice, especially when used to light up cool features like your gear shift. Nothing "cool" about air-vents really....so I'd turn those off.

 

[QuickSilver]

This is probably a stupid question - having seen the number of blue ricer lights on cars over here - but is there any restriction on showing blue lights on a regular car in the US?

In the UK it is technically illegal to show blue lights on a car, because only police/emergency vehicles can use them. That said a number of cars have them and it is just luck whether or not you get pulled for it.

Nice wheels

 

[Irishfan04]

Uh, Irishfan...No blanket graphic, just thought it was appropriate due to the original thread title on "ricer lights" and "opinion". The TT is very well done, except for the interior lighting IMHO.

If you read the citation, many Lotus vehicles would also seem to fall into the "ricer" catagory.

Oh, gotcha. I was sitting here thinking that it looks like a really well-done car. But the lights, eh...I wouldn't get rid of them if they were already there, but definitely wouldn't spend any time/money on getting it done. That said, my new car has illuminated footwells, which actually come in handy. Who knew?

 

[fitfan]

Steve,

think it all goes back to why the gods deamed you unworthy to have an elise..... you can fight them, but they will allways control your destiny in the end!




joking of course!!!! (since i know steve's torrid Elise tales)

to tell a story, i might put my remote radar in they cabin light - and then use some lights like that in the roll bar and under the dash... white lights of course though, that blue... uhh... its sooooo SoBe

 

[evomind]

they are really well done.
i would say they are elevated from ur typical ricer level of craftsmanship.
that said, they remind me of the mood lighting of this "**** motel" i know of....


i would keep the lights...theyre well done. theyre already there.

 

[solar]

replace the blue LEDs with red ones and it'll be cooler:up:

You can't do that, in the Jetta red is used for indicators and controls. Blue is used for general illumination.

 

[Noble]

:up:

Good looking wheels.

Noble

 

[MickOpalak]

I am offended by this thread. Please call them Asian lights from now on.

 

[Lancia]

On the question of external blue lights, some local areas have tried to restrict them, but intent is what counts.
I have police undercover strobes as part of the alarm system.
If I pull people over with them, I'm in trouble.
Mine are clear.
Blue is more likely to get you in trouble.
I would worry more about being mistaken for a cop by a wanted person.
Ron Francis has a great side marker/turn signal in chrome and glass.
Whelen and Federal have good hidden strobes.

There is a reason they mark police cars.
No unmarked car should ever be used in a traffic stop.
Don't ever pull over for an unmarked car, without a crowd or a marked car there.
Call 911 and report a fake police car always.
Anyone can pretend.
It's more common than people know.
Ask a cop.
And urge your local government not to do unethical stops.

 

[TimMullen]

Don't ever pull over for an unmarked car, without a crowd or a marked car there.

Not a very good thing to do. Many jurisdictions use unmarked cars for traffic enforcement. Ignoring them, or refusing to pull over for one could get you in a lot of trouble.

If you really do not believe that the unmarked car is real, call 911 and verify it with the police. If you don't have a cell phone, turn on your emergency flashers and pull into a well lit - populated area. Do not ignore an unmarked car or refuse to acknowledge it, you will be facing more serious charges.

 

[shay2nak]

the last two posts is what I've been thinking about. interesting stuff.

 

[Ian]

Not a very good thing to do. Many jurisdictions use unmarked cars for traffic enforcement. Ignoring them, or refusing to pull over for one could get you in a lot of trouble.

If you really do not believe that the unmarked car is real, call 911 and verify it with the police. If you don't have a cell phone, turn on your emergency flashers and pull into a well lit - populated area. Do not ignore an unmarked car or refuse to acknowledge it, you will be facing more serious charges.

You can also just look at the license plate (If you are in a front plate state).

 

[KingOfJericho]

You can also just look at the license plate (If you are in a front plate state).

Why? Do they mark the unmarked cars with "IMACOP" license plates?

 

[TimMullen]

Why? Do they mark the unmarked cars with "IMACOP" license plates?

Many states issue special plates to government vehicles (California used to have hexagon and octagon symbols depending on state or county, with the letter "E" in the center) - you can easily tell that type of plate.

However, this is not true of all states. Virginia for instance uses regular plates for unmarked cars. I've even seen a Cadillac with vinyl roof and Handicapped plates used as an unmarked car (blue lights added behind the grill in the back window etc. - it even had blue strobes attached to the inside of the trunk lid so that the officer could pop the trunk when he pulled someone over and have the blue strobes flashing high up in the air to warn oncoming traffic.