Originally Posted by FinallyGotaG

California Law is 26" from the center of the low-beam light. We can be dragging everything on the ground and still be technically legal.

the sidewall law is not a law per se....more like a pet peeve in some counties

Originally Posted by kennymo

i got a ticket in my bagged truck for both my headlights being to low and the body of the truck being lower than the lowest part of the rim at the same time.

the lowest part of the rim one is becuase if a tire blows out. you will start dragging the body or something else which in the cops words "is extremely dangerous"

Originally Posted by g35 chippie

24400. (a) A motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, shall be:
(1) Equipped with at least two headlamps, with at least one on
each side of the front of the vehicle, and, except as to vehicles
registered prior to January 1, 1930, they shall be located directly
above or in advance of the front axle of the vehicle. The headlamps
and every light source in any headlamp unit shall be located at a
height of not more than 54 inches nor less than 22 inches.
(2) Operated during darkness, or inclement weather, or both, with
at least two lighted headlamps that comply with paragraph (1).
(b) As used in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), "inclement
weather" is a weather condition that is either of the following:
(1) A condition that prevents a driver of a motor vehicle from
clearly discerning a person or another motor vehicle on the highway
from a distance of 1,000 feet.
(2) A condition requiring the windshield wipers to be in
continuous use due to rain, mist, snow, fog, or other precipitation
or atmospheric moisture.

24008. It is unlawful to operate any passenger vehicle, or
commercial vehicle under 6,000 pounds, which has been modified from
the original design so that any portion of the vehicle, other than
the wheels, has less clearance from the surface of a level roadway
than the clearance between the roadway and the lowermost portion of
any rim of any wheel in contact with the roadway.

Originally Posted by Epidel

^ is there a certain point were they would measure that at? Middle of the light or right where the headlights starts at?

Originally Posted by g35 chippie

If you look at your headlamp lense, there is a tiny dot, mark or circle cast into it. That is the D.O.T. mark where the height is measured from. So all those monster trucks running around that look goofy with the 22" inch rims with low profile tires on....have probably been popped for having their headlamps too high and that is their best solution to lower them instead of changing out the suspension so they can get the ticket signed off.

Originally Posted by FinallyGotaG

So basically, any of us with impul sideskirts or INGS skirts are fukked


EDIT: I'm in the wrong thread to be talking about coupe sideskirts...lmao

fail on my part

Originally Posted by FinallyGotaG

So basically, any of us with impul sideskirts or INGS skirts are fukked


EDIT: I'm in the wrong thread to be talking about coupe sideskirts...lmao

fail on my part