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Old 10-22-2010, 01:08 AM
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smoked tail lights illegal? (vegas)

Want to smoke my tail lights and just wondering if its illegal in Nevada(vegas) to do so, also if anyone could suggest a good speaker system/setup for the 06 coupe...guessing doesnt need two twelves but jw if anyone has something good out there
 
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Old 10-22-2010, 01:50 AM
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technically all mods are illegal but smoking the rear tails are more a safety issue than anything else and cops will pull you if your whole rear tails are tinted out to dark that your break lights are hard to see/not bright enough, a light tint is ok or even moderate (5/16) seems to be ok also but be aware that even with a light tint they can still pull you for it.

as long as you can see your brake lights through the tint on a bright sunny day they normally leave you alone since seeing the brake lights is all they care about.
 
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thats why i did my lights GT-R style, so the brake light is actually not smoked:

 
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Old 10-22-2010, 12:15 PM
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my sister lives there and her tails on her mazda6 were pitchblack almost looked painted over, she never had a problem

not sayin you wont tho, she very well could have just been lucky lol
 
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I got harassed once for having my taillights tinted, and it was at night! Shout out to that plain clothes detective who decided to question me as I was parking my Celica. I had them blacked out for months. Nobody bothered me until that dude decided to be a jerk.

I'm gonna tint my G tails one day. Light smoke over the whole thing, because I don't wanna just leave the circles untouched while the rest it tinted.
 
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Old 10-22-2010, 12:45 PM
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Want to smoke my tail lights and just wondering if its illegal in Nevada(Vegas) to do so,
Here's an why not ask a Vegas cop? That way you won't have our opinions but the correct answer from the source....
Gary
 
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cuz im not just wondering if its illegal idc about that just care if youll actually get **** for it cuz today alone i saw 6 or 7 cars with it
 
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Old 10-22-2010, 08:46 PM
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i don't think is llegal,but i been driving on las vegas for over 6 years and never get a ticket for any of my mods,i live in LA but my brother lives there.
 
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alright thanks
 
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i have smoked tail lights on my G here in Cali and have never had problems with cops, I've even had one driving behind me, and I wasn't pulled over. Its illegal to have, but honestly I just think its whether the cop that catches you decides to pull you over or not.
 
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Yes, it's illegal. So are clear corners, dark tinted windows, loud exhausts, etc etc

Whether or not you get your ***** busted is another question. Plenty of people drive around with illegal stuff....just depends on who wants to bust your ***** about it. Just keep in mind, the more stuff on your car that calls attention to you, the bigger a target you become.
 

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if you want to know if it's legal or not go by your local DMV and pick up a vehicle code book...costs about 20 bucks but it has a complete list of everything you can/can't do to your car

also makes a good "get out of ticket" book as well if you pull it out when a cop quotes you what code you're breaking since (at least around here) the cops will ramble off random codes instead of the correct one.
 
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i got a 2003 sedan an mines looks like its painted an i havent have any prob with cops even when they get behind me
 
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Originally Posted by Mustang5L5
Yes, it's illegal. So are clear corners, dark tinted windows, loud exhausts, etc etc

Whether or not you get your ***** busted is another question. Plenty of people drive around with illegal stuff....just depends on who wants to bust your ***** about it. Just keep in mind, the more stuff on your car that calls attention to you, the bigger a target you become.
also, dont drive like a douche and they wont be a douche, i am a strong believer of that
 
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Old 10-23-2010, 02:59 PM
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i have a friend with tinted taillights, he got pulled over around southpoint casino, the cop told him that his tinted taillights was illegal. Not sure if he got a ticket , but he had his taillights tinted for 3 years and recently got pulled over for it.
 


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